Valentine’s day is most commonly known as a celebration of romantic love, but this is only a small branch of the vast and essential practice that is love as a …
How Travelling is Yoga in Practice
The beauty of travel highlights two contradictory things: how different we are, and how intrinsically similar we are. You quickly learn on the road that while language may separate you, …
VIKASA Cares: Yoga For The New Generation
This month, Vikasa was beyond excited to partner with a local school in Koh Samui. It was so inspiring to have the opportunity to bring the benefits of Yoga and …
Breaking down Broke
Most of us have at some point in time felt “broke”. Often, we use it as an excuse not to do something we want to do. Sometimes, we let that …
The Three Main Differences Between Yoga and Fitness
Yoga is a great way to stay healthy. With the many different options of asana practice that are now available, you can choose exactly which kind of flow you’d like …
Connecting to the Ancient Roots of the Summer Solstice
Saturday, June 21st, marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and that means the first day of summer. For many, it’s time for barbecues, pool parties, camping trips and …
The Ideal Vacation for Long Lasting Benefits
We all love a good vacation. Many of us spend months looking forward to when we can unwind, relax and set our workplace responsibilities aside for just a little while. …
The Story of a Yoga Teacher who Follows Her Dream
I have always been a mover. I practically danced out of the womb and have not stopped since. When I look back on my life so far, I can see …
Throat Chakra
Do you want to feel confident, be able to speak your truth, and know the right thing to say in all situations? You might need to pay some extra attention …
Expressing Yourself Through your Practice
Expression is defined as ‘the process of making one’s thoughts or feelings known’, and in our visual world of language and numbers, it is easy to forget that movement is …
Deepening Your Practice
The tradition of yoga goes back thousands of years. Yoga entails many spiritual, mental and physical aspects, most of which are not commonly known in the Western World. The practice …
Hacking Happiness
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” ― John Milton, Paradise Lost Before meditation clicked in my brain, …