I've been humbled many times in my 15-year teaching career. There have been times when no one showed up to class or I've forgotten my sequence, and those experiences knocked the ego right out of me.

My first experience with yoga took place at my grandmother's house when I was five years old. Sitting across from her at the dining table, half-awake as the Kolkata sun began to warm the day, I ...

Unlike many who pursue a 200 hour yoga teacher training certification, my goal is not to teach. The idea of teaching has always sounded nice—particularly during dryer bouts of my former life as a ...

I was introduced to the beauty of yoga eleven years ago. I began my practice in the comfort of my home on a secondhand yoga mat. With the help of Jillian Michaels’ Yoga Meltdown and YouTube, I learned ...

DEAR ERIC: I completed a yoga teacher training (YTT), which I only shared with family. During the YTT, the studio posted pics on social media, and I was in one pic. Within hours, Sue, a coworker, sent ...

Take your shoes and socks off. Roll out your mat quietly. Don’t smell bad. Don’t watch other people’s practice. Don’t swear. It’s unbecoming. Don’t silently hate on your teacher. That’s even more ...