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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
The Second Yama: Satya – Truthfulness
In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali delineated the eight limbs of yoga. These precepts are intended as guidelines to living a life with meaning and purpose. They may be seen as a kind of map for seekers of greater... Read more
The First Yama: Ahimsa – Nonviolence
In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali delineated the eight limbs of yoga. These precepts are intended as guidelines to living a life with meaning and purpose. They may be seen as a kind of map for seekers of greater... Read more
8 Yogic Tips for Weathering the Rough Times
The Last Straw We often hear yoga teachers encouraging us to release worry and fear with each exhale, and to stay present in the moment. After all, most of the things we worry about never actually come true... Read more
Neuroplasticity, Yoga, and Transformation – How Yoga Affects Your Brain
Think you’re just exercising your body when you’re at the gym or on your yoga mat? Think again. Neuroscience has proven that yoga and other exercise are just as good for your brain as they are the rest of you... Read more
Integrative Medicine Program Includes Yoga Therapy
As the government starts deliberations on how to transform the nation’s health care system, the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and the Urban Zen Foundation have taken concrete steps to put “health... Read more
Yoga vs. Yoga Therapy?
Many people wonder what the difference is between yoga and yoga therapy , and which one is right for them. Here are the highlights of what yoga therapy is, what its benefits are, and how yoga therapy differs... Read more