Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity

You can enter yoga, or the path of yoga, only when you are totally frustrated with your own mind as it is. If you are still hoping that you can gain something…

Yoga & Tapering: Dealing with Your Mind

Tapering has always been a bittersweet time in training for me. I'm super psyched to be done with the grueling long runs and the anxiety and physical wear and tare that can…

Yoga & Tapering: Dealing with Your Body

Taper time is here and your body might be feeling achy, heavy and a little cranky. It's important over the next couple weeks to keep your body feeling fresh as you steadily…

5 Poses to Give Those IT Bands Some LOVE

For those training for the Boston Marathon or an upcoming spring marathon we can be happy to say that the "monster month" of peak training is complete! Yay! Your last long run…

Your Pre-Run Yoga

It's important before any run--whether it's your long run, pace workout, easy run--to get your body and your mind into the zone. Here's a quick yoga sequence that will do just that!…

Yoga & Your Training: Tips for Runners

So how does yoga make you a better runner? Yoga allows our sport to be sustainable so we can keep getting to that starting line over and over again. As Bill Rogers states,…

Post Run Yoga: 5 Poses for You

Stretching after a run or any cross training workout is essential. It's not always what we want to do after a run, but it's a must. It will help with your flexibility…

Thank You

On this Thanksgiving Day, I'm not only grateful for the good in my life but I'm also grateful for all of it---the rejections, the failures and the challenges. I took Lynne Begier's…

My Favorite Stew: Chicken Sausage Lentil Sweet Potato Stew

Now that fall is here I'm finally getting back into my cooking groove. It has become my "yoga" on Sunday nights. A great way for me to stay in, recharge for the…