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34 Great Meditation Quotes to Inspire and Bring Peace

June 2, 2020

Meditation can sometimes feel like a dull and tiresome task. We all know meditation will reduce our stress and boost our inner peace, yet we easily put it off or just plain forget to sit down for the practice. When we find ourselves avoiding the practice we usually just need a gentle nudge, and reading an inspirational quote on meditation can do the trick. We have collected a great collection

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The Importance of a Daily Yoga Practice
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8 Ways To Prevent Yoga Injuries
February 26, 2013
Why Practice Yoga at Home?
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Meditation: Create Calm
Meditation is a focusing of the mind on a single object with the goal of creating the cessation of all thought. The techniques of meditation are simple and easy to learn, but the ability to keep the mind focused takes time, patience and practice.
The 10 Best Things to Do Before Meditation
September 16, 2020
10 Great Free Guided Meditations for Peaceful Sleep
May 12, 2020
Visualization Meditation: Types, Techniques and Tips
April 14, 2020
Pranayama: Yogic Breathing
Pranayamas are breathing exercises developed by the ancient yogis for purification and to cultivate “life force energy.”
Light Up Your Life With Kapalabhati (Benefits and Tips)
June 11, 2020
The Power, Importance and Benefits of Pranayama
June 9, 2020
Dirga Pranayama
May 11, 2012
Yoga 101: the Basics
Throughout the long history of yoga a vast collection of spiritual techniques and practices aimed at integrating mind, body and spirit have been developed. What is normally thought of as “yoga” in the West is really Hatha Yoga, one of the many paths of yoga.
Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Wisdom
March 17, 2020
Tantra Yoga – Defined and Demystified
October 17, 2019
What is a Yogi? And How Do You Become One?
September 5, 2019

Asana: Yoga Poses

Explore over 125 yoga asanas in our yoga pose index. All of our posture pages have full instructions and multi-photo illustrations. Our four main categories of yoga poses are listed below, but you can find many others in our main section.

Seated Yoga Poses

Standing Yoga Poses

Supine Yoga Poses

Prone Yoga Poses

4 Powerful Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion in Yoga

April 16, 2020

In a modern yoga-scape littered with self-development literature and enlightenment-centric teachings, some of yoga’s finer—and more beautiful—teachings are often overlooked. Self-compassion is one such teaching that’s particularly emphasized in the Kripalu Yoga tradition (Kripalu means “compassionate" or "merciful” in Sanskrit). Our modern emphasis and value on a physically

Be Inspired to Practice Yoga

Find the motivation and inspiration for a dedicated yoga practice by reading interviews with inspirational teachers and watching our collection of inspirational yoga videos.

Just Practice – An Awe Inspiring Ashtanga Video

Inspring Video of the Journey from Lawyer to Yogi

Interview with Teacher, Artist, and Healer Kat Tudor

Take a Yoga Quiz

Discover and learn more about yourself by taking one of our fun and easy yoga quizzes. Check out one or more of our classic personality-style quizzes to help guide your yoga journey. Each quiz provides immediate feedback and reveals your results at the end.

Yoga Quiz: What’s Your Yoga Pose IQ?

Yoga Quiz: What’s Your Ideal Yoga Date?

Yoga Quiz: What Essential Oil Will Enhance Your Yoga Practice?

Summerize Your Yoga With Cooling Practices

June 14, 2012

Ah, summer…the days get longer, the sun gets stronger. But we can have too much of a good thing. Summer’s solar qualities (heat, projection, activity) equate to sympathetic nervous system stimulation. Obvious signs of overheating are feeling irritable, distracted and, well, hot. When we feel uncomfortable, we have the luxury of simply flipping on the A/C to adjust the external

Deepen Your Yoga Practice

Discover great tips, sage advice and expert how-to’s on the many ways to explore, deepen and refine your yoga practice. In our in-depth topics and articles, we examine and investigate the subtitles and modern applications of this ancient practice.

6 Yogic Techniques to Transform a Negative Mind

The Robotic Evolution of Yoga

Yoga Styles: One Word Definitions

How Yoga Helps To Ease Suffering

Why You Should Try Yin Yoga

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Yogic Wisdom

“Rid your body of its impurities, let your speech be true and sweet, feel friendship for the world, and with humility seek wealth and knowledge.” ⏤ Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
“Whether things get better or worse depends to a considerable extent on our own actions. The recommendation of a yoga practice follows the principle that through practice we can learn to stay present in every moment, and thereby achieve much that we were previously incapable of.” ⏤ T.K.V. Desikachar
“Trust allows you to give. Giving is abundant. As you give so it shall be given to you. If you give with judgment, limitation and stinginess, that is what you will create in your life - judgment, limitation, and stinginess.” ⏤ Gary Zukov
“Real attainment is to be fully conscious, to be aware of surroundings and the people around, to move among them all, but not to merge consciousness in the environment. One should remain in inner independent awareness.” ⏤ Sri Ramana Maharshi

Starting a Sadhana: 6 Benefits of a Daily Yoga Practice

January 8, 2019

Many of us approach yoga and meditation in a haphazard way, practicing only when it is convenient or desirable to us. While this approach is acceptable for a grihasta, or householder, it will be difficult to attain, or even taste, the unitive state of yoga without a more robust level of dedication, intention, and practice. To truly deepen your yoga experience, start a sadhana—a

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