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Tips To Dress Comfortably While Practicing Yoga

September 13, 2021

There's no denying that wearing the perfect yoga clothing can be pretty magical. It fits you well, keeps you at the temperature you want, helps you sweat less, and prevents chafing. It can also have pretty amazing effects on your mood. Whether it's your choice of fabric, color, or style, it's hard to deny that what you wear in a yoga class can have a big impact on your practice. While it may

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Yoga for Beginners
New to yoga? Our Yoga for Beginners guide will give you all the tips, guidelines and recommendations you will need to start a successful yoga practice!

How to Choose the Perfect Yoga Block
September 1, 2020
The Meaning and Use of Common Yoga Symbols
February 4, 2020
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January 14, 2020
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.

Gratitude Meditation: Benefits, Tips and Technique
November 24, 2021
Meditation Before Work: Benefits, Tips and Techniques
August 30, 2021
6 Fabulous and Free Morning Guided Meditation Videos
May 27, 2021
Pranayama: Yogic Breathing
Pranayamas are breathing exercises developed by the ancient yogis for purification and to cultivate “life force energy.”

7 Morning Breathing Exercises to Boost Energy and Productivity
August 12, 2021
Udgeeth Pranayama: Benefits and Technique
August 10, 2021
Diaphragmatic Breathing in Yoga: Benefits and Technique
August 6, 2021
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

7 Tips for Beating the Winter Blahs with Yoga

February 24, 2015

Spring is just around the corner according to the calendar (and Punxsutawney Phil), but that may seem like cold comfort to winter-weary yogis. While you can’t rush the season, you can utilize your yoga practice to help shift your attitude. Here are seven ways to stoke your inner fire: 1. Recommit to your practice. Are you just moving your body during asana, or are you moving your spirit?

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.

Inspiring Video: Befriend the Monkey Mind with Mingyur Rinpoche

Interview with Yogi Vytas Baskauskas

Interview with Kelly Golden

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 Perfect Yoga Pose?

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Yoga Quiz: Which Hindu Goddess Are You?

Pancha Bhutas: Yoga’s 5 Elements of Nature

November 5, 2021

From traditional Chinese medicine to Feng Shui, almost every ancient culture described the nature of natural phenomena composed of several basic elements. In yoga, Ayurveda and Indian philosophy, the five elements are known as pancha bhootas. These five basic elements are earth, water, fire, air and space or ether. They represent the physical and energetic qualities of the human body and

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.

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Yogic Wisdom

“When the truth is known ignorance cannot be, when the mind is pure there is no disease, when the breath is mastered there is no death, therefore, surrender to Yoga.” ⏤ Krishnamacharya
“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.” ⏤ Buddha
“The challenge, and the opportunity, that Yoga presents to us is the possibility of breaking the conditioning cycle. We do this by becoming aware of the depth and pervasiveness of our patterns and, at the same time, by working to change them. And true transformation begins at the moment that we become aware of our actual condition.” ⏤ Gary Kraftsow
“Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life. If we dive deep enough into ourselves, we will find that the one thread of universal love ties all beings together. As this awareness dawns within us, peace alone will reign.” ⏤ Mata Amritanandamayi

3 Meditations to Keep You Warm this Winter

December 27, 2016

Winter weather can bring lethargy, cold, tight muscles, and a sense of detachment from the world and even ourselves. We must actively create our own warmth and body awareness in the winter. Doing so keeps our inner spark lit, connects us to our intuition, and nurtures a sense of self-care. I’ve found three simple meditations for winter to be helpful in generating warmth and body awareness

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