Founder's Blog

Good to Great

Good, it has been said, is the enemy of the great. In yoga this often proves true.

Wanting to do a particularly challenging posture, and being willing to do what it takes are two completely different things, and sooner or later even the most well-intentioned practitioners seem to settle into a rhythm of ‘good-enough’.

At this point...

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Upgrade Your Asana

I’ve been noticing lately that a few of my regular yoga students are missing from Guided Self-Practice on Monday mornings. One recently confessed that she is often too sore from attending other yoga classes around town on the weekends to do her regular daily practice of Adamantine® Yoga come Monday.

This made me reflect...

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Yoga Anatomy - Does It Really Matter?

You may be surprised to hear this but an understanding of human anatomy was not an important consideration in the practice or teaching of yoga until recently.

Even though we can trace some of yoga's roots back thousands of years into human history, the physical practice was traditionally considered an energetic discipline and the physical body...

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We Don’t Say Namaste

The idealized modern yoga class is taught by a 20’s something former gymnast with a penchant for upbeat music, heated rooms, and revealing clothing. After effortlessly modeling even the most insane of yoga postures, she anoints you with scented oil while you lie in a sweaty mess, and breathlessly whispers “namaste” with eyes...

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Lost in Translation: The Perils of Pigeon Posture

Of all the postures near and dear to the hearts of so many yoga practitioners, poor misunderstood Pigeon pose may well be the most precarious. Loved by so many, but executed correctly by so few, this pose stands out amongst all others as the most likely to help you and your local orthopedic surgeon get on a first name basis.

Why? Because you're...

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