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If you have been to a yoga class or yoga themed workshop, you may have heard the teacher using the word ‘Chakra’. Or, perhaps you have seen images of Chakras tattoed on a yogi’s back while checking out your neighbor …
I am myself, I am alone. I feel the truth in the wonderous unknown I move and I stay, releasing darkness into day. I am one fish; in this restless sea I look back and what do I see? A …
Well+Good Your Healthiest Relationship If you’re a yoga newbie, a first class—with its unfamiliar language and bendy people—can be overwhelming. “It can feel like a club you’re not a member of,” says Chrissy Carter, a star YogaWorks teacher who just …
Bhakti Fest, the originator of yoga and kirtan festivals in the now wildly popular yoga festival scene is pleased to announce their 2013 festivals. BhaktiVentures will produce three festivals this year, the fifth anniversary of Bhakti Fest West in Joshua …
Tommy Rosen is gearing up to kick off his free online conference, Recovery 2.0—which focuses on addiction & recovery—this Sunday March 17th which, coincidentally, happens to fall on one of the biggest days for drinking out of the year, St. …
Tofu Burritas, drink a vegan shake… You know a video is funny when the people performing can’t keep a straight face. Plus JT dressed like a big ol’ slab of tofu is something we never thought we’d see before:
We are just days away from the Vernal Equinox on March 20th. The spring equinox is held by some to be one of the most spiritually transformative days of the year—it is said to be a time of great confrontation …
I’ve been working as a yoga teacher for many years now. Some of my teaching was done part-time while working in a corporate job, some was done full-time while working for someone else. But for the past three years, I’ve …
Planning your Hanuman Festival course schedule can be a bit overwhelming. First, there is the lineup of amazing teachers. Next, there is the schedule of important and inspiring Hanumission talks. Finally, the evenings filled with stellar musical acts. Before you …
My favorite movie is the Wizard of Oz for so many reasons. I always identified with Dorothy or the Shepherd Boy in The Alchemist, or any of the “fish-out-of-water characters in a book or in a movie who have to …
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, …
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 …
Something magical and mystical happens when a group of high-intentioned individuals make the decision to gather together for 200 hours with the purpose of uplifting their lives & expanding their consciousness into radical authenticity. The result is something beyond words. …
Saying that lemons are a superfood is an understatement. Not only do they add abundant flavor to a variety of dishes, but they also boast a ton of health benefits. The flavonoids within the juice are said to contain antioxidants, …
Last weekend, I attended an all-day workshop taught by John Friend and Desi Springer, at my home studio, Inner Fire Yoga. They’re on a world tour, offering up their collaborative work; the Roots sequence and Sridaiva Yoga. Here are a …
There are so many days when I wake up and feel wonderful. The sky is bright, my children are laughing, the world is alive and full of promise. Living my yoga is so easy on these days. I walk the …
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 …
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. …
Uddiyana Bahdha is one of my favorite moves to soothe a sore low back. It lengthens and tractions the spine, tones the abdominal organs and exercises the diaphragm. Learning to do uddiyana keeps the mind supple—new, wild things to do …