My book on biomechanics is the culmination of my life’s education and experience. My father was an engineer and my mother was a university professor, meaning I was perfectly groomed to write a book and teach others about math and physics.

Although my undergrad degree was in women’s studies, I minored in mathematics and continued my studies in architecture, structural design, and civil engineering. Even though I had never heard of biomechanics when I started teaching yoga, all this education was preparing me without me even knowing it. I now see clearly that it is my dharma to study, write, and teach biomechanics to yoga teachers.

When I discovered biomechanics and realized it was the field of study that applied my previous academic endeavors to human biology, I could not believe it wasn’t a part of standard anatomy education.

Suddenly a tendon wasn’t just something that “connects muscle to bone,” a tendon was a complex biological fabric with specific mechanical properties, a complex biochemical environment, and active cells! The musculoskeletal structures I had memorized in anatomy were coming alive with purpose, resilience, and adaptability.

Through a combination of learning at school, translating the concepts to be relevant to yoga poses, teaching it to other yoga teachers, fielding difficult questions, and being challenged to make the material even more relevant is what eventually resulted in my book.