Why Arm Balances Are the Unexpected Superpower for Women 40+

Somewhere along the way, we were told that strength training after 40 should look like reps, weights, and machines that beep at you if you use them wrong. And listen... there’s nothing wrong with picking up dumbbells if that’s your thing....

There’s a point in midlife when you stop asking for permission.

You stop wondering what other people will think if you go to a yoga retreat, start working on inversions, or book that weekend completely for you.

It’s not rebellion. It’s recognition.

You finally realize that nobody else is going to...

"How do you continue to advance your yoga practice when you're worried you're going to hurt yourself in certain postures and will then have to stop practicing yoga to heal?" 

This question was a good one and coming from a source of wisdom and life-experience I have yet to obtain. It was asked by tw...

I had to quit so many things to get my yoga practice to where it is today. 

And, I’m not talking about nutrition, or giving up late nights out. 

No, the things we’re talking about today were much more difficult to quit because they had to do with my yoga practice as it was. 

There came a point wh...

It happened to me the other day. I was about move into my yoga room to work through my daily inversion practice and the thought popped into my head, "You could do your handstand work, or you could make a cup of coffee and chill with your book." 

I laughed to myself. It's been almost 20-years of pra...

I get it. A lot of people swear by Pilates or lifting weights endlessly at the gym once you hit your 40s.

So, why is yoga, in my opinion, the lifestyle and exercise regimen that exceeds all others?

Because it gives you everything you need.

Unlike other exercise activities where the focus is solel...

I don't care who you are, it takes some time to build into therapeutic splits. 

Therapeutic splits have:

1. Your two hips in one line. 

2. Your back leg knee points down to the ground and not out to the side. 

3. Both legs are in a straight line, with your ankles in line with your hips. 

And, t...

You might have noticed I've been thinking a lot about King Pigeon Pose and Dancer Pose with the Master Reverse Grip Immersion beginning next Saturday and it made me want to dive into some old yoga photos. 

So, above you can see one of my first attempts in King Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakopotanasana...

Camel Pose, or Ustrasana, is oftentimes the first deep backbend you encounter when you begin to practice yoga.

And, it sets up the foundation of good back bending technique when taught and done correctly.

Plus, it’s a huge win to help you release anxiety and fear, open up your hips and shoulders a...

Arm balancing postures? They’re all the same thing. 

Once you fly in one, you usually can find flight in them all. 

Because even though the body is making different shapes in each one, the same 3 rules apply to this group of postures over and over again.

And, arm balancing poses teach you how to ...

Yoga and Fear. The two go hand in hand like the bestest of buddies.

Fear is there with you when you step onto your yoga mat for the very first time.

You wonder if this is going to be something you even like. Or, if you’re going to make a fool of yourself during this first class.

You pray to the g...

I’m going to tell you something this week that most yoga teachers are not going to tell you. Being a yoga teacher is tough.

I know it seems like a dream job. Yoga all day. Your work uniform is cute leggings. And, it’s all about peace, love, and breath work.

But, it’s so much more than that. These ...