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4 Ways To Overcome Fear With Yoga

Fear used to be one of my greatest obstacles to a happy and fulfilling life. Yep, if left to its own devices, fear had the power in the past to

5 Poses to Increase Flexibility

As we age, we lose water in our tissues and intervertebral discs, our muscles and tendons lose elasticity,  and we start to experience the all too familiar feeling of “stiffness

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

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

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

Asana From Every Angle: Boat Pose

A strong core is the key to most yoga poses, and this pose is a phenomenal core strengthener. I think of boat pose as a staple yoga pose. It could

3 Ways New Yoga Students Can Embrace National Yoga Month

September is National Yoga Month. Click here to learn more about it and why you should take part.

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

9 Essential Yoga Poses for Desk Workers

Just because you work in an office doesn’t mean you can’t get up and move your body! Here are 9 simple yoga poses that can be done at your desk!

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