Category Archives: Yoga – General

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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William J. Broad, “Wounded Warrior Pose” Part 1

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

So I have perhaps too much to say about men and yoga and William J. Broad, so I’m breaking this into at least two parts. Actually, I may do a follow-up on some of the more technical, statistical stuff, so … Continue reading →

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Questions about Never, Ever Give Up yoga video

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

So I’ve had pointers from friends and students to the “Never, Ever Give Up” video of Arthur Boorman. I appreciate the enthusiasm about yoga, and I really wish I didn’t have to rain on this parade, but I’m bothered by … Continue reading →

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Updates…. a fine weekend

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

This past weekend was fun in several ways. Saturday I taught a two hour yoga philosophy class for teacher training. Have I mentioned how much I love doing stuff like this? As you can imagine. Just me getting to run … Continue reading →

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Product reviews needed

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

For my current project I’m looking for a few product reviews. If you’ve purchased any yoga-oriented products recently and would like to give them a favorable review, let me know. The product should currently be offered. Stuff like: mats, props, … Continue reading →

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Karate and Ahimsa…The World Being What It Is

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

So how do we harmonize martial arts, so focused on violence, and the yoga concept of non-violence − ahimsa? There’s really no problem. A notion of incompatibility likely arises from a misunderstanding of martial arts. Over the years, I’ve pursued … 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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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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Vital silence, vital emptiness

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

My friend Al Cabal commented “Silence is vital” in reaction to the piece below. Which got me thinking, what is silence, exactly? A ridiculous question, admittedly. I think the most silent place I’ve been was our house in Ballyknock. It … 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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