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Jun 5, 20234 min read

Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 2)

So what should you do when you’re a yoga teacher and you have a crush on one of your students? Like with most things, it depends...

May 31, 20233 min read

Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 1)

I remember our teacher saying 1 thing very clearly: “Don’t date your yoga students.” I remember being annoyed at how overly simplified...

May 11, 20223 min read

Loving Yourself Through Loving Others

I’ve been thinking a lot about love and relationships. I guess I’m always thinking about these things, but they’ve been especially...

Jan 8, 20184 min read

Speaking Up

Speaking up is easy when I’m confident. But when I sense that speaking up is going to inspire disappointment in others, it is painful.

May 21, 20174 min read

Teaching What We Need, Because We Have To

“Can we all agree that we are yoga teachers because we’re all a little crazy? That we, in a sense, have to teach?” We all laughed, too hard.

Jun 30, 20133 min read

The End of Natural Beauty Month

When we stop seeing ourselves as flawed, broken, imperfect people, we can start to treat ourselves with the love and respect we deserve.