You might have been following the story of yoga teacher Brock Cahill’s impassioned mission to save the dying sea turtles in the oil-slicked Gulf of Mexico. Brock is raising money to assemble a team and rescue these helpless creatures before time runs out. Following is a recent interview with Brock. Q: You were just down [...]
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People Who Talk Too Much…In Yoga Class
I recently had a particularly chatty group of people in the front row of my yoga class. One aspect of a strong yoga teacher is their ability to control the classroom. So….I tried several tactics to get these chatty people to quiet down. –First I kept it light, “Can we all just let the breath [...]
The Sound of $250 Million
Maybe you’ve seen the video of an eight-month old baby who was born deaf and hears his mother’s voice for the very first time? It’s such a beautiful sight, and one can only imagine what that baby must be feeling, thinking, and hearing. Over the past few nights, I, along with 60 or so others [...]
The Miracle of Dog Adrift at Sea
I rolled out my green Spiritual Gangster Guru Mat the other day for a home practice. As I settled into my first down dog, over comes my 4 month old rescue puppy Gibson. Still too young to lift his leg, he stood still and in super slow mo I watched him pee all over my [...]
Man Berries
Urban legend has it that in a certain city a certain yoga teacher would adjust people in the pyramid pose, hover over their back as if to push down and lengthen their spine, and his “Man Berries” (aka Mountain Oysters) could be faintly felt on the back of their head. Upon surveying those who have [...]
My New Puppy
Life has never been better because for the first time in a long time, I have a puppy. He’s a 9 week old lab pup named Gibson (see pic during his first haircut which he needed b/c he got peed on by his 2 year old lab cousin Cooper). Formerly a germ freak, I don’t [...]
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Can God Smell Flatulence?
It’s not easy being a newborn baby and trying to communicate. A baby cries, smiles, lunges, lurches, bangs, and shrieks hoping to get across a message and receive a response from Mommy or Daddy. In the same way, an adult burns sage, sings hymns, prays, invokes and shouts…trying to communicate with the Divine. Some of [...]
Dirty Adjustment?
I once heard Shiva tell a story of a very senior teacher farting while lying on top of her during an adjustment… which must have been the most awkward thing ever. So I hesitate to lie on students. But I’d like to share something even more awkward. Being my first week back teaching in Arizona, [...]
Horny Little Devil
I’ve received lots of crazy emails but nothing as crazy and vulgar as one I received a week ago. It is a company that makes necklaces of a certain body part. I can only imagine the inventor or artist who hatched the idea. He must have been on a plane, woke from a dream, and [...]
Top 10 Worst (or Best) Things to Hear from Your Yoga Teacher
10. Everyone grab a partner. 9. Can I lie on you during Savasana? 8. Um, yes, that is my knee. 7. I’m in love with you. 6. Here let me rub it. 5. Let’s just take the last half of class to sit. 4. I’m not wearing any underwear. 3. Meet me by the blocks [...]
