Why English Pose Names Aren't Always Literal Translations of Sanskrit

by Nina What do you call this pose? If you have been reading my series on learning the Sanskrit names of yoga poses Part 1 and  Part 2 ,  y...

Nina's Tips for Learning Sanskrit Pose Names, Part 2

Nina Although I didn’t explain this yet, you may have already realized from part 1 that many pose names are compound terms made up of two or...

My Tips for Learning Sanskrit Pose Names, Part 1

by Nina A lot of English speakers are scared of trying to learn the Sanskrit names of yoga poses—it all just sounds completely impenetrable ...

Guidebook and Teacher Training Manual for Boston Medical Center Program for Back Pain

by Nina Model from The Back by Georges Seurat You may have already seen the news that a study conducted by Boston Medical Center resea...

Yoga for Medical Procedures

by Nina Quietude by Kees van Dongen* The other day I was talking to a friend of mine about a relative who needs to undergo various tests and...

Plank Pose vs. Sit-Ups for Core Strength

by Nina Recently I’ve been hearing that the US military is phasing out sit-ups! They’re calling them an “outdated exercise today...

Yoga Teachers Who Abuse Their Students

by Nina Speak Up by Mimmo Rotella* Yesterday’s opinion piece in the New York Times Yoga Teachers Need a Code of Ethics about yoga teachers ...

Yoga Effective as An Adjunct to Western Medicine for Treating Depression

by Nina Morning Glories in Flowers and Buds by Hokusai Just a quick note today about a study Adjunctive yoga v. health education for persist...

Coping Mechanisms for Grief and Loss

by Nina Out of the Dark Woods by Marie Lossky (@Marie.Lossky on Instagram) Last Thursday when I was talking with Bonnie Maeda (see The Way H...

Yoga for Arthritis: The Big Picture

by Nina Anatomy of Man by Limbourg Brothers “Arthritis” is one of those general terms like “diabetes” that people tend to use a bit loosely....