Yoga 
Yoga: The Silent Killer?
When the Buddha (who I didn’t know personally) left his father’s palace for the first time, he saw three things: An old man, a sick man, and a dead body. This formed the basi... ...read more
Yoga With My Dad
When you think of a “yogi,” my dad isn’t what comes to mind, unless you’re thinking of Yogi Bear. Like me, he has excessive body hair and a preternatural fondness for luncheon... ...read more
Reading Siddhartha When You’re Down and Out
The other night, as though I were a college sophomore who’d forgotten to do his homework, I stayed up until 2 AM reading Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, a book normally consumed ... ...read morePlease Join Us for the Release Party for Stretch, the New Book by TFT Yoga Correspondent Neal Pollack
Attention: Please join us for the New York release party for Neal Pollack’s new book, Stretch: 7 PM, Sept. 15, at Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn. The powerHou... ...read more
Me Talk Sanskrit One Day
Yoga-teacher training involved a lot more than just doing poses. My fellow students and I meditated in a Buddhist temple, manipulated formaldehyde-drenched cadaver organs, pr... ...read more
Dear Abby: My Yoga Teacher Won’t Stop Chanting
I recently had a guy get in touch with me on Twitter, telling me that I should start a “Dear Abby for the sarcastic yoga set.” Though not the least appealing ide... ...read more
I Was A Special Needs Yoga Student
During the first three weeks of yoga school, I could feel the frustration building among my classmates. Here they were, people who’d been doing yoga for years, who’... ...read moreWhy I Almost Ran Away From Yoga School
Soon after yoga school began, three weeks that feels like three months ago, a small group of people asked the management if the doors could open a little earlier. They wanted to... ...read more
A Letter Home From Yoga Camp
Dear Mom: Well, here I am in yoga camp, and I’m in extremely good hands. Richard Freeman, though he’d never dream of calling himself this, is the most knowledgeable... ...read more
Psyllium And Shaved Shoulders: How My Preparations For Yoga School Went Awry
I took great care preparing for yoga school. For months, I raised money and made logistical arrangements. I read Indian mythology and meditated for at least a half hour a day a... ...read moreFollow Us
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