How did you first discover Bikram yoga? After a few years of dealing with horrible neck issues that came from too much running, writing my thesis, and working with young children, I decided to try Bikram yoga because I heard it was great for the spine. After a few...
What is 5 Pull? In ballroom dancing, there is this concept called “5 pull.” It’s the point of pressure each dancer experiences when both are equally giving to the move at hand. Very good dancers can carry this 5 pull throughout the entire dance, pattern after pattern....
Who Am I (A Poem) I am he I am that culmination of 13 billion years of universal evolution currently known as Richard I am the hopes and dreams of my grandfathers, manifested today I am my mother’s prayers fulfilled I am the light that pierces the darkness I am the...
How did I first discover Bikram yoga? “Ding dang dong…ding ding ding…” my iPhone alarm clock calls from across the room, making me jump out of my warm, cozy bed at 4:45 am. My first response is to snooze, just FIVE more minutes! Crawling back into bed, I start...
OH NO! It just stopped … But let’s keep going! Danger in Attachment to Thoughts Where it gets dangerous is when those positive and negative thoughts grow to something more vain and draws you further away from center. “I wasn’t able to practice my yoga today because...
