Working from the Core Muscles in Yoga
Core Muscles in Yoga Good core strength is important at every age and fitness level, to reduce fatigue, avoid muscle strain and improve your strength and mobility. While our limbs provide mobility, reach and strength it is our body core that provides the basis of each movement. Even if you workout or participate in sports…
Top Yoga Books to Deepen Your Practice
Many of us start our yoga journey on the mat in a local yoga class. For some of us we may develop a home practice and possible go on to do some workshops or retreats. At some point many of us desire to learn more about the philosophy behind the postures In your yoga journey,…
How Yogis can make a difference in the world!
How we can all make a difference in the world. It is time to use your yoga for more than achieving a great body. It is time to put your yoga teachings to work. ‘The world is evolving. More than ever before, we are becoming aware that discrimination, capitalism, injustice, and greed have shaped the…
Having trouble quietening your active mind?
What if you can’t relax—even after lying in the corpse posture for ten minutes? Unwinding is easier said than done—especially when you’re hyped up on coffee, negative emotions, hectic schedules, looming exams. Maybe you know this scenario: your body is settled in shavasana, but your mind is up and running—fighting traffic, or revising a fight you…
Meditation and Creativity
Meditation and Creativity Meditation has been a core part of my life for over 10 years. It has been part of my daily routine and has helped me calm and still my mind, especially when I am working on a new creative idea. When I start a new art or design project, I often get over stimulated with inspiration…
Creating a Yoga Home Practice
Creating a Yoga Home Practice: When I first started yoga, I never considered practicing on my own until a teacher introduced the concept one day in class. “If you’re struggling with tight hamstrings, and can’t get near your” she casually mentioned, “you can work on it at home.” Wait. There’s homework in yoga?! Was this…
Heal with Nature
Allow nature to bring a little more light into your day – Heal with Nature I love this article from fellow yogi Dulma Altan; showing us how we can heal in nature. ‘I used to be the ultimate city girl: I didn’t like to hike or camp; I would shriek and run at the sight…
Yoga and Creativity
Can Yoga Increase our Creativity? – A new study shows that exercise, as opposed to sitting can significantly improve our creative thinking and ability. The research, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition , involved 176 participants, mostly college students. Although Scientists aren’t sure exactly why yet , but they hypothesize…
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