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The EveryMan Yoga Blog

This blog has been a labor of love since 2016, so below I have provided a random rotation of content that you can check out to learn more about movement, music, and my general philosophies about living.  If you would like to see a more traditional, chronological view, scroll down

Pushing Yourself Is Good– Hurting Yourself Is Not

Being a yoga teacher can be tough when you watch students doing things that you know that they know aren't in their best interests just to keep pace with others.  This post is about knowing when to say enough Moderation is a simple concept: neither too much nor too...

Our Wild CoVID-19 Ride

About ten years ago, my brother was nice enough to get me a really cool single-speed Surly bike for my birthday. I rode it everywhere, which could be pretty intense living in hilly Honolulu, but it helped me get really strong. And it also made me look hipper than I...

How Your Body Works To Keep You From Overstretching in a Yoga Class

This post will provide you with a basic understanding of how the major stretch reflexes work in your muscles and how to keep from overstretching in a yoga class.  These little tools keep you safe when the yoga teacher tells you you should push harder.  Chances are,...

Workplace Fitness Challenge?? Don’t Do Pushups– Do Squats

I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that there is an underground cohort of office workers who are hellbent on making people’s posture worse. Just hear me out here: A couple of years ago I did a short stint in an office cold-calling folks. The company shall remain nameless,...

Mis en Place: Everything In It’s Right Place

I’ve had some periods of major attitude adjustment and recalibration in my life, but few quite like the last couple months.  Maybe you can relate? Ironically, CoVID has presented me with more opportunities to grow than I can even really believe.  Frankly, I’m doing...

Do Your Best, No Matter What

This post is devoted to all of the people that do their very best keep us safe every day, from military to police and firemen (and women) to EMTs.  Happy Fourth of July! We're here for such a short period of time. Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time....
How The Light Gets In

How The Light Gets In

NOTE: This was a very difficult piece for me, but also a very cathartic one. I should warn you that this story involves vivid descriptions of...

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Our Wild CoVID-19 Ride

Our Wild CoVID-19 Ride

About ten years ago, my brother was nice enough to get me a really cool single-speed Surly bike for my birthday. I rode it everywhere, which could...

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Don’t Waste This Time

Don’t Waste This Time

Our friend Jaypé was helping us take some photos at the yoga studio tonight, and we were fretting about bothering him.  He had been peacefully...

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Fighting The Resistance

Fighting The Resistance

Epiphanies are a funny thing. As Steven Pressfield writes in Turning Pro:  "Epiphanies hurt.  There's no glory in them.  They only make good stories...

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Music and Yoga: Rhythm

Music and Yoga: Rhythm

Music and yoga share a lot of fundamental elements.  This series of posts will explore the relationship between sound and movement.  This...

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Admitting When You Are Wrong

Admitting When You Are Wrong

This is a little detour from the music post series, but I need to get something out there for all of you fledgling or experienced yogis. In 2012, as...

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