Fear lives in the future and draws us out of the present. This practice helps you learn how to get in touch with your emotions and stay with them and stay present. When you become aware of your fear and how it affects your body you are bringing your mind back to the present.

Our culture has programmed us for "doing", producing and moving. Stillness can be scary but it is in stillness that our intuition rises so we can capture our creativity and dream.

In Sanskrit the Heart Chakra is called Anahata. Roughly translated Anahata means "Un-stuck". This feeling of being "stuck" is such a perfect analogy...

I truly discovered the benefit of props when I started to study at an Iyengar studio. I had been taking Vinyasa and Hatha classes for years and was feeling in a rut - I felt good about my meditation and Pranayama but my asana practice was stagnant.