YOGA 101
every day yogini
walking your path to peace Click, click, click; the sound of heals striking the ground. Squeak, squeak, squeak; tired, wet soles sliding across cold tile....
breathing through what life throws
breathing through difficult times practice-yoga When life throws things at you, what do you do? Do you relax into the drama or resist, knowing this...
the practice of yoga saved my knee
yoga poses heal save knee tips I have been practicing yoga with passion and grace for three years. My relationship with yoga has developed into...
practicing with your pooch
downward sitting dog Let’s say you’re a yoga hound. You’ve tried Kundalini, Bikram, Restorative, and Viniyoga. Perhaps you’ve traded in your Zumba for Yogadance, or...
yoga and compassion in prison
surviving darkness in light of a yoga life I was a bookish girl from an early age, always about with one under my nose in...
yoga class to elementary kids in the tarahumara community, mexico
yoga class elementary kids Tarahumara Mexico Dust was everywhere; outside, inside, over the furniture, on their clothes, on their feet. Some even had dust on...
an invitation to the discipline of kindness
The first yoga offered to the practitioner in the Yoga Sutras is Kriya Yoga. This yoga of the mind is comprised of 3 main ingredients:...
the mat and the snot stained shirt
It’s a beautiful September morning, cool and sunny. I awake extra early filled with an unexplained anxiousness. The week had been filled with meaning, purpose,...
women’s yoga retreats
a girl thing? Recharging, rejuvenating, renewing – these are words associated with all yoga retreats. So what’s different and special about a yoga retreat for...
3 tips on how to wash yoga pants
3 secrets to pill free yoga pants Yes! You have you found the perfect yoga pants that is comfortable, fits you well and makes you feel...
what is kundalini yoga?
the yoga of awareness Kundalini Yoga is a science that opens your heart and expands your awareness of consciousness. Yogi Bhajan brought Kundalini Yoga to...
vrksāsana tree pose
Rooted and Twisted… Isn’t Yoga everywhere? We say that trees are the lungs of the earth. House of thousands of beings, old wise spirits always...
7 ways to rest or relax
tips rest relax practice yoga sleep nap meditation It is a complicated world – gone are the days when it was enough to lie down...
5 benefits of regular headstand practice
how inversions help balance the physical and subtle bodies Known as the king of Asanas (yoga postures), the headstand may at first seem intimidating to the...
practice self care and be a warrior of light
letting go of guilt I feel guilty for I have sinned.. I haven’t loved myself for many years, neglected my body”¦ the sanity of my...
10 reasons to stop taking yoga selfies
Recently, there has been a lot of conversation in the yoga community about whether or not pictures of people doing Asana poses is inspiring or...