A Different Way to Think About Your Summer Yoga Practice

Summer has a rhythm all its own. The days are longer, weekends fill with golf, gardening, camping, evenings on the patio, and time with family and friends. It's one of the reasons we look forward to this season. Life naturally shifts outdoors, our schedules become a little less predictable, and m... Read More

The Practice I Thought I Didn't Need

For a long time, I thought Yin Yoga was the "why bother?" practice. I didn't really see the point. Holding a pose for three or four minutes seemed unnecessary. I was already fairly flexible and if I was going to dedicate time to movement, I wanted to feel like I was accomplishing something. Build... Read More

What Does Rest Actually Feel Like?

There’s a strange contradiction many of us carry. We’re exhausted, overstimulated, and stretched thin, yet rest can still feel surprisingly difficult. Even when the opportunity is there, many of us don’t quite know how to settle into it anymore. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, both pe... Read More

Steady Strength: When Right Effort Becomes Resilience

Steady Strength is the natural evolution of practicing right effort. When the right effort is applied consistently over time it becomes resilience. This is how sustainable strength is built in the body, the nervous system, and daily life. At ORB Yoga, we often return to the idea that the right ef... Read More

Right Effort for Real Life: Why Consistency Matters More Than Intensity

Throughout January, we explored the idea of easing into the year rather than rushing ahead. In class and in my emails, the invitation was simple. Soften the urge to push, listen more closely, and notice what was already there. That kind of slowing can feel unfamiliar. Many of us are practiced at ... Read More

Choosing Less in a World That Wants More - A New Year's Reflection

We live in a culture that rewards momentum. More doing. More producing. More consuming. More striving. Even rest has become something to optimize. In yoga philosophy this constant motion has a name. The Yoga Sutras describe the activity of the mind as vritti. The waves of thought that keep us mov... Read More

Creating Space for All That December Holds

There is a picture at the center of this blog post. It is a simple Christmas tree glowing softly in the window of a flat in London, England. It is my daughter’s first Christmas tree in her home thousands of miles away. Her first Christmas not coming "home". Her first Christmas as a married woman.... Read More

Stability Before Mobility: How Strength Creates Ease

Strength Creates Ease: Finding Stability Before MobilityLast month at ORB Yoga, we explored the theme of Ease and Effort, the ongoing dance between doing and being, strength and softness, action and rest. It’s one of those timeless yoga lessons that keeps unfolding the longer you practice. This m... Read More

My Love-Hate Relationship with Yin Yoga

The first time I went to a Yin Yoga class, I didn’t like it at all. I found it hard to be still. I went too far into the postures. It hurt. I couldn’t hold them for very long. And to be honest, it didn’t feel productive. What is the point of all this I asked myself over and over again. At the tim... Read More

Yoga and New Years Resolutions Jan 2025

How Setting Intentions for Yoga PracticeSupports Intention Resiliency Happy New Year, I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. They often feel like one more thing on my to-do list and another source of stress. Instead, I prefer to set an intention for the year. For 2025, my focus is finding pocke... Read More