Having recently passed through that strange doorway into my 65th year, I’ve noticed these challenging changes, both small and large, showing up more often. I imagine many of you are living with similar experiences with each passing month and year. Aging is inevitable, as the Buddha reminded us millennia ago. So, what do we do when those moments arrive uninvited at our doorstep? Here are a few of my current musings...

I was recently at a music retreat with about 120 other adults between the ages of 15-85. Perhaps the most common topic that came up was the observation of diminishing ability to balance well with advancing age, and the increasing trips and falls that accompanied this change. I couldn’t help but wonder how yoga might impact this issue of worsening balance, increasing falls and fear of falling in my fellow musicians...

As someone who has been interested in how to support healing in those with both acute and chronic back pain- , for more than 35 years, first in my capacity as a family doctor in the 80s and 90s, and more recently as a yoga instructor, yoga therapist and medical acupuncturist- this topic of "Worst Habits and the Best Treatments for Back Pain: is of great interest to me!

It’s so strange to realize you've been visiting a place for more than 25 years! But it indicates that there must be something special...

Are there tangible benefits for those who experience feeling of gratitude and thankfulness regularly?

Expanding research now reveals a whole host of substances get released into our system when we do active exercise, adding to endorphins...

For over a year now, I have been integrating the stretchy bands called TheraBands into my yoga practice and teaching. I got turned onto...

Here is a reflection on the power and benefits of maintaining good posture as we age. It seems such a simple thing we take for granted....

Where should older adults, or really any person, place their visual attention (drishti) to help support balance and postural stability?

I’ve been thinking about whether there is one essential skill that's of ultimate importance to maintain as we age. This has been prompted...

For the last 22 years, I have been teaching an in-person Yoga for Back Health class in Oakland, and since the Pandemic, on Zoom, too. My...

A great question from a yoga student prompts this exploration of knee positioning in yoga poses versus what is taught in Functional Movement

As the Fall season settles in, it is once again the season for overeating. We chat with Melina Meza, Ayurvedic practitioner, about this...

How’s your posture these days? Are you experiencing some nagging discomfort in your back recently without a change in your activities?

If you have done yoga as long as I have (going on 29 years, inconceivably), you inevitably become aware of and likely try out several...

At a recent outdoor summer gathering, a few of my friends were updating one another on how they have been doing this last year. When...

In this blog post I answer questions about yoga and people living with disabilities, based on my experience working with this population.

Today I wanted to share with you my Post-Gardening Yoga Practice, perfect if you skipped preparing for your gardening time with yoga...

During a recent online workshop, someone asked if I had a reading list of my favorite yoga-related books I could share...

I recently sat down with my talented wife, Melina Meza, for a conversation with her Seasonal Wellness group to talk about mudras and...