Teacher Training: Are You Ready?
For many of us, discovering yoga was a lot like falling in love—the surrender, the glow, the longing for more. If you’ve arrived at that point where you yearn for…
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Music in Yoga Class?
Is music beneficial to the practice of yoga, or is it simply a distraction? In Part 1, we discussed how the tantric traditions of Kashmir Shaivism and Rajanaka view externalities…
Is Yoga Really “Everything”?
So, you practice yoga. Do you think of yoga as comprised of traditional practices intended to help you achieve enlightenment? Perhaps you conceive of anything being yoga, as long as…
Yoga In Schools Raises Religious Questions
It seems that not all parents are happy to see yoga classes implemented in their kids’ schools, despite the ever-growing body of evidence demonstrating the benefits of yoga for children….
Yoga For Autumn: A Time To Surrender
Autumn has arrived in a gust of wind and a flurry of falling leaves. It’s a pretty picture and—looking through the lens of ayurveda, yoga’s sister science—it’s the picture of…
What is a Yogi?
Simply put, a yogi* is someone who practices yoga. So, if you’ve done a few downward facing dogs in your lifetime, does that make you a yogi? Um, probably not….
Cyber Bullying: An Inspiring Tale
A beautiful story published last week recounts the tale of Balpreet Kaur, a young Sikh woman who responded with grace and dignity to an episode of online bullying and has…
The Yoga of Cycling: A Lesson In Self-Compassion
Since beginning grad school in August, I ride my bike to class whenever possible. This practice has offered some surprising and meaningful lessons reflective of the yogic path. While the…
Yoga: Greater than sum of parts?
A recent study sheds some glimmers on the science of yoga debate: What type of yoga practice is most effective in promoting mental and physical health? Do different practices have…
Why Practice Yoga at Home?
Home yoga practice: we all know we should be doing it, but why bother, when we could just attend a class anyway? If you needed any further urging, a recent…
Check out our yoga books: Yoga for Beginners takes you through all the basics of practicing yoga and then teaches you the poses in the context of a yoga practice sequence. Yoga Class guides you through eight lessons to learn 30 of the most commonly used poses while incorporating yogic philosophy and principles of alignment.
