September is right around the corner. It is a time of transitions, a time of new beginnings often even more than those that come January 1st. Summer is coming to a close, vacations are ending, schools are starting and people are getting back to their every day routines. For many of us, myself included, these transitions are challenging. The space between one thing and the next can be jarring. Its hard to "get into the swing of things." Enter yoga. Yoga does more than strength

Decades ago when I began my yoga journey and experimenting with various styles and disciplines of yoga, there was always one constant goal - flexibility. I was always taught to try to stretch farther, go deeper. Yes,there were different modalities to get there - more heat, more humidity, longer holds, blocks, straps, etc... But it was always about how far can I stretch. Can I eventually put my leg behind my head and "relax"-Ha. Yes, I did eventually put my legs behind my hea