Summer has a way of making yoga feel optional. You're outside more. You're walking longer. The garden is calling. Maybe you've got a golf game or two on the calendar. You're moving, so it's easy to think the mat can wait. We get it. And we also want to make a case for why summer might actually be the best time to keep showing up. Not because you need to earn your rest. But because yoga isn't competing with your other activities. It's what keeps them feeling good. What's actua

Runner's lunge is one of those poses that shows up in almost every class. Warm-ups, flows, cool-downs, It's everywhere. And yet it's one of the poses we see people struggling through the most. Not because they're doing anything wrong. But because a few small setup choices make a surprisingly big difference in what the pose actually does for your body. This month we're fine tuning runner's lunge. What it's targeting, why it matters, and three adjustments that change the whole

Most people quit when things get uncomfortable. And honestly? Sometimes that's the right call. But sometimes what you're feeling isn't a reason to stop. It's a reason to pay attention. Here's the distinction that changes everything about how you practice. Fatigue is burning, shaking, heaviness, the strong desire to negotiate your way out of a pose. It's your body recruiting more muscle fibers to meet a demand. It's uncomfortable on purpose. It's how strength is built. When

There are teachers who instruct. And then there are teachers who see you. Sarah is the second kind. She's been part of the Hippie community long enough to know your name, your dog's name, and probably your nemesis pose. She teaches with warmth, precision, and the kind of honesty that makes you feel both challenged and completely at home. We asked her a few questions. Here's what she had to say. Right now she's obsessed with Warrior III. "I feel so strong, yet graceful, ground