Yoga for balance is about finding balance both on and off your yoga mat. In this video of my Mindful Monday Series, I share the concept of finding balance between effort and ease and how it can support you in your life.

Transitions are important in yoga. It's about the journey, not the destination. Both on your mat and also off your mat. In this Mindful Monday, I share with you the value in the transitions so you can bring it to your next yoga practice.

Yoga gives us the opportunity to send love and healing out to others. It can happen in an instant with the intention of that love and healing. Here's my take on things.

Warrior 1 is all about feeling grounded and strong. Here's a practical tip for where to position your feet to help you feel grounded and balanced in the pose.

The practice of mindfulness can happen in the little moments. Discover what it means to "punctuate your day with mindfulness." It can help you be mindful throughout your day. This is a concept introduced to me by Sam Harris who created the Waking Up app.

Downward Facing Dog is a pinnacle posture in yoga but there a lot of misconceptions about the posture.

Yoga is about so much more than just physical postures. It's actually a practice that is intended to be lived every day. It's a practice of mindfulness both on and off the mat.

After watching this video that's part of my Mindful Monday Series, try yoga off the mat the next time your at work, or washing the dishes, or have lunch with a friend. This is when yoga truly transforms your life.

Learn this valuable yoga breathing technique called the Candle Breath that is great to practice in the midst of a stressful situation. It will help you reduce stress and anxiety in just a few short breaths.

Making time to specifically exercise your feet is crucial for long lasting mobility. Your feet are your foundation and without strong, flexible feet you risk your balance and stability. Try these exercises as part of my Mindful Monday Series to create strong and flexible feet to improve your balance and stability.

This video that's part of my Mindful Monday Series demonstrates a wonderful stretch you can do with you chest and shoulder. Try it while adding the breath and awareness to the sensations throughout the upper body. Be sure to find the range of motion that works for you where you can feel the stretch but there is no pain.

Yoga eye exercises can actually help to improve your eyesight. This short video that is part of my Mindful Monday Series will give you all you need to know to practice these exercises. Do them on a regular basis and watch your eyesight improve.

"When you change the way you breathe, you change the way you feel."

I say it all the time. And it really works. Just take it from a couple of my students. The breath practice you do on your mat will help you off your mat when your in a stressful situation or a place that increases your anxiety like the dentist office. Take a few breaths and you will feel better.

Yoga can be so good for your core strength. And all it takes is a few minutes a day. Try this simple movement which will have you feeling stronger in no time.

Yoga can really help you to both open and also heal your heart. All it takes are some small movements in your upper body and you'll feel your heart soften.

Stiff and sore backs are one of the most common complaints people have as they get older. And yoga is awesome for releasing back tension and soreness. Here's a short video that's part of my Mindful Monday Series that takes a look at Knee to Chest pose (apanasana in sanskrit) that you can do daily to release a stiff back.

One of the best ways to honor those that have lost their lives so we can be free is to live a mindful life. 

Allow yourself to take some time today to be in gratitude for your life and all that is good and right. Take actions today that show appreciation for the life you live as a result of your freedoms. Make the choice today to live a mindful life. 

Part of what makes yoga, yoga, is the attention to the breath. In this short video as part of my Mindful Monday series, I share with you a yoga breathing technique that you can use to practice controlling all parts of the breath. It's call Box Breathing technique or Sama Vritti Pranayama in sanskrit.

At the start of every yoga class, I invite you to set an intention for your practice. But this ritual of setting an intention goes way beyond the mat and offers you practice that can be used throughout every day. In this short video in my Mindful Monday series, I go in to more detail about how setting an intention can benefit you.

This is one of my favorite all day, everyday stretches. It feels good in the morning, in the middle of your day, and even in the evening. Whenever you feel a little stiff and sore, take a few moments to do this stretch. You will feel better.

This is a wonderful yoga movement you can do at the start of every morning to loosen the back before you even get out of bed.