Here is something I wish more people knew: the practices of yoga have always been about meeting people where they are. Not forcing them to be somewhere else. Not pushing them to be better, stronger, more flexible, more enlightened. Meeting them exactly where they are. Modern neuroscience and psychology give us language like titration, pendulation, and the window of tolerance to describe what yoga has always known. The words are new, many developed in the 70s-90s. The wisdom is ancient. And together, they give us a way to talk about this work that is grounded, precise, and deeply human. Continue Reading