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Yoga Practice Tips

Keep Your Spine Healthy in Forward Bending Yoga Poses – Best Ways to Use a Yoga Strap

The first time I encountered yoga props was way back in 1982. I’d been…
Mar 26 – By: Charlotte Bell
Yoga Practice Tips

7 Variations of Yoga’s Side Plank to Gradually Build Shoulder and Core Strength

Vasisthasana, or Side Plank, is an especially challenging asana. It takes the challenge of…
Mar 25 – By: Leah Sugerman, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Back Pain

Yoga for a Healthy Back: Elise Miller Shows How to Lengthen Your Back in Downward Dog Pose

Wall ropes are a staple in many Iyengar-based yoga studios. Invented by BKS Iyengar,…
Mar 05 – By: Bridget Frederick, eRYT 500
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Pose Library

Yoga 2.0 Variations of Downward Facing Dog

Align Your Body's Inner Wisdom
Pose Library

Yoga 2.0 Variations of Downward Facing Dog

Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana) is often taught as a “beginner” yoga…
Align Your Body's Inner Wisdom

Yoga Practice & Teaching Tips

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How to Cultivate Willpower for Regular Yoga Practice

I used to think that willpower was a moral issue. Good, strong people did…
Oct 13 – Eve Johnson
Yoga Practice Tips

Mudra in a Supporting Role

A few weeks ago, we discussed how you can organize an entire practice around a…
Oct 12 – Olga Kabel
Beginning Yoga

Karma: Bitch or Beneficial

Is karma a bitch or is it beneficial? Good question. The answer is: it…
Oct 08 – Beth Gibbs, MA, C-IAYT
Yoga Practice Tips

How to Make Your Forward Bends Comfortable and Soothing

I have always known that yoga’s seated forward bends are considered quieting poses, but…
Oct 07 –
Yoga Practice Tips

Mudra in a Leading Role

Since most mudras are simple hand gestures, they are pretty easy to integrate into…
Oct 07 – Olga Kabel
Yoga Practice Tips

Stabilize Your Core: Hunting Dog Pose

Hunting Dog Pose (Parsva Balasana) is one of yoga’s most effective poses for working…
Sep 14 – Bridget Frederick, E-RYT 500
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Yoga for every body

How to Avoid the Top 3 Pitfalls of Forward Bends

With Julie Gudmedstad

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Yoga Health Benefits

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Better Posture

Hyperkyphosis: The Cause and the Solution

Many years ago, my husband Alan, our friend Jerome and I took a trip…
Oct 12 – Eva Johnson
Yoga & Wellness

Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live – A Book Review

Elise Museles shows us we all have a unique food story that has shaped…
Oct 10 – Lacey Ramirez
Insomnia

Insomnia and the Restless Mind

It’s after 3:00 am. You’re wide awake, mind racing. You might be worried about…
Oct 08 – Charlotte Bell
Yoga & Wellness

Does Being in Nature Really Make You Healthier?

When was the last time you stood outside in the rain? Got mud on…
Oct 07 – Elise Museles
Stress Relief

4 Steps to Stopping the Overwork Cycle

At the end of a day of work, there can be a simple practice…
Oct 07 – Leo Babauta
Healthy Eating

Roasted Root Vegetable and Chickpea Soup

Full of warming spices with anxiety-reducing properties, this hearty soup will flood your body…
Oct 06 – Elise Museles
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Arthritis

Yoga for Arthritis: Ease Pain, Find Possibility

Arthritis is no fun and no joke. Pain, loss of function and range of…
Sep 06 –
Chronic Pain

Yoga for Your Wrists: Wrist Flossing

Yesterday I read a brief article in The New York Times titled “3 Ways…
Aug 30 – Nina Zolotow, RYT 500
Arthritis

6 Reasons to Practice Yoga to Relieve Arthritis Pain

“I hurt all the time,” said one of my students. “But after yoga class,…
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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis: Yoga for Strong Bones

Osteoporosis, osteopenia, falling, and breaking a hip—all of these are major medical and lifestyle…
Aug 02 – Kathryn Boland, R-CYT, R-DMT
Back Pain

Balance and Awareness: Yoga to Ease Scoliosis Symptoms

A name for the human torso is the “trunk,” because, in the majority of…
Jul 14 – Kathryn Boland, R-CYT, R-DMT
Women's Health

Postpartum Depression: A Calming Yoga Sequence

New parents may expect the first year of their baby’s life to be filled…
Jul 05 – Lacey Ramirez, E-RYT-200, M.S.
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