by Shawn Radcliffe | May 12, 2015 | Meditation, Yoga
Meditation has never been fun. In his first sermon at the Deer Park, I doubt the Buddha said to his disciples, “You should stop by BuddhaWorks on Friday night. We’ll be sitting around until our butts go numb and we come face-to-face with our annoying monkey minds. And...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Apr 20, 2015 | Yoga
I’m always amazed by how much yoga teachers talk during their yoga classes. Sometimes it feels like I’m attending a lecture on life, the universe, and everything. Not a class where the goal is to quiet down the mind (or the “mind-stuff” as it’s called in the Yoga...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Jun 26, 2012 | Yoga
“Downward-facing dog is the most ubiquitous pose in yoga,” writes Sara Calabro on the Huffington Post. That’s very true, but is this actually a good thing? This popular pose is the yoga world’s ambassador to a largely inflexible public. You see it in advertisements...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Mar 12, 2012 | Yoga
Along with designer spandex clothes and sticky mats, drop-in classes stand out as one of the signature features of Western yoga. They’re like Match.com for the yoga world. You can hook up with a yoga class whenever you need a booty call (in this case, your real...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Mar 4, 2011 | Yoga
In a previous post, we looked at the benefits of having a personal yoga practice. Here are 5 ways to start developing your own practice today. Find a yoga teacher The fastest way to a personal yoga practice is with the guidance of a yoga teacher. He can work with you...