Category Archives: stories

Vinnie Marino grew up in the 1960s in New York. He was naturally drawn to yoga and practiced it in his teens. But in high school he also found drugs and his yoga practice fell away. His downward spiral continued … Continue reading →

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a … Continue reading →

Anyone who has experience with care giving knows that this is no easy task. But what if a child is burdened with this responsibility? In an advanced country like the US it is estimated that there are at least 1.3 … Continue reading →

Yuko was practicing yoga before she got an aggressive form of cancer that grew in her mouth. She now says that she did not know how valuable the yoga practice would be to help her heal. Yuko has used art, … Continue reading →

I injured my back in the fall of 2001, shortly after I had started practicing yoga. I had spent my youth playing sports, and most recently rugby, running and weight lifting. A lifetime of aggressive and contact sports culminated in … Continue reading →