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4 Ways Yoga Can Benefit Runners
If you ask most runners what the most important part of their training routine is, without a doubt, they will say that the miles are what matter. Given the option of running for 30 minutes straight, or doing... Read more
Judith Hanson Lasater: 5 Tips for Developing a Regular Home Yoga Practice
We recently sat down with Judith Hansen Lasater who shared some powerful insights with us about why it’s hard for so many of us to maintain a consistent home yoga practice. Judith shared that she doesn’t... Read more
Refining Triangle Pose: The 3 Primary Triangles in Trikonasana
You could explore Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) for a lifetime and still continue to feel new sensations. Each time you practice, you can create profound awareness in both your body and breath. An aspect of... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
Think Outside the Block: A Guide to Innovative Yoga Props
One of the beautiful things about yoga is that you need nothing but yourself to practice. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, whether at the seashore on a vast expanse of sand or squeezed between a... Read more
Trade Your Stress for Your Breath
“Soft surrender is as important as hard work.” This mantra helps me function as a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic lifestyle counselor and writer with optimal vitality, ease, and creativity. It also makes a great... Read more
How Can You Tell Whether Your Yoga Teacher Knows What She is Doing?
Nowadays everybody seems to be an expert on everything. For example, I am amazed at the number of tweets routinely featured and quoted in media even if they come from people with no measurable expertise on the... Read more
Yoga, Tuna, and Heat
I’ve been practicing yoga for more than 5 years now and teaching for almost as long. I love my vinyasa practice and I enjoy a good Kundalini yoga class when I get the chance. I’d heard about Bikram yoga and... Read more
Anatomy of Breathing - Benefits of Deepening Your Breath
Attention to breathing synchronizes many of the functions of the body. Our breath flows as life-giving oxygen into the blood, which carries it to every part of the body, where it provides a critical part of... Read more
Study: Yoga May Be Good News for Couch Potatoes
According to a recent study, yoga may offer some good news for couch potatoes looking to kick the habit. For a couch potato there is nothing more pleasing than to recline comfortably and let life just flow on... Read more