All of the limbs of yoga, including Asana, are meant to be building blocks to prepare your mind and body for the...
The only time you should feel bad about taking a break, meaning going into child’s pose or dead man’s pose during the...
One area where the philosophy of yoga can definitely be applied to mental health is that yoga stresses equanimity, meaning calm and...
It’s tempting to look around the room during poses that require a lot of stretching, comparing your flexibility to that of other...
Your breathing is the wave that carries you through a session, and it’s also your portal to the meditative state, which is...
If we were to make a very general list of the essential elements for a successful yoga practice, these elements would be...
Psychologically speaking, you’re going to bring the same patterns of thinking and behaving to your yoga practice that you bring to the...
Practicing in a studio is great because you get to feed off of the positive energy of your fellow yogis and you...
Energy, positive or negative, is contagious. The neuroscientific explanation for why is mirror cells, which are the neurons thought to be responsible...
Santosha is a Sanskrit word that means ‘contentment’ or ‘satisfaction’. The way to cultivate santosha on your mat is to let the...