Looking back at 2008 (or was it 2009?), to the time when I came to my first yoga class and liked it enough to continue doing it at least onc

Happy #Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃 While most yogis write about gratitude, I think this is a perfect timing to remind ourselves about another aspect of a #yogiclife – or for that matter a #healthylife in general – #Brahmacharya, or moderation. Coming from a different culture, I quickly adopted Thanksgiving as one of my favorite holidays. What’s there not to like: stuffing myself until I reach a blissful state of food coma 🤤 on Thursday and spending the money I don’t have on th

During my lifetime, I've tried on four completely different careers: journalism, hotel management, marketing in high tech, and teaching yoga. All of that because yes, I like exploring new things, but also because I'm terrible at making decisions when predicting what career path I would enjoy. Apparently, I'm not alone: I saw stats somewhere that something like 80% of people are completely off when guessing what is going to make them happy in the future. Philosopher L. A. Paul

I was first introduced to Ashtanga back in 2012, when I moved to Ithaca, NY, for a grad school. I can still vividly remember watching my fir

How dedicated are you to yoga, or it is more of a hobby? I started yoga as an alternative to stretching (I obviously had no idea what I was getting into). It soon became my favorite hobby. It took several years for it to grow into being this essential part of my life, which where I'm now and my relationship with yoga is still constantly evolving. But I want to make this important distinction between yoga being a hobby (and there's nothing wrong with it if this is what you wan

I recently traveled for work to San Fran and while I didn't have a chance to explore the city much, I - obviously - made it a point to explore some local Ashtanga shalas and practiced with Magnolia Zuniga. While Magnolia is definitely an impressive practitioner, some of the feedback that she gave me left me with mixed feelings. She said that I have a very low bandha awareness because, specifically, my stomach was moving in Purvatanasana (the pose above), which means that I am

We are a different person every day, possibly every moment. Past choices should not affect your choices of the present moment. You are who y