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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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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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May 12, 2020
Visualization Meditation: Types, Techniques and Tips
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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)
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The Power, Importance and Benefits of Pranayama
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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.
Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Wisdom
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Tantra Yoga – Defined and Demystified
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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.

Seated Yoga Poses

Standing Yoga Poses

Supine Yoga Poses

Prone Yoga Poses

Find the Best Yoga for Your Body Shape

August 20, 2020

People who practice yoga are commonly thought of as being thin, toned, and flexible, but yoga can be practiced with any type of body. Yet each of the different yoga styles are often better suited for specific body types. Knowing which type of yoga practice is best for your type of body will ensure that you have a positive experience and more success in your practice. The advice given will

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.

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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.

Yoga Quiz: What is your Primary Guna?

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Autumn Yoga: 3 Tips to Help You Greet the Season

October 6, 2014

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.

Workplace Yoga Supports Body and Mind

Staying Hydrated During Your Yoga Practice

Using Essential Oils in Your Yoga Practice

Translating Confusing Asana Cues

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Yogic Wisdom

“Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When animated by intention, however, the simplest movement, the briefest meditation, and the contents of one breath cycle are made potent.” ⏤ Donna Farhi
“A calm mind releases the most precious capacity a human being can have: the capacity to turn anger into compassion, fear into fearlessness, and hatred into love.” ⏤ Eknath Easwaran
“The love of God, the love of the Spirit, is an all-consuming love. Once you have experienced it, it shall lead you on and on in the eternal realms. That love will never be taken away from your heart. It shall burn there, and in its fire you shall find the great magnetism of Spirit that draws others unto you, and attracts whatsoever you truly need or desire.” ⏤ Paramahansa Yogananda
“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.” ⏤ Pema Chodron

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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