All in Consciousness

Max Strom: How To Find Your Purpose

By Courtney Aldor

Enter Max Strom. Max is the author of There is No App for Happiness, and A Life Worth Breathing.  He’s spoken at TEDx and for Fortune 500 on the ethics of business and leads mindfulness workshops world-wide. When I heard was he was doing a talk at Yogaworks on finding our life’s purpose, I was intrigued. Maybe he'd help me figure out what to busy myself with. And after all, dear readers, which one of you doesn't want to know your life purpose? According to Strom, the answer is deceivingly simple...

Lighten Up!! It’s OK To Laugh In Yoga

By Katie Lucas

As an instructor, my greatest accomplishment isn’t sending home a room of sweaty people. My greatest accomplishment is when I can get my students to laugh. As the Co-Founder of Ohm K, a women’s wellness apparel brand specializing in cheeky yoga tank tops and empowering messages, I’m all about bringing some levity to my workout...

No Means No, Even In Yoga

By Courtney Aldor

Not too long ago, in what was supposed to be a Meditation class, a friend and I were in an uncomfortable situation.  Flanked by women of various ages, we were instructed by the man leading class to roll around on the floor and moan.  When he commanded us to do it ‘louder’, ‘harder’, and ‘more’, and shamed us by suggesting we ‘notice our sexual repression’, the women followed suit by re-enacting orgasms for him...