On Leadership and Change

On Leadership and Change

  Q: How, if at all, can yoga make you a better leader? In other words, what principles and practices of yoga can leaders use to help transform themselves, the state of their companies, countries and/or the world at large?   DAVID: Yoga empowers the individual by...
Wearing Recycled Clothing

Wearing Recycled Clothing

Q: How is wearing recycled / reworked clothing connected to yogic principles such as ahimsa and greedlessness, and being happy with what we already have… Sharon: Simple, we are huge consumers, we are consuming so much that we are trashing our planet as well as...
Why eating fish should be unacceptable for Vegans

Why eating fish should be unacceptable for Vegans

Q: I don’t eat meat, but I eat fish. Isn’t that all right? Isn’t it true that fish are cold-blooded and don’t feel pain? SHARON: Actually, fish are very sensitive creatures with highly developed nervous systems. They feel pain acutely. If they weren’t able to feel...
Cruel Practices in Animal Farms

Cruel Practices in Animal Farms

Q: Are animals a lower life form than humans? SHARON: It has been an obsession of human beings to create a hierarchy that places the human species on top and lumps all the “other animals” together beneath us. The resulting “speciesism” allows us to look upon animals...
Never Give Up

Never Give Up

Over six years ago now I entered this yoga path. How much I’ve learned. How much I’ve battled & struggled with and still do! Something which doesn’t get mentioned enough. How much inner strength is required. And dedication. And perseverance!  Like with anything...