Mindfulness

Open-Heart Meditation for self-love

The heart chakra is guided by sensation, feeling, and emotion. When we live with a negative mindset, the body contracts to protect itself.

Could ‘Being Happy’ Be Making You Miserable?

A yoga student discovered the root cause of all her emotional afflictions when her teacher said “Yoga is the elimination of clinging. Clingi

Your Home Yoga Practice Needs a New Twist

They say, the more you practice yoga, the more you’ll want to practice yoga. In fact NOT doing it created much more suffering than doing it.

Hold On To Your Precious Prana

Keeping your sh*t and your balance intact often involves stepping away from negative or draining situations, a discipline that’s vital...

Yoga Philosophy: How Yoga's Niyamas Can Guide Your Life

One of the most important yogic teachings is that the path to personal liberation (moksha) includes living the five Niyamas (nee-yuh-muhs )

Senior Yoga: Adapting Yoga Poses to a Chair

How to adapt yoga poses to a chair for Seniors.

Obstacles on the path

Life is not always a clear path. If it were, we would learn very little. One day, the peasants from an ancient village discovered a large...

5 Practices for Busting Through Anxiety

Excerpted from "Motivational Yoga: 100 Practices for Strength, Energy, and Transformation" by Nancy Gerstein Intention: To accept,...

WHEN THE STUDENT IS READY, THE STUDENT WILL READ THE YOGA SUTRAS

If you’re ready to learn more about the roots of yoga, The Yoga Sutras by Patanjali is the essential text.

The Only Constant is change

Whether you lose a job, fall in love, or get a flat tire, eventually, you learn that life can change in an instant.