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Why Yoga and Trekking the Himalayas Belong Together
Trekking places a lot of physical demands on your body, and especially on your lungs, legs, and nervous system. Using Pranayama (breath control) before and after hiking helps prime your respiratory system for exertion, improves oxygen efficiency (especially at higher altitudes), and accelerates recovery afterward. For me, returning to Nepal to lead yoga on the journey to Everest Base Camp was about bringing together two things that…
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Why Fear Is a Story: Lessons from the Himalayas on Perception & Flow
What if everything you’re afraid of isn’t happening in the world, but in the story your mind has created about it? Your brain doesn’t record reality, it constructs it. Every moment, it fills the gaps with memories, expectations, and fears, then presents you with its best guess of what’s real. I’ll show you how perception, fear, impermanence, and flow shape…
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Visit Upper Mustang Before Everyone Else Does: A Practical Travel Guide
Most travelers come to Nepal for Everest Base Camp, the Annapurna Circuit, or Pokhara. Upper Mustang is the alternative for people who’ve already done the classics, or who want something quieter, drier, and more Tibetan than Nepali. This is Nepal’s “Last Forbidden Kingdom,” a place so remote it feels like another planet. Until 1994, foreigners weren’t allowed inside. Today, improved…
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Tsum Valley + Manaslu Circuit + Annapurna: 300km Himalaya Trek Guide
When I arrived in Nepal, I planned a 27-day itinerary for trekking in the Himalayas. Twenty-three days later, I returned from the mountains having skipped rest days, combined hiking stages, crossed three high-altitude regions, and learned that the most meaningful experiences rarely happen according to plan. What I found in the Himalayas wasn’t just spectacular scenery. It was a different…
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Going to India as a Yoga Teacher, but India Had Other Plans
There are journeys we plan, and there are journeys that feel as though they have been waiting for us. My first encounter with Bhakti yoga wasn’t in India — it was in America, through a marriage that eventually ended and took the rituals with it. The words of the aarti faded from memory, and my path shifted toward asana and…
