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.