While most of my clients are women, I also offer on-site classes just for men. My passion is 'translating' yoga so that classes are comfortable, welcoming and effective for different groups of people. Despite yoga's enormous popularity, only 10 to 20 percent of practitioners are men. To me, this indicates that we as yoga teachers have not served men's needs very well. I aim to be part of changing that.

Speaking in broad generalities, when men come to yoga class, they often feel like strangers in a strange land – put off by yoga's aesthetic and esoteric language, and frustrated by class sequencing.

Chanting in Sanskrit while surrounded by candles, incense, and images of Hindu deities is commonplace in yoga studios but foreign territory for the average American guy. For your convenience, I offer classes at your workplace.

Sometimes teachers use ethereal language ('celebrate the kundalini rising up through the sushumna into the radiance of your crown chakra!') or make unsubstantiated or oversimplified claims ('spinal twists will cleanse you of toxins!'). While my classes are inspiring and grounded in yoga's history, I also use clear language and minimal jargon.

Most yoga classes are sequenced assuming women's usual level of flexibility. However, in comparison to women, men tend to be stronger in their upper bodies and tighter in their shoulders, hips, and legs. As a result, men tend to benefit from practicing intermediary steps first to gradually and deeply stretch their hamstrings, calves, hips, and shoulders before practicing challenging poses. I design class sequences specifically for men's bodies so participants can practice yoga safely and successfully.