Do you sit at a desk or work on a computer all day? Are you looking down at your phone right now to read this? Are you neck, shoulders, or back killing you? Are you feeling and seeing the effects of aging in your body, ie. hunched shoulders or osteoporosis? Our posture affects everything: our …
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Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is a pretty common complaint that I hear from yoga students. Since I just had another student asking me about it I thought I would post these two short videos from some anatomy-based yoga teachers here so that you can educate yourself in the hopes of preventing plantar fasciitis yourself, or mitigating it …
7 Reasons Why Balance Becomes More Difficult As We Age
If you’re over 40, you’ve probably observed that your balance just isn’t what it used to be. For me, it started with noticing how much more unsteady I felt in my Warrior 3 poses. I know some of you can relate! So why does balance become more difficult as we age? Here are seven reasons: Changes …
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The Ann Arbor Yoga Room’s 2019 Yoga Immersion Program
I thought I’d write a little blurb and post some pictures to show what we’ve been doing in the Yoga Immersion Program so far this winter! We’ve had some great discussions revolving around the 8 Limbs of Yoga and the qualities of a good yoga teacher/yoga class. We’ve touched on the benefits of using pranayama …
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The Ann Arbor Yoga Room’s 2018 Fall Yoga Retreat
It was a perfect fall weekend for our Big Rapids, Michigan yoga retreat: crisp but mostly sunny, with the fall colors at their peak. Besides enjoying 3 yoga classes and a special workshop and meditation, the 15 participants on this year’s fall yoga retreat took advantage of the weather to hike and bike the trails …
20th Anniversary Celebration @ The Ann Arbor Yoga Room!
I celebrated 20 years of teaching yoga yesterday by hosting about two dozen people for a pool party at The Yoga Room! The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed sitting out on the patio or floating in the pool. We had a great spread of food (all vegan, of course!), highlighted by my favorite hummus, …
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Upcoming Yoga Immersion @ The Yoga Room – Ann Arbor
I just recently posted some information on the web site about my plan to lead another full-out 4-month Yoga Immersion Program here at The Yoga Room Winter 2019! (Click HERE for more details.) I thought I would share some pictures from one of the previous Yoga Immersions I lead back at the old studio, plus …
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20th Anniversary Celebration @ The Yoga Room – Ann Arbor!
Half-Day Chakra Retreat @ The Yoga Room-Ann Arbor
This past Saturday a lovely group gathered for a contemplative day of yoga, meditation, journaling and self-reflection centered around the Chakras. We began with a little warm-up Kundalini Yoga kriya for our aura. From there retreatants spent time with each chakra–or energy center in our body–as they chose: listening to readings about how life situations …
1/2 Day Chakra Retreat @ The Yoga Room Ann Arbor
The New Year is the perfect time to let go of what no longer serves you and make room for what will. Join me during this 1/2 Day Retreat to dive deeper into the chakras—or energy centers—within your body, and use them to resolve any issues holding you back from being the best version of yourself. …