Student Profiles
Greg Meredith: I find my whole world transforming…
A dedicated student in our morning Ashtanga Mysore program with Zachary Hitchcock, Greg Meredith offers his reflections on yoga in his life... My sciatic problem was at its worst ever this last summer. The sciatic pain was a spear piercing my lower back and exiting my abdomen, leaving my arms and legs numb. Sport-related injuries compounded with years... (read more)
Studio Spotlight: Our Seva Team
Have you ever noticed how the yoga shala always looks and feels clean and sparkly? We have a very special group of yogis and yoginis who are in charge of that! We call them our Seva Team because it’s through their selfless service that we all have such a beautiful environment in which to do our practices. In exchange, our Seva Team takes free... (read more)
John Harris: ‘I love how calm I feel’
When John Harris, 54, first started practicing yoga five years ago in Chicago, he was completely surprised by how peaceful he felt afterwards. He was immediately hooked. “The next day I told all my friends at work how great the class was,” he says. “I started going five to seven days a week after that.” His favorite thing about yoga is how calm... (read more)
David & Cookie Shimizu: If you do the practice, it will transform your life.
Like many men, David Shimizu, 53, began going to yoga four years ago at his wife Cookie’s request. “I had my own exercise regimen and a busy work schedule, so I was reluctant,” he says. “In the beginning, I was more concerned with the physical aspects of the practice; I thought the chanting was weird and savasana an inefficient use of time.... (read more)
Cyra Sherman: I couldn’t live without yoga
Cyra executes a difficult pose (ashtavakrasana) with a smile. When we asked long-time student and teacher Cyra Sherman about her experience with yoga, she wrote this beautiful essay which explains what her practice has meant to her… I have been practicing yoga for over 14 years. It has been an amazing adventure and journey into myself over the... (read more)
Lisa Higashiguchi: Feeling like a million bucks
Lisa, 47, demonstrates one of her favorite poses for building inner strength: Utthita Parshvakonasana It’s not unusual for people to take up yoga when faced with a challenge in their lives, and Lisa Higashiguchi is no exception. “I was caring for my boyfriend who was terminally ill when I started my practice,” she says. “I... (read more)