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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
Types of Yoga Styles
People who consider beginning yoga, often find it very confusing to know where to start. There are so many different styles of yoga that all seem to have only one thing in common: a tongue-breaking, impossible... Read more
What is Yoga Therapy?
With its popularity, yoga may at times appear like just another fitness fad, with a little spiritual flavoring thrown in. No doubt, as a fitness approach, yoga offers tremendous benefits, which are valuable in... Read more
Is Yoga Medicine?
The so-called complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies are on the rise, spurred by public demand. More than 42% of people in the US are using some form of CAM each year, creating a wave of interest in... Read more
Yoga and Exercise
If you frequent your local recreation center, you've probably noticed "yoga instruction" popping up on the exercise class schedule, perhaps tucked between "aerobics" and "Pilates." You may have seen flyers or... Read more
Yoga Continues to Grow in Popularity
An estimated 9.5% of Americans now practice yoga, according to a recent survey. If you have ever taken a really great yoga class, or simply practiced yoga regularly over a period of time, you have likely... Read more
Yoga Benefits: Benefit # 1: Yoga Detoxifies the Body
Detoxification is the metabolic process by which toxins, or harmful things, are changed into less toxic substances and flushed from the body. Similar to how an environmentalist would remove pollution from a... Read more