Its been almost two months now since I have started my now not so new position in Boston, a position that involves traveling 200 miles round trip via Amtrak and the Boston subway. One of the questions that I am constantly asked is “how is the commute?”; and surprisingly I must say that the commute …
Years ago when I was dependent on a brown paper bag to stop the never ending wave of panic attacks that were a staple in my daily life, it was suggested that I consider yoga as a tool in my battle against anxiety. Whenever I looked into yoga, I immediately said no. Why? I never …
As a novice yogi looking to move beyond the poses (asana) and looking for the deeper connection and integration of body, mind and spirit, I have been reading The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and studying the 8 limbs of yoga. One of those limbs is yama (moral restraint) and breaks down into ahimsā (non-harming), satya …