Randi

1. If you go to your first yoga class, rest assured, other students aren’t watching you! 2. Despite the tempting yoga fashions out there, it doesn’t matter what yoga clothes you wear. In fact, the only thing that matters is…Read More

Due to some unexpected complications, I was told to halt my yoga practice during the third trimester of my pregnancy. I kicked and screamed like a two-year old. After a while I figured out why. Without my yoga practice I…Read More

As the nights get longer and the winds get stronger, the cold air becomes less inviting and more something we shelter ourselves from. Our desire to stay in, curl up and warm up in a restful way is real and…Read More

Yoga and Pilates seem to be two of the more popular forms of movement and exercise at the moment. Many studios hold both yoga and pilates classes, proving that many people devote to either or both. As a yoga teacher…Read More

When embarking on a yoga practice, you’ll notice that it’s often referred to as “more than just the physical body.” Teachers might speak about paying attention to your breathing to become more present or to have compassion for yourself or…Read More

It’s been requested to once and for all, in one location, give a simple and direct description of the most popular yoga styles one might try. I get it. When you’re beginning a yoga practice all of these foreign sounding…Read More

Above is a common Yoga standing pose called Warrior I.  This pose reminds me that I’m stronger than I think. We all have the days that we feel weaker, less inspired or perhaps we just forget that all the gusto…Read More

I think the old phrase “No Pain, No Gain” expired at the turn of the millennium. And it definitely has no place in the practice of yoga! I confess, I see more faces of distress in my yoga classes than…Read More

I came to yoga as a naïve 21-year old new to NYC, looking for a way to stay fit, flexible and calm. I confess that at the time I cared more about wearing designer handbags and sipping cosmopolitans than I…Read More