Stretching is Good, Movement is Better Sure, stretching feels good, but it’s only a small part of an effective wellness regime. Stretching alone is like an exhale without the inhale, or chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate. Having flexibility without strength or strength without flexibility leaves our bodies vulnerable to injury. Stretching on its own…
Yoga and Pickleball: A Match Made in Heaven So, you have fallen in love. Not just any type of love, but the pure love of the game. Congratulations you lucky duck! Now that you have found your athletic soulmate, it is important to stay in the game for as long as possible so that you…
“I want to do yoga, but I am just not flexible enough” If I had a peso for every time I have heard this statement, I would no longer need to teach yoga for a living! I am here to tell you, once and for all, that a less than desirable range of flexibility is…
Yoga for injury Yoga focuses on the physical and mental issues surrounding injury, illness, and mobility challenges. Over the past seven years I have developed individualized programs that work in tandem with physician and physical therapy directives to integrate the benefits of yoga into my clients’ daily lives. Whether you have sustained a temporary injury,…
What is Pranayama and what does it have to do with yoga? If you have heard of yoga, chances are you have heard something along the lines of “breath and movement” used to describe it. Fancy yoga words and complex descriptions add to the confusion of what is a very basic principle. We breathe…
Hey You… I’ve missed you! Yoga with Sarah yoga classes will begin again in Los Barriles November 2019. It’s amazing how fast summer is flying by. I can’t wait to see all of my favorite yogi hooligans in beautiful Baja this fall. It’s ALL yoga If you haven’t found your way to your…
Yoga Playtime Yoga Playtime moves away from lateral inquiry and into the freedom of play. It is an opportunity to explore asana (poses) completely. We consider the layers within each pose–deep or soft, extended or subtle. In these classes I will not ask you to push your limits, but rather expand them in all directions…
The Power of Three…. Triangles are Fun! Trikonasana, or Triangle Pose is one of my favorites. There is something so satisfying about reaching to stretch out that midsection and find a whole lot of space in every part of the body. Trikonasana is a standing pose that asks for balance, strength, and expansion. It is…
Eye on the prize…. In yoga, we have a drishti, or a point of focus where we direct our gaze. It is the act of leveling every bit of focus we can muster and concentrate intention into one singular point. Athletes do it, dancers do it, and yogis do it too. Our drishtis…
Checking in If you are human, you have probably run into your fair share of frustration, challenges, and need for re-evaluation. Yoga offers us a chance to get out of our heads and shake up our perspective. In fact, there is a reason we stand on our heads! Trendy yoga poses aside, our practice…
