The first time I ever taught a class, I was a fucking wreck beforehand: I was anxious, insecure, and my mind raced.  When I actually taught it, my body was shaking, my voice was trembling, and I could hardly breathe. Fast forward to today (right now, actually) and...

This last week I had a ton on my plate. I had more classes to teach than normal and had to work on wrapping up a few different projects. Finally, the weekend came and I was able to take off to go visit my friends and family for some much-needed R&R. It was a super...

I’ve always been a high energy kinda guy and when I’m at all a little on the lower side people’s first thing is to ask if something is wrong. Most of the time, it’s just me being introspective or genuinely low energy. But there are other times where I’m not okay. My...

I’m yet again in another two weeks of an advanced training with my teacher (Hi Jason!). Let me first say, I truly love doing these trainings. However, sometimes they can be very daunting. For two weeks, I meet from Monday through Saturday for about eight hours and...

It’s easy to get caught up in the physical practice of yoga. With so much pressure coming from social media, sometimes it seems like yoga is just about doing crazy postures. The truth is that yoga is a living system. It’s about treating yourself and others well. It’s...

Seva is a Sanskrit word meaning selfless service resulting in personal growth and contribution to the improvement of a community. This past Saturday, 92 yogis came together to practice seva and raised $4,115 for underserved youth. It’s easy at times to have your yoga...

Dear Yoga Community, My name is Danni Pomplun. I have been a yoga teacher for almost five years and a student of the practice for about twelve years. When I first started the practice, it was all about the physical benefits for me. I heard what the teachers chatted...

Have I ever mentioned that I want to write a book? No seriously, I do. A student of mine heard my story about growing up and my yoga journey and was convinced that I had to tell this story to others (this happen to be the same student that told me I should quit my bar...

Over the past few weeks, I have been doing one thing or another for The One Love Movement event happening here in SF (If you haven't heard about it look it up HERE: we’re raising money for underserved youth). Some of my doing involved being interviewed for Spark blog...