Look around at the start of any yoga class: Mats are rolled out, blocks, belts, and bolsters are at the ready, and invariably at one corner of the mat, you’ll… Read More→
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Our Best Yoga Tips–for Beginners & Advanced Yogis
In our Yoga Tips section, we offer great tips, ardent advice and an abundance of ideas for those brand new to the practice as well as for more experienced yogis. Our yoga tip topics cover the entire spectrum of yoga–from the philosophy of yoga and the application of yoga in daily life to the deepening your practice on your yoga mat and meditation cushion. Not only will these articles show you how to be a better yoga student, they will also offer advice on how to become a better human being!
Yoga for Runners: Top Tips and Best Benefits
Most people consider yoga and running to be on completely opposite sides of the exercise spectrum, but more athletes are discovering how these two activities complement each other and are… Read More→
6 Sattvic Foods to Make Your Diet More Yogic
The food we eat plays a huge role in the health and wellness of our body, mind, and spirit. The ancient yogis realized the energetic and healing properties of food… Read More→
Snack Attack: What to Eat Before Yoga
We’ve all gotten the advice not to eat before yoga class—or at least to finish your last meal two hours before beginning practice. If you’ve ever made the mistake of… Read More→
Should You Practice Yoga When Sick?
The winter months are synonymous with the flu season, stuffy noses, sore throats, and nasal congestion. Yet, it’s possible that your immune system fails you anytime during the year, and you… Read More→
How to Choose the Perfect Yoga Block
Yoga props were popularized by the late B.K.S. Iyengar as tools to support the body to allow a deeper expression of a yoga pose’s alignment. A yoga block or yoga… 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→
The Best Yoga Poses to Build Better Balance
Not every yoga class includes a balancing pose—but they certainly should. Standing on one leg is challenging and demanding, which in turn builds both inner and outer strength and resilience…. Read More→
The Best Tips to Boost Your Balance in Yoga
Balancing poses are possibly the most challenging and frustrating category of yoga postures. Even advanced yogis can shake and teeter while standing on one leg, especially if they are tired,… Read More→
6 Ways CBD Can Improve Your Yoga Practice
CBD and Yoga are great compliments. Taking a few drops of CBD oil before you step on your yoga mat can help you get in the right mindset to practice… Read More→
4 Powerful Ways to Cultivate Self-Compassion in Yoga
In a modern yoga-scape littered with self-development literature and enlightenment-centric teachings, some of yoga’s finer—and more beautiful—teachings are often overlooked. Self-compassion is one such teaching that’s particularly emphasized in the… Read More→
6 Reasons to Practice Daily Sun Salutations
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… Read More→
Top Tips and Benefits of Practicing Yoga Inversions
Most people spend their entire waking lives walking and sitting upright, their hearts always below their heads and pumping hard to send oxygenated blood throughout the body. While this is… Read More→
The 6 Best Positions for Practicing Meditation
When we think of meditation, we often conjure up the image of someone sitting peacefully still with eyes closed, a blissful smile and legs twisted into a pretzel-like shape. Although… Read More→
Partner Yoga: Tips, Benefits and Best Poses
Yoga has traditionally been an individual and solitary practice. Yet in the path of the householder yogi, we find ourselves in relationship with many other humans. Practicing yoga with another… Read More→
Tips to Be Comfortable Sitting in a Cross-Legged Position
Although the Sanskrit name for sitting in a basic cross-legged position, Sukhasana, translates to “Easy pose,” sitting still with crossed legs can actually prove to be quite challenging. Since a… Read More→
Yoga vs. Stretching: What’s the Difference?
Yoga and stretching can look and feel similar but they are two very different practices. Stretching exercises are only focused on increasing flexibility. While yoga does involve holding static stretches, this… Read More→
The 18 Best Yoga Poses for Beginners
If you are new to yoga, you might feel overwhelmed with how to safely and adequately perform all of the yoga poses. We have over 120 different yoga exercises listed… Read More→
Hot Yoga: Definition, Benefits, Cautions and Tips for Newbies
More and more people are practicing hot yoga because of the intense workout it provides as well as the many benefits it offers. Hot yoga can give your muscles, lungs,… Read More→
How to Prevent Emotional Eating Using Yoga
The possibility of losing weight through the practice of yoga is widely acknowledged but not well-proven. One facet of reducing excess weight and maintaining a healthy body mass is the… Read More→
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