Sweet Sorrow? A yoga fix for Christmas baking back pain

Cute mice, and very Christmasy, but making them can be a pain in the back. I love to make Christmas cookies, the more intricate the better. This means long periods of standing on a tile floor, leaning forward to perform the delicate, focused work of creating mushrooms out of meringue, painting chocolate eyes on sugar-cookie […]

Five Minute Yoga Challenge: can you let yourself relax and breathe?

As much as we may think we come to yoga for relaxation, in my own experience, it’s easier to get up and do a vigorous morning practice than it is to break the momentum of the day’s to-do list and come to a complete halt. This week’s yoga challenge asks you to do just that. […]