So you are going on a Yoga Retreat, Congratulations!  Here are some helpful tips on getting the most out of it.   Drop expectations – you are (probably) not psychic, so you cannot predict what will happen or how you will feel.    Drop expectations of your host.  Drop expectations of the venue. Most importantly, drop expectations of yourself in order to allow yourself to come to the experience curious, open and new.  Like taking off a heavy overcoat, shed it all.  Shed all of your roles in … [Read more...]

The journey of yoga is different for everyone. We all start from a different place and travel a different journey.   I am going to share with you a little bit about my yoga journey.  I started a physical yoga practice about 9 years ago.  My yoga practice consisted of about 2 classes a week at my gym with a yoga teacher who I thought “was so into yoga” (my first introduction to a dedicated yogi).  The yoga for me, was to compliment to my early morning weight lifting routine.  My wife Dianne … [Read more...]