Hugger Mugger Blog

Yoga props aren’t a sign you’re doing less—they’re a way to practice smarter. At Hugger Mugger, we’ve spent over 40 years designing props that support real bodies and real practices,...

Recently a former high school classmate posted a meme that caught my eye. It went something like this: “At my age, when I drop something on the floor I have...

There are a handful of yoga poses that I’d classify as “complicated.” By complicated, I’m referring to the number of elements that need to line up in order for a...

What are your go-to poses right after you step onto your mat? I like to warm up with a “gooey” Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose). By gooey, I mean...

John Szewczyk-9173643533-COPYRIGHTED Sometimes when I look back at my early yoga teaching, I have to cringe a little (or sometimes, a lot!). Like most yoga teachers, I’ve never taught classes...

Images of witches, ghosts, black cats, zombies and skeletons abound this month. These iconic images are meant to be scary, and some of them are—although I have to say that...

As yoga teachers, we face different learner types in every class we teach. Some people are visual learners. Demonstrating poses clicks in for this group. Others respond to manual adjustments....

Asana, the physical practice, is the most recognizable of the eight limbs of yoga. If you mention “yoga,” most people will automatically picture a person in some beautiful, bendy position....

There’s a lot of debate in the blogging/social media world about what yoga is and is not. Popular yoga is often seen as a sped-up version of yoga asanas (postures)....

One of yoga practice’s great gifts is its emphasis on balancing. Poses such as Vrksasana (Tree Pose) are an integral part of almost every form of practice. The ability to...

I recently published a blog on the 6 Elements of Balancing. First on the list of the balancing essentials is healthy, stable and sensitive feet. In this post, I'll introduce...

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), falls are the leading cause of injury or injury-related death in older adults in the United States. There are many reasons that...