Tonight I learned the zamboni meditation, a wonderful experience from the wonderful Harshada Wagner at Abhaya Yoga. Breathing in and out, up and down, you let the breath wash over you. Like the guy in the truck, smoothing out the scratches in the ice. Some ruts are deeper; these are your personality. Sometimes there are [...]

More $10 yoga! More great teachers! Christa Avampato, who has blogged here on Yogoer, has launched an amazing new initiative called Compass Yoga. She not only offers affordable yoga, she donates 20% of the proceeds to the charity of your choice.

Tara Glazier, the brilliant anatomy and philosophy teacher I am lucky enough to study regularly with, is leading a retreat to Costa Rica next month. There are some budget spots left — only $900 to share a beach cabana — as well as some larger, gorgeous rooms with pools and things.

On Saturday I ran back to Crunch for my final session with genius personal trainer Claes Passalacqua. It’d been a really long week; I needed a kick in the pants as well as the final secret series of hip and back fixers.

In yoga class, you’ll often be told to “go deeper” while you’re holding a pose. It’s a yoga cliché, a lesson that’s lost its power. It can be taken literally, but that’s not always the best idea. So what exactly does it mean? Read the whole entry on the Huffington Post

I was uber-excited to have my friend Laura invite me to a free “Ironstrength” class. Sports medicine doctor Jordan Metzl offers these classes, “a one hour, intense session of plyometrics and strength exercises designed for runners and triathletes,” for free, as a service to others.

We just received word that Wanderlust, the yoga + music festival run by Schuyler Grant and the Kula crew, is branching into a THIRD location this year. The Standard Hotel, which is quite the patron of cool yoga and design events, will be hosting Wanderlust Miami.

Last week I got to attend one of Jivamukti’s Master Classes at the Prince George Ballroom. Three hours with David Life is like solid gold. (Talk about an intense guy! He looked straight into my eyes, and I thought the back of my head might catch on fire.)

Some wisdom from one of my favorite picture makers… I hate it when that happens.

Curious what goes on in a Bikram class? Miss the hot-and-sweaty routine? Here’s a three-minute version of everyone’s favorite 26-pose series. Watch the ribs and bellies dance! via my favorite Tumblr blog, Fuck Yeah Yoga