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, …
The 7 Kinds of Love
How many ways can you experience love? According to the ancient Greek philosophers there are exactly 7 types of love. Have you experienced any of these in your relationships? The …
5 Ways to Free Yourself from the Illusion of Time in 2018
January’s a fine time for reflection. If you’re like most people, you probably use the New Year to look back on everything that’s changed over time and take stock of …
Introduction to Saucha
Centuries before yoga came to the West as a new workout craze, dedicated yogis were studying and living the tenets behind the asanas. Key among those tenants are the yamas …
5 Ways Yoga Helped me Fight a Severe Eating Disorder
When you hear people talk about yoga, it’s often part of a larger conversation about mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of becoming aware of your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations, …
The Seasons of Yoga: Maintaining Practice as the Seasons Shift
As the time of year shifts, we tend to get antsy. Even if we are in a part of the country that doesn’t have large transitions in the weather, we …
Core Strength: How Yoga Shapes our Willpower
Willpower, by its very nature, is a powerful word. It has the word ‘power’ in it for a reason. We’ve come to associate it with a lot of aspects. We …
Yoga Mammas: 10 reasons why you must try yoga
1. Through a regular yoga practice you will balance and calm your mind, which will make you more focused and productive. As a result you will get more things done …
Yoga for Beginners: 5 myths debunked
Despite its popularity and mainstream status in the west, yoga is still associated with so many misconceptions that we have rarely witnessed about any other practice. It has been mystified …