I got home late last night from a yoga retreat in New Hampshire that I have the incredible good fortune to attend each year. On a small, wooded island on Lake Winnipesaukee—accessible only by boat—I spend five days without phone, email, texts, or TV. Instead, I practice yoga, meditation, and pranayama surrounded by the magical beauty of the lake and mountains. I cannot fully express how grateful I am for this place and the people who make it happen. After five days, my cup fe

Summer in New York City is not always easy. While some escape to cooler climates, those who stay in the concrete jungle learn to live amidst the sweat and the stick. Summer in the city can be absolute magic, bubbling over with energy, magnetism, excitement and HEAT! So, how do we city folk take the heat? We have to resist the urge to run away from what’s hard, what’s uncomfortable. We have to get creative with our space and our time. We have to be smart with our energy and

It's Pride Month! Every June, our theme at Harlem Yoga Studio is Pride. Whether you identify as LGBTQ+ or as an ally, Pride offers an opportunity to reflect on a simple but powerful question: Am I living in my fullest expression of truth? Do we have the internal freedom—and the external support—to be fully ourselves? To express our identities, our relationships, our values, and our lives authentically? And for those of us striving to be allies, how can we continue to help cr