Is Voting an Important Part of Being a Yogi?
Is voting an important part of being a yogi? It depends on how you define yoga, and why you practice yoga. If you do yoga to try to get away from your problems, the daily grind and the world’s...
View ArticleHow Yoga Can Make Childbirth and Other Hard Things Easier
“There is no coming into consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of...
View ArticleIf You are a Yoga Teacher, Admit it: You are Co-Dependent and Needy
My name is Hala. I am a yoga teacher. I am co-dependent and needy. I had to admit this to myself in order to grow as a teacher and step into an authentic leadership role. If you are a teacher of any...
View ArticleIs Your Yoga Really Working?
You know your yoga practice is working when your life gets better, not when your yoga gets better. You know who I’m talking about. Maybe this was you; maybe this is you. The mala bead wearing, namaste...
View ArticleAre We Ready to Really Live by Our Deepest Values?
A week ago I moderated a panel discussion on corporate responsibility and yogic values at Yoga Journal LIVE! NYC. The panel included leadership from Lululemon Athletica (including the new CEO Laurent...
View ArticleGetting to the Root of it All
Any gardener knows that in order to get rid of weeds, you don’t just cut off the part that is sticking out of the soil, you must pull the root out. Otherwise, the weeds keep growing back. It’s the...
View ArticleFreeing Yourself From the Prison of Anxiety
I used to think that happiness was about not having bad things happen to you. So I dedicated myself to figuring out how to avoid difficult experiences or uncomfortable feelings. I decided that if I...
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Trauma-Informed Yoga is People-Informed Yoga
“Trauma Informed” and “Trauma Sensitive” yoga trainings are getting more and more popular these days as research is showing the benefits of yoga for those struggling with trauma symptoms. Yet being...
View ArticleTrauma and Social Justice: Why We Can’t Talk About One Without Including the...
For the past 15 years I have been training yoga teachers, clinicians and other direct service providers to be “trauma informed.” This starts with educating people on the impact of unresolved trauma on...
View ArticleAnxiety Rx During Coronavirus: 7 Things to Do to Prevent Overwhelm
These are intense and unique times for so many of us. The Coronavirus pandemic is revealing the weaknesses of our healthcare system as well as the deep care and resilience of many communities. This is...
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