Aha! Moments from the Men’s Class

I love teaching the Monday night Men’s Class. Each Monday I arrive to the studio at 6:30 to a group of guys sitting on their mats waiting for class to start.  Some of them engage in a pre-class stretch leg stretch. On Monday nights the men work hard, relax...

Superfood Salad with Shrimp

This is what I made for lunch today.  And it is mighty tasty! Who knew that healthy could taste so good? The recipe came from Iowa Girl Eats.  Here’s a link to her blog. She’s got a lot of recipes on there I’d love to try like Thai Chicken Burgers...

Practicing yoga in an intelligent way

The New York Times published an article recently called “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body.” The story was reported by William J. Broad who coincidentally has a new book coming out soon.  Nothing like a little sensationalism to sell a few papers and cover the cost of...

Take that first step

This morning I was inspired by the brand-new yoga students who walked into the morning class. Twenty students took today’s Intro-Level 1 class today.   For 9 of them, it was either the 1st or 2nd Iyengar Yoga class they’ve ever done. To begin something new...

A family’s journey to Belize

Yoga Student Theresa O’Toole, her 4 siblings, and some cousins are in Belize this month building a home for a family who needs one. As part of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, the O’Toole family has been planning this trip for over a year. In...