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New Research & Safe Yoga Practice

Recently, a large-scale comprehensive   of yoga injuries  was completed at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. A database provided by National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) included almost 30,000

Back to Basics: Breath is the New Black

  Lately I’ve been fascinated by the human brain’s proclivity for being seduced. Yoga students are seduced by the fancy (and perhaps erroneously labeled ‘advanced’) yoga poses. University students are

8 Things You CAN Do To Get More from Your Yoga Practice

Recently I’ve noticed an uptick in articles and blogs listing the cardinal sins committed during yoga practice and assorted tips surrounding what not to do in classes if you hope

The Strength to Surrender: Compassionate Backbends

Life has a compressive quality. We are all subject to the downward pull of gravity, and at this busy time of year often find ourselves carrying the weight of stress

The Accidental Yogi (and How I Turned into a Purposeful Yoga Practioner)

It’s never too late! Learn how this accidental yogi found her path somewhat later in life and now shares it with the world one person at a time.

Make Like a Tree: 7 Steps to Balance Your Body This Fall

  As the sun starts to set faster and fold into cooler nights, we begin to see the trees, once working hard to acquire energy from the sun, release and

Breaking Boundaries to Teach Online

Times have changed, and teaching yoga has changed too. Not that long ago, we connected with our students in person and online yoga was something that other people did. Not

8 Yoga Poses to Enliven Your Hands and Your Practice

Knowing Your Body Like the Back of Your Hand Can Begin with Your Fingers The Practice: The feet often get a lot of attention in yoga class. You may be

Stop Trying To Be “Good” At Yoga

Just stop it. It’s not even a thing. Being good at yoga suggests that our abilities can be compared to someone else living an entirely different existence in body and mind.

Explore Boat Pose!

Boat pose – A yogi’s most dreadful pose! Yoga Digest breaks down how and why to do this challenging pose.