Live from New York with Chrissy Carter: Gayatri Mantra

On my latest trip to New York City, I had the privilege of assisting Chrissy Carter in the Yoga Works Teacher Training. In addition to being a superb instructor, Chrissy has a gorgeous voice. On the last day of the training, we recorded a few of her favorite chants, which I later converted into a [...] [read more...]

The Munchkins sing

Here are my two nieces (4-years-old and 5-years-old) singing some of their favorite songs. Kids singing [read more...]

The devil is in the details

So for that past few years I’ve been practicing ashtanga. Flow, flow, breath, breath. There is a cycle and rhythm to the practice. You move. You keep going. You jump around. You breath some more. But here I am visiting my old Yoga Works crew. And they study Iyengar. See, in the yoga world, there [...] [read more...]

Wherever you go, there you are…

New York City has chilled out. People on the street are less hurried, the traffic flows sedately, the line at Zabar’s is leisurely. There is time to nod and smile at fellow customers without feeling that everyone is clawing for the front of the line. Even on the subway, a civilized distance is observed between [...] [read more...]