Release tension with Yin Yoga and stop letting stress take over your body and mind. Tension in your body isn’t random, it’s a signal from your mind. This practice uses Yin Yoga to help you let go of that tension, physically and mentally, so you can move and think more clearly. Grab two blocks and

The Spring of 2013 was one of the most rigorous points in my meditation journey.  I was spending 2 hours a day on seated practice, but I still felt like I was missing something. I felt a glimmer of hope in the fact that I had an extended meditation retreat scheduled in a few weeks. I was

Entering the Dark Night It’s a cold Massachusetts evening in December 2012, and I’m sitting in the meditation hall at the Insight Meditation Society . I have diligently followed the practice instructions for the past five days. Each meditation session has brought me deeper and deeper. But in th

When you are new to practice, it can feel like discovering the Holy Grail. For so many of us, the sense of lightness and connection that we feel is unlike anything that came before it. If you’ve ever experienced the calm bliss of a long savasana after a challenging class or the sense of clarity af