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My Work
Read The Happy Diet, my blog for Fitness magazine.
What a Bargain
At The Clothes Line, Pittsburghers can buy designer apparel for a song—and support groundbreaking research in the process.
Magee-Womens Foundation, 2010
Chanda’s Natural Rx
Quadriplegic Chanda Hinton turned to alternative medicine to improve her quality of life. Now this inspiring woman’s foundation brings the same to others.
Yoga + Joyful Living, Winter 2009
Honey, Let’s Start a Brewery
Home-brewed beer hearkens back to a time of community.
TABLE, Fall 2009
The Godfather of Greening
When professional sports teams, the Academy Awards, or Broadway want to reduce their environmental toll, they turn to a Gandhi-inspired pragmatist.
Yoga + Joyful Living, Fall 2009
Go Outside and Play
Yoga + Joyful Living, Fall 2009
Yoga Beyond Poses (reprint)
Utne Reader, July-August 2009
Good Apples
TABLE, Summer 2009
Bhagavad Gita: Star of Film & Stage
The ancient Sanskrit text about the art of life gives life to contemporary art.
Yoga + Joyful Living, Summer 2009
Yoga 2.O: Tech Tools for Teachers
Yoga + Joyful Living, Summer 2009
Brown and Yellow Make Green (Jobs)
Yoga + Joyful Living, Summer 2009
Radical Healing: Yoga With Gary Kraftsow
The nationally acclaimed yoga teacher couldn’t move when he woke up from brain surgery. But that didn’t stop him from practicing yoga.
Yoga + Joyful Living, Spring 2009
License and Registration
Yoga + Joyful Living, Spring 2009
Path to Health
A conversation with wellness expert Will Clower
TABLE, Spring 2009
Off the Mat, Onto the Ice
Figure skater Sasha Cohen makes time for yoga despite her intense touring schedule. Sometimes, yoga finds its way into her programs.
Yoga + Joyful Living, November-December 2008
Yoga Stuff: Personalized Yoga Mat
Yoga + Joyful Living, November-December 2008
Celebrity Buzz: Castaway Yoga
Yoga + Joyful Living, November-December 2008
Meet the Parents: Ventura, California
Peek inside the life of this surfing, designing, business-owning family on the California coast.
Parents.com
Loyal to Local
A regional nonprofit plans to turn “Produce Grown Here” into a bestselling brand.
TABLE, Autumn 2008
Yoga Rock Stars: A Special Report [click here for pdf]
Devotional chanting, a centuries-old practice in India, is newly in vogue in the West. Read about the top five kirtan stars—who they are, why they’re hot—plus up-and-comers, must-see concerts, and the Yoga+ playlist.
Yoga + Joyful Living, September-October 2008
Have Yourself a Meditative Little Christmas [click here for pdf]
It’s not too early to start planning. This holiday season, skip the frantic shopping and food comas. Give yourself the gift of a yoga retreat.
Yoga + Joyful Living, September-October 2008
Could Chant Top the Charts?
The visionary music executive behind Lilith Fair fell in love with yoga. Now he has the passion—and the business savvy—to make kirtan as recognizable as reggae.
Yoga + Joyful Living, July-August 2008
Beneath the Surface
For sprint kayaker Karen Furneaux, yoga is about more than stretching. It’s about
developing the mental clarity that’s key to realizing her Olympic dreams.
Yoga + Joyful Living, July-August 2008
Laws We Like
Yoga + Joyful Living, July-August 2008
Overheard at … Healing Yoga Foundation
Yoga + Joyful Living, July-August 2008
The Care Package That Became a Company
TABLE, Summer 2008
Windows of Opportunity
A Pittsburgh nonprofit gets into the stained-glass business to save historic buildings – and ends up saving lives.
Yoga + Joyful Living, May-June 2008
No Yama, No Yoga
At 68, Dharma Mittra can still do most of the postures he modeled in 1984 for his famous poster. But he insists that “fancy poses” miss the point if students ignore yoga’s ethical rules.
Yoga + Joyful Living, March-April 2008
I Do Yoga Backwards
At 13, Matthew Sanford was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident that killed his father and sister. His practice is an exploration of the “really cool subtle things that happen in a yoga pose.”
Yoga + Joyful Living, March-April 2008
A Week in the Wilderness
In Wyoming backcountry I saw mountain peaks, marshy meadows, grazing elk, and real-life cowboys. But nothing was more remarkable than what I saw inside.
Yoga + Joyful Living, November-December 2007
Meditation for Millionaires
A Florida real estate developer, a spiritual institution, and a cosmetics company join hands to help the highly privileged discover their higher purpose.
Yoga + Joyful Living, November-December 2007
Yoga Vocabulary: the ABCs of R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Yoga + Joyful Living, November-December 2007
Healing Yoga Comes to America
In 1976, yoga legend T. K. V. Desikachar opened a healing center in India. Now his “American daughter” is creating the first U.S. offshoot.
Yoga + Joyful Living, September-October 2007
Getting the Day Off to a Good Start
Captain G.R. Gopinath, founder of India’s first budget airline, talks about how yoga transformed his life.
Yoga + Joyful Living, July-August 2007
Sitarist and Composer Anoushka Shankar
The artist whose father turned the Beatles on to Indian music brings modern elements to an ancient tradition.
Yoga + Joyful Living, March-April 2007
Studying Yoga in India
A financial journalist quits her job and signs up for four weeks of intensive yoga training. Here’s her story.
Yoga + Joyful Living, January-February 2007
Read Wee Bit Badass, my blog about seven months in India.