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Yoga For Autumn: A Time To Surrender

October 23, 2012

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 vata dosha. Autumn, the season of vata, can aggravate this dosha’s attributes: rough, dry, mobile, light, cool. It’s a good time for a bowl of hot soup…and an ideal time to take a look at where vata

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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.
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Pranayama: Yogic Breathing
Pranayamas are breathing exercises developed by the ancient yogis for purification and to cultivate “life force energy.”
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Dirga Pranayama
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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.
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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.

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The Best Ayurvedic Supplements to Boost Energy and Reduce Stress

July 16, 2020

Are there days when you feel overwhelmed and paralyzed from your stressful work, bills, and endless problems? While yoga and meditation practices can help bring you back to equanimity, sometimes you need additional support to maintain a place of calm. The ancient healing science of Ayurveda has several not well-known supplements that can help you stop stress and boost your energy levels.

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.

Mindfulness is a Superpower Video

Acrobatic Yoga: An Interview with Lex Peters

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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.

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4 Paths to Find Empowerment in Yoga

March 11, 2020

It is easy to feel disempowered. Our always on-the-go culture makes us feel overwhelmed, overworked, and exhausted. It is all too common to experience insecurity, low self-worth, and anxiety throughout the day. When we step on our yoga mat, this can all shift. Yoga can empower us to heal and nurture our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, well-being. Through a dedicated practice of

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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.

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When Flexibility is a Liability

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Yogic Wisdom

“Attitudes are enduring tendencies in your mind that show themselves in your behavior as well as your speech. Yoga encourages you to examine all your basic attitudes toward life to discover which ones are dysfunctional so that you can replace them with more appropriate ones.” ⏤ Georg Feuerstein
“Restless thoughts are a kind of mental 'static' which must be silenced if we are to hear the whispers of our inner self.” ⏤ John Novak
“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” ⏤ Thich Nhat Hanh
“Your concentration must come as easily as the breath. Fix yourself on one thing and try to hold onto it. All will come right. Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts. The dissipated mind is a sign of its weakness. By constant meditation it gains strength.” ⏤ Sri Ramana Maharshi

Autumn Yoga: 3 Tips to Help You Greet the Season

October 6, 2014

Time to grab a sweater and a pair of long pants—autumn has arrived! Pumpkins and apples have replaced berries and melons, and the morning sun is rising a little later … but wait, what does this have to do with yoga?! With a new season upon us, yoga can be a fantastic tool to help our bodies adapt to the cooler weather and shorter days. The word “detox” gets thrown around a lot in

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