Lessons from Ella: Patience, Practice, & Living in the Moment
Ella helps me with some yoga. I just went on the most glorious walk with Ella. Lots of warm weather here in Southern California, today is currently 73˚ with a slight breeze. Sorry to rub it in, but I can’t help but breathe in the air and be grateful to...Poses are not pills, but can movement be medicine?
The answer to the questions is tricky and not a simple yes or no, but when in life are the answers ever easy? This week, one of my teachers, Jill Miller, posted up a collection of her tweets into the post heard round the world. Poses are not pills. Stop telling...Variety is the Key to Adaptation
This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to share some yoga poses with the Glendale Dash 5K training program. I too am training for the 5K that will be in a few weeks. If you want a true challenge, try running for continuous 45 minutes (about 4 miles for me)...Dazed and Confused is Nothing New
I’m feeling slightly dazed and confused. The last 6 months have been a whirlwind of information. I don’t think I’ve learned so many new ideas since the good old college days. Its also a bit like the Matrix – when I learned these new ideas...Hello! My name is Elder Ellis.
So if you’re been missing Holla for some Mala updates, you’re not the only one. I have been busy traveling! This week I am in New York City for the ECA fitness show with Booty Barre. ECA is a large fitness convention that brings together fitness...Wow, Seattle. Just Wow.
The two days I spent at CreativeLive for Kelly Starrett’s Maintaining Your Body were amazing. Kelly has created a template to examine human movement on every body and identify and work to fix the problems. It wasn’t a laundry list of what to do...Seattle, here I come (am).
I made it to Seattle! In case you missed it, I am participating in Kelly Starrett’s “Maintaining Your Body” Webinar tomorrow at CreativeLive. While I face two days of burpees, push-ups and other physical tasks, my schedule currently includes...Upcoming Events
Hi yogis! I have a few events coming up that I want to share with you all. First of all, this Sunday (1/27) is my Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Ball workshop at Yoga at the Village from 1 – 3pm! You will uncover and unwind spots of tension all throughout your...Is Honesty Truly the Best Policy?
The recent news stories (cough Lance Armstrong cough) are very focused on coming clean – on telling the truth, and I started to wonder about why we do the things we do. Why do you do the right (or maybe even the wrong) thing? Who do you do it for? Is it for you...Hi, I’m Alex!
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