Your shoulders are speaking. But are you listening to the right conversation? Yoga Journal recently published “4 Unexpected Causes of Shoulder Pain in Yoga” and it landed in my inbox like a teaching I needed to hear. The article’s central revelation isn’t about the shoulder at all—it’s about how we habitually ignore the interconnected nature of our body, seeking quick fixes when the answer lies elsewhere entirely. The piece challenges us to look upstream. That nagging pinch when your arms lift overhead? It might have nothing to do with your rotator cuff. Instead, two culprits often hide in plain sight: your breathing patterns and your thoracic spine. The Breath Connection Here’s the uncomfortable truth many vinyasa practitioners discover the hard way: when we breathe primarily…

You guys ask for this all the time– more stability in your ankles and feet.  Stronger hips. FASTER race times.  DEEPER leg behind the head. Well, it all starts at the feet.  Below is an easy-to-follow Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) sequence focused on ankle stability that pulls heavily from Ashtanga Tech’s Range‑Conditioning material and standard FRC practice (PAILs / RAILS, CARs, end‑range conditioning). I’ve given step‑by‑step cues, timings, equipment options, regressions/progressions, and a ready-to-run 15‑minute version. Where possible I point to the Ashtanga Tech pages (note: many study‑guide pages require membership) and to open FRC references for the protocols. Quick notes before you start Equipment (optional) Sequence (step‑by‑step)Total time options: quick (10–12 min), full (20–30 min). Perform 1–3 rounds of the core blocks below. 1)…

Hi friends! Please reply to this message if you’re coming to class in the morning. Feel free to let me know whatever I might need to know in the note. You’re also welcome to chat and share here! ok — onward! Why Just Showing Up Isn’t Enough (But Still Counts for Something) Anyone who’s spent more than a week in an Ashtanga shala knows the truth: repetition doesn’t guarantee evolution. You can do the same vinyasa a thousand times and still land like a sack of coconuts. The difference between “going through the motions” and “growing through the motions” is what psychologists call the gap between naïve practice and deliberate practice. Naïve Practice: The Autopilot Trap Naïve practice is when you just do the thing over and over,…