In their book, Immunity to Change, Harvard professors, Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey, conclude that after 30 years of studying change, they can bring all of their research down to a simple explanation about why most humans are immune to change: “Unless you are willing to get in touch with the fundamental anxiety of [...]

Yoga is a process of stabilizing your attention while moving your body in and out of positions. Your focus is on the steadiness of your eyes, deep diaphragmatic breathing, and the overall positioning of your body so it is aligned with gravity. This process strengthens your feet, legs, pelvis and spinal column, hands, arms, and [...]

Fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It is the acknowledgment of fear and the willingness to work with it and move beyond it. The refusal to acknowledge fear can cause us to burrow into a hole. That hole becomes a hiding place, providing a claustrophobic atmosphere. There is a maxim that says,” When you [...]

In the picture are Susan Terranova, Kim Gomes, Tom Shea, and Judge Chandlee Kuhn. We met last Friday to begin the Empowered Community, a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring yoga, meditation, and mindfulness principles to the unserved population. Susan, Kim, Tom, and Chandlee have generously donated their time, expertise, and passion to make this vision [...]

This week several people told me the same thing I hear ever year at this time. “I am going to begin doing this and accomplish this.” This year my response has been, “Probably not.” The immediate look on people’s faces is one that screams, “Why so discouraging?” Once I see the look I say, “Unless [...]

Two weeks back, I finished my third and final weekend of meditation teacher training at OM Yoga in NYC. We are the first graduating class in meditation teacher training program at OM Yoga. Traditionally, to become a meditation teacher, the process is elaborate and encompasses much more training than three weekends. OM Yoga founder, Cyndi [...]

One of our BNB teachers, Amy Hertzog, was confronted after a BNB class by a creationist (one who takes the bible literally) who strongly objected to Amy’s take on evolution. She told Amy that religious people (including herself) find our thoughts offensive and suggested we do not use them in speaking about movement. The lady [...]

A few weeks back, I taught in Boston at Metrowest Yoga where we are doing a yoga teacher training. Friday before the training began I had an opportunity to lead a workshop at New Balance headquarters to several members of the design team on the Movement Principles (Picture above). Over the next decade, one of [...]

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 – 1952) An essential component of spiritual practice is realizing that if we don’t take full responsibility for ourselves and our past we will repeat the past. We may continue to [...]

Consider the word “meditation.” It means “to become familiar with.” Seated meditation requires us to sit in a position that allows us to maintain a long, upright spine and focus on the natural breath. This simple act of breathing fosters a mental stability that leads us to an understanding of how our mind works. That [...]