Do you lie in bed with your thoughts spinning out of control and an exhausted body, begging for sleep? Are you one of the 70 million Americans who struggles with sleeplessness? How can we let go of our overstimulated minds from keeping us up, or waking us up in the middle of the night. As […]

Most yoga teachers are known for their signature style—hot and sweaty, slow and mellow, alignment obsessed—no matter what day of the year you catch them on. Not so with Leigh Evans who believes there’s a different practice for every season, every age, even every stage a woman is at in her menstrual cycle. Her classes, workshops and […]

Alignment is key to getting into poses safely and correctly. That’s why Yoga Sleuth decided to head to Brooklyn’s Greenhouse Holistic where Leigh Evans adds in preparatory moves to help yogis find deeper and proper postures once the flow of the class picks up. After chanting Om three times, it was on to Sun Salutations, […]

Science class taught us that the ocean’s tides are affected by the moon and at some point most women learned that so were our menstrual cycles. Some even got those calendars to show exactly when the moon waxed and waned. But then what? “We have a natural, monthly seasonal experience that is constantly at odds […]