1. How did you find your way to yoga? I was greatly influenced in 1969, while still living in Memphis, Tennessee, by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation as a path to world peace and attaining full human potential. A year later, I attended my first Hatha Yoga class at a Knights of Columbus Hall [...]
1. How did you find your way to yoga? Yoga was always a part of my life from a young age thanks to my mom who practiced. She would walk me through savasana as a child at bedtime to help relax me or taught me to breathe when upset. It wasn’t until college, however, that [...]
1. How did you find your way to yoga? I began practicing yoga 20 years ago as a form of exercise. I started out with a couple of videotapes, and then began attending various yoga classes throughout the Boston area. I found I really enjoyed and connected with the non-competitive, meditative, and ultimately spiritual aspects [...]
1. How did you find your way to yoga? I lost my voice for a year in 2000. During that time, I took yoga (Asana) classes. Yoga relaxed my neck muscles. With couple of surgeries on my vocal folds and yoga practice, I regained my voice gradually. Now I am able to sing in concerts [...]
How did you find your way to yoga? I found my way to yoga through an injury. I love hiking and many years ago, while hiking Bald Face Mountain in NH, I tore the meniscus in my left knee. It required surgery and during the recovery period, I decided to try yoga as a gentle [...]
