Three Cleansing Exercises to Start Your Day Like a Yogi
As the fast pace of modern life continues to accelerate, many people in the Western world have turned to yoga for their much-needed self-care. But the typical yoga practice in the West is often...
View Article80% of Top Business Leaders Meditate
80% of top business leaders meditate, at least according to entrepreneur and author Tim Ferriss who has interviewed over 200 world-class performers for his weekly podcast The Tim Ferriss Show....
View Article17 Things to Do After Yoga Teacher Training
You completed your teacher training and are now an official yoga instructor. Yay! While all the studying and preparation is complete, there are still a number of other steps you should take. Here are...
View ArticleYin Yoga: A Yoga Practice Every Athlete Should Adopt
Sore muscles, injuries, over-extension of the body…if you’re an athlete then you’re no stranger to these. From running track to weight lifting, chances are you’ve experienced some type of injury or...
View ArticleNot A Creative Person? Meditation Will Change That
By Paul Harrison Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso. Creative people. They’re the rock stars, authors, and artists of the world. They’re...
View ArticleCelebrate the Solar Eclipse with these Family-Friendly Yoga Poses
By Sara J. Weis Are you ready for the solar eclipse? Read on to see how you can celebrate this event as a family with some fun and aligning yoga poses. On August 21st, the moon will completely eclipse...
View ArticleThe Power of Giving Compassionate Touch
By Shai Plonski The internal equivalent to oxygen, what we need in order to survive is love… Human relationships exist to produce love as surely as a lack of oxygen will kill us, so will a lack of...
View ArticleHow to Use Yoga to Accomplish Your New Year’s Resolutions
Traditionally, yoga as we know it in the west (the asana and pranayama elements) were designed to help people prepare to sit for hours in meditation. After all, it’s pretty tough to meditate when your...
View ArticleGet Ready for the Winter Olympics…Yoga Style!
The Winter Olympics is here! Over the next few weeks, millions of people will tune in from all over the world to watch elite athletes try their best and go for the gold. Have some family fun with these...
View ArticleWhy Me-Time and Meditation Isn’t A Selfish Act
When it comes to yoga, meditation and even me-time in general, we can sometimes worry we are being a little selfish. Dedicating time to our own wellbeing can feel overly indulgent, and there’s even a...
View Article8 Things That Happened After I Meditated For 100 Days
I am not a yogi, a life coach, or a yoga teacher. In fact, I am probably the furthest thing from what you would call a yogi. I was raised, in part, by a physically and emotionally abusive step father....
View ArticleThe Transformational Power of Journaling
After surviving an emotionally and physically abusive stepfather, multiple arrests, six years in high school, and time in drug rehab, I managed to become a lawyer and business owner. In order for me to...
View ArticleShould Yoga Become Part of the School Day?
Early in March 2018, the introduction of yoga into the schools of Denver, Colorado, hit the headlines. Instead of using the traditional, punitive approach in response to bad behavior, the schools are...
View ArticleMinimizing On and Off the Mat
I recently moved into a granny flat close to the yoga studio where I teach. Although the circumstances for my sudden move were complicated, it was the simplest house-hunting experience of my adult...
View ArticleEven Runners Need Yoga
I’ve spent A LOT of time running lately. Obviously “a lot” means different things to different people, but I’ve been running 40-45 miles a week for the last few months. My goal for 2018 is to run...
View Article5 Mood-Boosting Mantras to Get You Through Any Challenge
You must live alone, at least internally, in a quiet place. – Bhagavad Gita Have you ever caught yourself repeatedly reciting a word, phrase, or affirmation in your mind? Perhaps you’ve told yourself...
View Article7 Benefits of Online Yoga
With the world shifting more and more into the digital realm, it was only a matter of time before yoga took the plunge also. Transporting an age-old practice into an online space may leave you...
View Article5 Amazing Ways Yoga Fueled My Addiction Recovery
By Andy Macia “Yoga is not about touching your toes. It is what you learn on the way down.” -Jigar Gor Maybe I’ll just have one more hit. Maybe one more drink; just one more. That was the thought that...
View ArticleIs Information Overload Making it Harder to be Happy?
Dissatisfaction, discontentment, and out-and-out unhappiness are a surprisingly ubiquitous feature of modern life. Mental health issues are a growing public health concern, rates of stress, anxiety...
View Article5 Ways To Manage Stress
By Andy Macia “I will breathe I will think of solutions I will not let my worry control me I will not let my stress level break me I will simply breathe and it will be okay because I don’t quit” –...
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