Tribute to Teacher Lesley Fightmaster There are some people in this world who shine so brightly that when they are gone, the world feels a little dimmer. Lesley Fightmaster was one of those people. Lesley could light up a room even when she was not physically in it. Life felt sweeter simply by seeing her [...]
The Business of Online Yoga Classes In this new frontier of virtual yoga, teachers are finding themselves having to adapt quickly in order to survive. For some, the transition online has been seamless, building on their already established platforms. For others used to the simplicity of showing up to teach a class and then [...]
Sarah Ezrin practicing yoga at home. Photo by Emilie Bers. Creating a supportive home yoga practice is essential For many of us, our home yoga practice is not just how we keep our bodies healthy or minds clear, it is our safe haven. It is where we retreat into when we need to [...]
Human Connection Photo by Chelsea Heller The End of the World as We Know it is an Opportunity for a New One We took a walk outside today as a family. Armed with Clorox wipes and tiny bottles of hand sanitizer. The same bottles currently being sold on secondhand websites for hundreds of [...]
Sarah Ezrin and Students. Photo by Andy Blake. Yoga Teachers Can Build Community in the Studio We are in a time of great divide. How we act right now can either bring us closer together or send us further apart. It is easy to dig our heels into our respective corners and opinions, [...]
Maty Ezraty teaching. Courtesy of Sarah Ezrin When I decided to take the YogaWorks teacher training in 2008, I had no idea the lineage I was entering. My trainers spoke of their teacher Maty Ezraty with such reverence, I knew that I had stumbled into something special. I started studying Ashtanga yoga every single [...]
Sarah Ezrin photographed by Emilie Bers How to develop a healthy relationship with our self-care practices Hi, my name is Sarah…and I am an addict. What kind of addict, you may ask? You name it. Honestly, I am no longer sure I am simply addicted to one thing. When I consider addiction, it’s [...]
Maty Ezraty photographed by James Wvinner Maty Ezraty: Honoring a Teacher and Leader How do you sum up a life? How do you put into words the amount of love so many felt for one woman? How do you convey the luminosity of a light that shone so brightly it radiated across the [...]
There are a lot of new poses out there on Instagram, like this pose, which some call "Pistol Squat Compass Pose," or "Eka Pada Parvritta Utkatasana Surya Yantrasana." Many yogis used to put these shocking shapes as "after" pictures, but for other seasoned practitioners, these types of shapes have become the "before." Photo of [...]
Sarah Ezrin and Hands-On Adjustments with Students. Photo by Scott Mitchell Fine-tuning hands-on adjustments I participated in injuring a student once. There was no pop. There was no scream. In fact, in the moment, there was nothing that told me I had done anything wrong, including the student. I remember her body moving [...]