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We all know about the powerful healing our beloved yoga practice has the ability to bestow, so reading that Demi Moore and estranged daughter Rumer Willis are choosing to mend their relationship by taking class together may seem logical to …
Salamba Sarvangasana, or Shoulder Stand, is a tricky pose for most students because of lack of range of motion in the shoulders and lack of understanding on how to set it up properly, yet it’s one of the most beneficial …
Did you know that our physical yoga practice—our asana practice—directly relates to our Chakra system? If you practice this limb of yoga, you know that your asana practice allows for physical openness and, overall, invites more balance and harmony within …
Newly published research from Norway suggests that a comprehensive yoga program rapidly produces internal changes on a genetic level. The results help explain the well-documented health benefits of this ancient practice. “These data suggest that previously reported (therapeutic) effects of …
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This interview with Ian Somerhalder by Maranda Pleasant originally appeared in this months ORIGIN Magazine: the new national Yoga+conscious Lifestyle mag. Ian Somerhalder: Star of The Vampire Diaries + formerly of Lost. Actor + Eco Powerhouse uses celebrity for change. …
Some people hear the term unconditional love and snicker. They think that its all the stuff of a teenage girl’s fantasy, with visions of Cinderella, 16 Candles, or Pretty Woman. Here the woman is rescued by the knight in shining …
be present inc—one of our go-to companies for hot yoga threads—has just released a fresh, new line of clothes perfect for revamping your yoga look this Spring. Not only that, but your online shopping experience with be present just got …
Well+Good Your Healthiest Relationship If you’re like us, you probably take advantage of your morning commute to do really meaningful things, like, um, obsess about your to-do list, catch up on the news (Page Six counts, right?), or play Words …
Forbes.com recently published the below list of the top 10 cities in the U.S. for practicing yoga. You don’t have to look much further than the end of the block to see a yoga studio in many cities these days. …
This playlist was inspired by the element of “space” and how it relates to the way we inhabit our bodies and minds. Often many of us are caught in a web of doubting, negative thoughts about our bodies and minds. …
I’m a yoga teacher, a full-timer. Teaching yoga is an easy gig. It’s a pleasure for both instructor and pupil because we all find nourishment in time we spend on our mats no matter how different we are. Asana is …
Did you buy into all the hype about coconut water? In the past five years, the coconut water industry has exploded and found it’s way into the hands of many a yogi. I doubt you can walk into a studio, …
“How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body” is an embarrassment of a headline for the venerable New York Times. The accompanying article deserves it though, as do the photos of non-yogis performing asanas comically poorly. The whole package smacks of sensationalism: disappointing in such a …
This is why we love social media. We found this little gem on Facebook and couldn’t wait to share it with you! Check out how yogini Meghan Currie passes time in an airport at 3 A.M. post Burning Man:
1. You’re capable of more than you realize. I see that look on your face when we do Crow or Handstand (or whatever) and I know the feeling. I’m here to tell you that with some effort, patience, and willingness, you …
How many times have you tried to tell your friends about the energy body but you just can’t seem to convince it’s real? How many times have said friends stopped talking to you altogether, or at the very least mentally …
Closing my eyes, focusing on my Ajna chakra, working on my future NY Times bestseller for men Sit, Eat, Drink, I wonder why my fellow yogi’s look so angry working through those sun salutations. I thought a little humor integrated …
The article below was originally published on The Huff Post. Krishnamacharya has three qualifications for a yoga teacher. As the source of much of modern day yoga, and the teacher of luminaries like B. K. S. Iyengar and Shri …
One Thursday, not long ago, I was scheduled to teach three classes at one studio. I felt it was okay to drive across town between dinner and my night gig to take class at another studio. My husband raised his …
