Recently I attended a four month workshop that focused on pleasure. Needless to say, I had a blast and I learned some very interesting things about myself and human nature. I learned that while we want to experience pleasure, it isn't always so easy to receive it. Hmmmm...perhaps that's why so many ...

Is holiday stress draining you and the joy of the holidays? If you're struggling this season, check out the helpful tips on the new Turn Stress Into Bliss blog. The blog is authored by Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy founder and author of the book Turn Stress into Bliss - the Proven 8 week Program for S...

Considering it was already shown on BBC a few days ago, I suppose the whole world already knows about the fact that Malaysia has once again flexed its secular right of religion and state and declared fatwa over the practice of Yoga. This means that Yoga is now illegal for all Muslims in Malaysia. Th...

Have you ever struggled with something only to have one of those lightbulb moments when you realize that you're making things more difficult than they need to be? Perhaps you're pulling instead of pushing or resisting rather than flowing or efforting when you should be easing. I have a tendency to m...

Early in my relationship with yoga, I made my yoga practice a priority. I woke up in the early morning to get my practice in before the day got hectic. I made space in my cramped apartment. I practiced even when I didn't feel like it. We all know that creating physical space also helps us to create ...

Have you ever had one of those days when you feel like...well, you feel yucky. Maybe it's physically or maybe you're in a bad mental or emotional place (perhaps you're throwing yourself a little self-pity party and whining "woe is me."). We all have those down-in-the-dumps moments, hours, days. Thes...

The American Heritage Dictionary defines ego as: The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality. An exaggerated sense of self...