Category Archives: Teaching

New Magazine Launched YAY

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT EVERYONE: my online magazine, YOGA TEACHER MAGAZINE, is up and running as of today! Please visit at http://www.yogateachermag.com We’ve been working on this since the summer, and I’m quite proud of it, I must confess! ENJOY!

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Yesterday’s post

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

I know I said I was going to post just about every day (no strict rules), then I missed yesterday. Well, I started on a post. This is how far I got: Because I was giving more thought to context … Continue reading →

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Stripping it down

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

So I think for a while I’ll post some remarks pertaining to my favorite subjects more frequently, maybe even daily. Wife is away, so this is another project (I have a list magneted to the fridge door) devised with an … Continue reading →

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Letting chance take the wheel

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

I’d just like to share something that I’ve found to be of value in my yoga practice recently. The other day I was reading parts of a book about Brian Eno called On Some Faraway Beach by David Sheppard. Eno … Continue reading →

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Two classes last week (Part 2: Sherman)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Then last Saturday I took a Sherman Morris “Power Yoga” class. A few years ago I wrote a piece for Yoga & Health about men and yoga, and I interviewed Sherman as part of my researching. I’ll quote extensively here, … Continue reading →

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Sequencing — my two cents

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

So I’ve been exchanging some emails on various yoga subjects with my cousin David and he recently posed some questions thus: “I’m trying to find an approach to sequencing postures. I did get the Yoga Bible, which is a great … Continue reading →

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Yoga Teacher Ego, The Good, The Bad

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

My cousin and friend David Rubenstein recently asked me how I practice yoga: “I’ve always wondered what classes yoga teachers go to. Do you practice mostly at home? How much of your practice is about you, and how much is … Continue reading →

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Yoga Teacher Guy Goes Prenatal: elephant journal post

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

New article! In elephantjournal! About being a guy and teaching prenatal. Please do visit this link.

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Music, no music; Monday class

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Recently I began to examine my perspective regarding playing music in my yoga classes. It’s a bit complex, of course. First, I was thinking about what I intend in my classes, what I want to do for the students. And … Continue reading →

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Yoga Journal Conference NYC

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

So I’ve been pretty busy since the conference and haven’t had a chance to sit down and write about it. Mostly because whenever my mind has turned to yoga I’ve wanted to just practice and rehearse and integrate what I … Continue reading →

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