“Why do people do yoga? To clear their minds? I embrace the clutter in my head.” —Chris Rock, Comedian You gotta love Chris and, yes, we all have a lot of clutter in our heads, but it is amazing how great yoga and meditation can make you feel and what a relief it is to more…

Well, despite all my great intentions after my yoga Nidra sessions with Gurudev Shri Amritj, I have not been meditating or practicing yoga Nidra nearly enough. Last week, in my haste to get caught up from my vacation (and the glorious beach yoga and meditation I was able to do!), I never found the time more…

Let your mind go and let the prana choreograph your body. –Gurudev Shri Amritji Prana is our energy, breath, and life force. When I’m in yoga class, if I follow this advice, it is amazing how much more enjoyable and rewarding the class is. Quieting the mind, focusing on my breath and letting that breath more…

Don’t mind your mind—let it go and it will stop. When you are having negative thoughts, don’t react to them. When you react to your thoughts, they become real. Wow, that is not only some deep stuff, it is also nearly impossible to do. I’m going to put this into practice over the next week more…

If you have followed my blogs about the Yoga Nidra workshop led by Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai), I’m sure you are probably wondering what the Yoga Nidra experience was like. How did it feel to enter the zero-stress zone? Is this a trip I should take? All I could say to myself directly more…

“When you change yourself, you change everything.” —Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai) Making a change can be really simple. All you have to do is change your negative or false perceptions of life and the people you interact with, and you can change everything. Ah Changes, reminds me of my favorite song from David more…

“If you maintain your energy, your mind won’t get old.” —Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai) Gurudev is in his seventies and still vibrant and active, a perfect testament that the practice of yoga keeps us young at heart. I’ve heard many times that if you continue to practice yoga that you will remain flexible more…

We cannot solve the problems of the future. This is a tough lesson to learn, but how often do we spend time worrying needlessly about something that hasn’t yet happened? Where does all that worry get us? Nowhere! Gurudev Shri Amritji reminded us at the workshop that our spirit has no problems…our problems are all more…

I recently attended a Yoga Nidra workshop led by Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai), and I’m having a hard time trying to decide what the most important takeaway was. I learned so much but here’s one of the lessons I think is best. We create our own world by how we create our perceptions. more…

Well, it wasn’t exactly camp, but I did recently attend a yoga workshop, “From Self-Image to Self-Discovery through the Zero Stress Yoga Nidra Zone,” with Gurudev Shri Amritji, who is recognized as one of the pioneers of the authentic teachings of yoga in the West. The workshop was a weekend event, and although I only more…