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The Best Yoga Tips for Integrating Negative Emotions
Your yoga practice makes you present and aware of all of your feelings, even the ones you try to push deep down inside of you. Emotional issues will surface during… Read More→
The 10 Best Benefits of Practicing Yoga in the Morning
Many new yogis wonder, “what is the best time to do yoga? Is yoga better to do in the morning, in the afternoon, or in the evening before bed?” The… Read More→
The 10 Best Things to Do Before Meditation
Sitting down to meditate might be one of the most challenging things for you to do. To help you be more successful at meditation we have created a list of… Read More→
Find the Best Yoga for Your Body Shape
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… Read More→
Yoga Quiz: What Is Your New Year’s Intention?
It’s amazing how much can happen in a year. As you reflect on the past 12 months, are you happy with the way it went? If so, it might still… Read More→
The Yoga of Food: Eating for Winter
It’s obvious how winter is a time for hibernation and inactivity—most plants are dormant, animal activity is scarce, and daytime is short. It is much less evident how to live… Read More→
Winter Teas for Yogis to Warm and Balance
As the temperatures drop and winter rolls in, keep yourself warm and energized with this season’s best teas. While you might enjoy drinking tea for the taste and experience, tea… Read More→
4 Mantras to Empower New Year’s Intentions
While you can set a sankalpa (intention, goal, resolve) at anytime, the New Year is one of the most apt and powerful times to do so. An effective sankalpa is a… Read More→
3 Meditations to Keep You Warm this Winter
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… Read More→
8 Ways to Boost Your Immune System with Yoga
Nobody likes being sick, especially those of us who regularly practice yoga and make efforts to take care of our health. Every year as winter rolls around, I like to… Read More→
Snow + Yoga = Snowga, but is it Safe?
It all started with a hashtag—yogis started tagging their wintery yoga shots on Instagram using #snowga. Since then the trend has taken off with several companies offering outside yoga classes… Read More→
7 Tips for Beating the Winter Blahs with Yoga
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… Read More→
Three Ways To Balance Your Winter Yoga Practice
Brrr! Winter is the season of kapha, the dosha that ayurveda (yoga’s sister science) describes as cold, wet, and heavy—like a blanket of new-fallen snow. Kapha is comprised of the… Read More→
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