Jump Aboard a Yoga Road-Trip Adventure (Sponsored)
It’s not so easy planning an epic yoga adventure anymore. There’s a current smorgasbord of yoga teachers and styles to choose from, and many yoga retreats are now combining yoga with other…
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Holiday Blessings: The Yamas Unwrapped
The second chapter (II.29-45) of the Yoga Sutras outlines yoga’s eight limbs, beginning with the yamas, ethical guidelines that are often dubbed the “five commandments of yoga.” These guidelines for living were compiled some…
3 Tips to Maintain Your Yoga Practice During the Holidays
The holidays have officially begun! For many of us, this time means a flurry of not only snow, but also activity. Though the days are shorter, the holiday season asks…
Sweating, Screaming and Crying During Yoga Class
Have you ever found yourself suddenly crying during yoga practice? While some people have experienced this spontaneous occurrence on occasion, others are intentionally seeking it out. Classes are popping up…
Yoga Teacher Training: To Travel or Not to Travel?
Undertaking a yoga teacher training is a life-changing experience. Whether you choose an intensive multi-week course or a program that meets at intervals over many months, you’ll be receiving an…
Sowing the Seeds of Karma
What goes around comes around. But karma isn’t simply an “eye for an eye.” Nor is it about getting a gold star for good behavior. Rather than thinking about karma…
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Yoga as a Tool for Addiction Recovery [Y12SR]
Using yoga as a tool in substance abuse prevention and treatment programs isn’t a new idea, but it has built momentum over the last several years. Addiction recovery and yoga…
Staying Hydrated During Your Yoga Practice
Look around at the start of any yoga class: Mats are rolled out, blocks, belts and bolsters are at the ready, and invariably at one corner of the mat, you’ll…
The Roundup! Adjustments, Crying and Motorbike Yoga
This week’s Yoga Basics Link Roundup is filled with thought-provoking issues facing the modern yogi. Some are quite thorny, such as whether yoga teachers should offer hands-on adjustments to yoga students…
Making Gentle Yoga a Part of Your Practice
“The challenge of yoga is go beyond our limits—within reason. We continually expand the frame of the mind by using the canvas of the body. It is as if you…
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