I am so thrilled to revisit the Changemaker Q&A series with a new interview for the month of July! This month’s interview features Kelly Connor Sunrose, a fellow yoga instructor who lives in Portland. I first met Kelly as a student in one of her classes, and then had the pleasure of getting to know […]
The Rebel Yogi Guide to the 8 Limbs of Yoga: Niyama
This July I want to take you deeper into the full practice of yoga. This means that we’re going to explore the 8 limbs of yoga from the perspective of the world-changer. I’ll do my best to help you answer the question “just what are these 8 limbs, and what the heck do they have […]
The Rebel Yogi Guide to the 8 Limbs of Yoga: Yama
If you recall from last week’s post about Asana, this July I want to take you deeper into the full practice of yoga. This month, we’re going to explore the 8 limbs of yoga from the perspective of the world-changer. Just what are these 8 limbs, and what the heck do they have to do […]
The Rebel Yogi Guide to the 8 Limbs of Yoga: Asana
For most people in the western world, when they talk about “yoga” they’re usually thinking of some pretzel-twisted pose, or a power vinyasa class, or whatever version of physical practice they participate in or are familiar with. But if you happened to be following along during my teacher training, you might have noticed that in […]
The Zen of Getting Shit Done
If you’re anything like me, you struggle with the number of things that you have to or want to get done on any given day (or week, or month). The thing is, we tend to overestimate the amount of stuff we can get done in a day, but tend to actually underestimate the amount we […]
The Rebel Yogi Origin Story – Part 3
Back in April, a friend and fellow yogi requested that I do a more in-depth exploration of the “receiving the call” piece of the origin story. I’ve been mulling it over for long enough now that I think I finally have a proper response. The particular line from part 2 of this story follows: That […]