Sometimes our own "stuff" makes a situation more stressful than it needs to be. As seen in Elephant Journal, my easy practice for sending good out and clearing away negative feelings.

I can't speak for others' intentions for posting yoga selfies on social media, but I want to share mine. 

Meet this month's YogaView guest, Erika Tenenbaum, a yoga therapist and skin care specialist. Erika tells her story of transformation, from wearing sneakers and chewing gum to her first yoga class to completing her 1,000-hour yoga therapy certification (and some juicy details in between).

Guest contributor Colleen Martell, PhD, an avid vinyasa practitioner, shares how yin yoga offered her "a sustained and rich experience of looking inward" during an emotionally draining time in her life. But first, she had to learn how to truly listen to her body.

Every Friday I post lessons I learned from parenting, teaching yoga, practicing on my mat, and life in general. I like to think of these posts as conversations about the stuff of life. You are invited to join the conversation and leave comments on my blog.

Welcome to Chime's YTT series (that's Yoga Teacher Talk, not Yoga Teacher Training), where yoga teachers share their experiences as they continue to grow personally and professionally. Although teaching yoga is rewarding, it is also challenging. It is my hope that the YTT series will give voice to the various facets of the teaching experience.

This month an inspiring group of teachers talk about the ups and downs of transitioning from teacher training to teaching. They get honest about everything from a fear of public speaking to self-doubt and the frustration and anxieties that come with building a following.

Yesterday I had the delightful experience of co-teaching a workshop with my dear friend, Colleen Clemens, PhD at Shine Yoga Center in Perkasie, PA. Twenty inspiring yogis and yoginis attended our "Yoga in an Overwhelming World" workshop. Through reflection and vinyasa and yin practices, we studied the yogic concepts of sthira (steadiness) sukha (ease) and explored how to hold steadiness and ease in overwhelming moments.

Every Friday I post lessons I learned from parenting, teaching yoga, practicing on my mat, and life in general. I like to think of these posts as conversations about the stuff of life. You are invited to join the conversation and leave comments on my blog.

Every Friday I post lessons I learned from parenting, teaching yoga, practicing on my mat, and life in general. I like to think of these posts as conversations about the stuff of life. You are invited to join the conversation and leave comments on my blog.