YOGA 101
how yoga can help you to improve your mental and emotional health
eight yogic limbs – yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi The subject of this article is deeply personal to me, as it...
how meditation and yoga can help you to get a good night?s sleep
The fast rate of modern life leaves many of us to regularly deal with anxiety and stress—two huge contributing factors for all types of emotional...
how to get started as a yoga teacher
getting started as a yoga teacher Having finished my first Yoga Teacher Training three months ago, I find myself going back and forth between recognizing...
yoga for the single mom
advice: put your oxygen mask on first When you are on an airplane, the first thing the flight attendant will tell you to do when...
asana for female mind and body balance
women-female-yoga-asana-specific-during-sequence-menstruation-periods The female bodily experience is unique and women have so many special capabilities to be embraced. At the same time, some may still find themselves grappling with...
understanding your yoga practice
explore the body, learn how to use and protect it As a beginning yoga student, I remember my teacher saying that Tadasana was the foundational...
a week at esalen institute capturing yoga
a glimpse of humanity’s beauty Hands and feet push into the spongy cushion of the mat. The shoulders spread down the back. The diaphragm expands...
harmonizing your home with yoga
The beating of a shaman’s drum, the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral, stone monuments in Ireland, a Hopi medicine wheel, the ancient art of feng shui;...
target different areas of your body with yoga
Yoga Poses Area Body Weight Mantra Weight Loss Practice Yoga has been one of the top choices when it comes to calming the mind and...
conscious yoga
watch your progress through your yoga practice Sometimes we want a tool to understand and know how we are improving in our yoga practice, with...
hot yoga – conducting heat to cleanse the self
hot yoga tapas heated fire practice People wonder about the appeal of doing yoga in a hot room. Reasons for hot yoga’s popularity are based...
how yoga inspired me to write again
A few years ago, I found myself in a writing lull. Despite the fact that I went to school for writing, was a journalist by...
yoga for asthma
breathing essentials Breathing is an essential part of being alive and is controlled by involuntary muscles, which makes it an action most of us don’t...
yoga for stress
change your mind, change yourself Stress is the disease of the world today. We are told to compete with others in order to survive and...
