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Svadhyaya: Try This Life Stage Review to Develop Clarity and Self-Awareness
Clarity is an essential quality to embody to understand who you are and what difficulties you face, how they make you feel, and why you react or respond to them the way you do. Clarity is related to the niyama... Read more
Foot Yoga: Wake Up Your Toes
If setting down roots is the fundamental act in a yoga practice, then we’d best pay attention to our feet, the primary roots for all standing poses, and for much of our life off the mat. The more time we spend... Read more
Sparks of Divinity: BKS Iyengar’s Wisdom
Have you ever read words that changed your life? Here are some that recently changed mine: “If doubt arises in your discipline, let it come. You do your work and let doubt go about its work. Let’s see which... 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
Know Your Yoga Asana: Demystifying Sanskrit Posture Names
So far, in Part 1 we learned about how English and Sanskrit are related, so some of those mysterious words you’ve been hearing will actually be easy to remember if you connect them with the corresponding... Read more
Name That Yoga Pose! Making Sense of Sanskrit - Part 2
If you read part Part 1 of this series, you may have already realized that many yoga pose names are compound terms made up of two or more common Sanskrit words. For example, Baddha Konasana means “Bound Angle... Read more
Sing Out! How Chanting Trains Your Brain
My family and I went to Spain last summer, so not long ago before we left I started taking Spanish lessons. And even though I already speak two languages, boy was it difficult! I could feel my brain at times... Read more
Know Your Yoga Asana: Demystifying Sanskrit Posture Names - Part 1
A lot of English speakers are scared of trying to learn the Sanskrit names of yoga poses. It all just sounds completely impenetrable to them, especially if a teacher is just quickly rattling off the names or... Read more
Want to Strengthen Your Core? Start with Your Breath
Most people think of crunches or even Navasana (Boat Pose) as the Holy Grail of yoga core strengtheners. But what if you could strengthen your abdominal muscles simply by breathing? You can! Here's How This... Read more
Yoga Crisis: What to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Practicing
It’s probably safe to say that all yogis have experienced this: a day (or days) when you don’t want to get onto your mat. The thought of practicing just isn’t appealing to you at all. Maybe a prior injury has... Read more