Hashtagging My Actual Yoga
I’ve been prepping my Portland workshops at yogaRIOT this weekend (there’s still room so come join me if you’re in the area!), which will conclude Sunday afternoon with “Better Backbends Through...
View Article“Who knows?…It may do something good.”
My upcoming weekend workshop at Yoga on High in Columbus, Ohio will focus on the healing potentials of Yoga. Whenever I teach this topic, I like to play a section of a 1996 documentary I helped produce...
View ArticleMy busy fall teaching schedule has gotten underway
I love the fall, love the temperatures in the Northeast, and the colors, but mostly I love that my teaching schedule always kicks into high gear. On Wednesday October 12 I’ll start my final year...
View ArticleYoga and the Respiratory System at Soul of Yoga
In anticipation of my upcoming “Yoga and the Respiratory System” workshop at Soul of Yoga’s therapeutic training in Encinitas, CA, I’m posting a snippet of an article I’ve been working on to discourage...
View ArticleFirst Workshops of 2017
After a brief teaching lull for the holidays, my 2017 schedule is getting off to a running start with four upcoming workshops — all at new locations — three of them driving distance from New York City....
View ArticleMeet the “Beyond Anatomy” presenters: Pete Blackaby, Amy Matthews, Leslie...
The wonderful Brooke Thomas, creator of The Liberated Body podcast, will moderate our upcoming Breathing Project symposium “Beyond Anatomy” in New York City April 1 & 2. In this special episode...
View ArticleI teach Viniyoga®. So, sue me.
This blog post is inspired by a series of comments on Facebook regarding a controversial action by Kausthub Desikachar, my teacher’s son, who has announced that he has trademarked the term “Viniyoga”....
View ArticleReturn to OZ
Lydia and I are preparing for a month of travel and teaching, in fact it’s our biggest teaching tour to date! We are really looking forward to the upcoming tour, which takes us to: Om Yoga Studio,...
View ArticleA Post-Iyengar Reimagining of Alignment in Asana
For the last several years I’ve been pondering the derivation and evolution of the term “alignment” as it relates to yoga asana. My interest correlates directly to the increasing number of repetitive...
View ArticleCelebrating Desikachar: Share Your Story!
In the process of promoting our upcoming event at Kripalu, “Celebrating Desikachar: A Life in Yoga, A Legacy of Learning,” we have heard from many people who are unable to attend, but who nevertheless...
View ArticleThe Flying Swami: Vishnudevananda
2018 was the 40th anniversary of my first yoga class at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center here in New York City – still in its original location at 243 West 24th Street. 2019 will mark my 40th year as...
View ArticleYoga Alliance Behind the Curtain: Regulation Battles, the Death (and...
A dialogue between Brandon Hartsell and Leslie Kaminoff In the wake of my previous post – inspired by the release of the Yoga Alliance’s updated standards – I’ve had many interactions with people...
View ArticleThe Return of The Breathing Project!
After much research about the best method by which to deliver high quality, accessible online content at a reasonable price, I am very excited to announce the launch of a digital version of The...
View Article2-hour Bandha Workshop available to everyone online, November 29
Back on September 29, UK-based Adam Keen posted a wide ranging podcast interview with me that covered a lot of interesting ground. We had such a great chat, he invited me to teach a 2-hour online...
View ArticleMiami, Memories and Me
Here we are at the cusp of September 2021, well into a second year under the looming threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. I, for one, really didn’t think I’d be saying that. Many of my workshops got...
View ArticleSome thoughts on my final immersion at The Breathing Project
As I begin to prepare for my last-ever summer immersion (and the final program of any kind) at The Breathing Project, I thought I’d share some of the questions we will be considering during the...
View ArticleCelebrating Desikachar: Share Your Story!
In the process of promoting our upcoming event at Kripalu, “Celebrating Desikachar: A Life in Yoga, A Legacy of Learning,”...
View ArticleNovember Special Offers!
Hey folks: I’ve got a couple of unusual offers in the next few weeks: Friday November 1 and Monday November...
View ArticleMiami, Memories and Me
Here we are at the cusp of September 2021, well into a second year under the looming threat of the...
View ArticleMiami, Memories and Me
Here we are at the cusp of September 2021, well into a second year under the looming threat of the...
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