THE BIGGEST teacher training challenge is to address and challenge people's philosophy on what yoga is. There is a significant difference between what modern physical yoga is and what people think it is [video below]. Often, people say to me that their teacher told them that yoga poses should be steady and comfortable , as stated in the yoga sutras of Patanjali. However, taken out of context, this interpretation misses the deeper meaning. Teachers sometimes use that sutra fr

Why are our core muscles so weak?   If you think your CORE muscles are weak, you’re not alone 🫣. In fact, there’s a very well-established scientific explanation for why this has become such a global problem.   The most accepted theory is simple: we just don’t use our bodies the way our ancestors did. They walked, squatted, carried, climbed, and moved for most of the day, which kept their deep core muscles quietly switched on all the time. We, on the other hand, sit, drive, s

In my latest INSTAGRAM reel, Emma asks me a question and I answer. [ REEL ]   The question is why people can stretch for so long and not see any results. BTW, I will upload the bloopers when I can. Emma only had 1 job 🤦🏾‍♂️   The answer is complicated, but in my opinion (driven by experience and science), beginners unfamiliar with what yoga is can do yoga as just glorified stretching - like at the end of a spin class. And the problem with that is that for most people, this