6 Reasons to Practice Daily Sun Salutations

March 19, 2020
I didn't fully realize the power of daily sun salutations until I briefly stopped doing them. Wow, what it difference it made. It was like going off coffee. During this time, I began my mornings sluggishly and stressed. Tasks seemed unusually strained as if invisible weights hung from my limbs. Sounds that shouldn't bother me, like a distant bark of a neighbor's dog or the aggressive honk of

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11 Ways to Improve Your Yoga Practice

October 23, 2018
The tradition of yoga holds great depth and diversity, providing us with endless opportunities to explore and grow. While improving strength and flexibility are two obvious places to focus in order to progress in yoga, there are many other, more subtle, paths and tools that can help you become more proficient in your practice. This list of 11 ways to improve your yoga practice is not meant to

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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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Visualization Meditation: Types, Techniques and Tips

April 14, 2020
What do you see when you meditate? Perhaps your answer is a resounding “nothing!”–and this is perfectly okay. However, even though a state of meditation is often cultivated through the withdrawal of the senses, there are many practices that utilize your inner senses as the object or focus of your concentration. By practicing visualization, we can use our sense of inner-sight and

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  • “We look at the world through our likes and dislikes, hopes and fears, opinions and judgments. We want everyone to behave as we think they should; otherwise we get agitated. But we are here to accept the world as it is, even as we work to make it better.” ⏤ Eknath Easwaran
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Visualization Meditation: Types, Techniques and Tips

April 14, 2020
What do you see when you meditate? Perhaps your answer is a resounding “nothing!”–and this is perfectly okay. However, even though a state of meditation is often cultivated through the withdrawal of the senses, there are many practices that utilize your inner senses as the object or focus of your concentration. By practicing visualization, we can use our sense of inner-sight and

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