The Weight of Yoga
When a “slightly overweight, curvaceous, rounded” woman or man first considers a yoga practice, they pause with concerns. Most are what every other new student asks, “How will I bend like that?” “Do I have to be in shape to take a class?” But what continues in their mind is the reality that their extra girth will be a challenge in even the simplest twist or bend. (more…)

Continuing with our resources for a lasting yoga practice, here are a couple of books considered to be staples for an advancing yoga practice.
The focus of my work, in yoga, creatively and academically, has been with women. Having grown up in a household of 5 females, I have always been most acutely aware of the circumstances that girls and women have to contend with in order to survive and thrive.
This week I am attending the national Amercan Academy of Religion (AAR) conference in Washingtion DC. I am 
