27 Inspiring Yoga Quotes on Balance

September 17, 2020
Finding and establishing balance in a yoga pose or in your life is a constant struggle and journey. Balance isn’t about perfection—it's about seeing the patterns that unbalance us and knowing the ways to move back towards equilibrium. The more awareness you cultivate on and off your yoga mat, the easier it to be aware of moment disharmony arises. To help you find more harmony inside and

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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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9 Teas to Warm You this Autumn

October 25, 2016
Now that the leaves are falling, it’s time to pull on a sweater, grab a good book, and settle down with a relaxing cup of tea. There’s no better way to combat the cooling weather (not to mention the cold season that comes with it) than a warm, soothing cup of tea. We’ve gathered nine of our favorite teas for you to try this season, each with their own autumn-inspired

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  • “When by the flood of your tears, the inner and the outer have fused into One, you will find Her whom you sought with such anguish, nearer than the nearest, the very breath of life, the very core of every heart.” ⏤ Anandamayi Ma
  • “Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives - does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve.” ⏤ Sivananda
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  • “Stop trying to distinguish the joy of meditation from the messiness of life. Begin to see the divine in everything. She is in the joy just as much as the misery.” ⏤ Rod Stryker

Yoga for Combating Holiday Overconsumption

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Wool sweaters. Pumpkin spice lattes. Bouquets of dried corn. Whatever gets you excited about fall, it is a season of abundance. It’s a time when we harvest the fruits from the seeds we sowed in spring, and transition from the light playful days of summer into the dark slow days of winter. Fall is also a transition into the holiday season that offers us an abundance of gifts. Sometimes,

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