Colleen Saidman Yee

Are you confusing self with ego?

Are you confusing self with ego?

In our most recent episode of Talking Yoga, our host, Colleen Saidman Yee, asks master teacher Ramanand Patel a question from one of our fans: “What is the most precious thing you learned from Mr. Iyengar.

Do you own your past?

Do you own your past?

Do you own your past? Not just the mistakes, but everything that you’ve done to bring you to this moment on your life’s journey? Master teacher Seane Corn does, with one exception: she doesn’t consider what she’s done a mistake.

What Brought You to Yoga?

What Brought You to Yoga?

We’re in the midst of a blossoming of interest in yoga around the world, but especially here in the U.S. For some practitioners, yoga will become a framework for their lives and through which they will relate to the world. For others, it will be a fad, a temporary stop in their quest to find something that’s missing in their lives, but ultimately, one which requires more effort and commitment than they are willing to put in.

What Is that Thing that Makes You Come Alive?

What Is that Thing that Makes You Come Alive?

What is that thing that makes you come alive? In the case of master teacher Kathryn Budig, it was the story of the Greek goddess Artemis that served as a powerhouse for her life. In tomorrow’s episode of Talking Yoga, Kathryn tells host Colleen Saidman Yee about how she grew up loving Artemis – the “Tomboy of the gods” – who defied all the rules, never married, and became an inspiration for generations of empowered women throughout the ages.

Can You Accept Your Imperfections?

Can You Accept Your Imperfections?

The internet is filled with pretty pictures of shapely yogis doing poses in beautiful surroundings. And there is certainly a place for that in the blossoming conversation about yoga happening right now.

But is that all there is to yoga? Of course not. 

From Yoga Teacher…to Yoga Student…to Yoga Teacher…

From Yoga Teacher…to Yoga Student…to Yoga Teacher…

They say that no man is an island, and that is certainly true of yoga teachers.

Every yoga teacher, whether a beginner fresh out of teacher training with a 200 hour certificate or a master with decades of experience, learned from somebody, and will pass on their own wisdom to their own students.

Talking about #TalkingYoga

Talking about #TalkingYoga

Imagine you were at a yoga retreat and you overheard David Swenson reminiscing with Beryl Bender Birch about what it was like when they were both studying with Pattabhi Jois in Maui in 1989…