Why I Don’t Use a Yoga Mat
Read on as this young yogini shares why she doesn’t use a yoga mat and what taking our yoga off and beyond the mat can teach us about freedom.
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3 Ways To Reduce Anxiety and Stress
Stress and anxiety hinder our happiness and harm our health. Here are three simple, sensible ways to reduce anxiety and stress naturally.
Body Image and Yoga: My Story
Yoga can improve the way we perceive and react to reality, including how we see ourselves, This writer shares how her experiences with body image and yoga.
4 Reasons Teachers Should Use Touch in Yoga
Touching students to correct or adjust their poses in class can be tricky. Here are four reasons teachers should use touch in yoga class.
My Break From Yoga and What It Feels Like
A yoga teacher shares her story of how she took a break from yoga after finishing her teacher training, and how it felt not having an asana practice.
5 Tips to Stay Centered During the Holidays
Christmas and New Year’s put us through countless errands, feasts, and social gatherings. Here is some advice to help you stay centered during the holidays.
How to Heal Yourself Holistically
When you experience pain or illness, you tend to isolate the area of your distress. When you heal yourself holistically, wellness comes much faster.
How Bikram Yoga Changed My Life
A teenager shares how Bikram yoga, a series of 26 asana done twice over 90 minutes in a 105-degree heated room, has transformed her from the inside out.
How Yoga Brought Balance Into My Life
Constantly exerting our bodies to exhaustion and fatigue does not serve us. This writer shares how she found balance in her life through yoga.
How To Get Your Boyfriend To Do Yoga With You
Many men think that yoga is an exclusively feminine or elderly activity. Here’s how you can get your boyfriend to do yoga with you—and make him enjoy it!
How I Knew My Asana Practice Was Transforming Me
How can you tell if your yoga practice and lifestyle is transforming you and deepening your connection with the Universe? This writer shares her yoga story.
How to Get Over the Hump of a Yoga Slump
All yoga practitioners fall into a yoga slump every once in a while. Here are three suggestions to help you get back in the swing of your practice.
How Not To Be An Obstacle To Your Own Happiness
Finding happiness can be a lifelong journey, and sometimes we just need to look within us to recognize obstacles to happiness. Here are tips that’ll help.
Mantra: The Power of Word
The use of mantra is beneficial for many things, such as personal guidance, inner peace, and even building community.
Why We Should All Try Easier, Not Harder, In Our Yoga Practice
Holding a difficult yoga pose at length can be uncomfortable. Sweat pours down the face, the heart starts to race, and the mind wanders or obsesses. For many, maintaining the
6 Key Virtues to Mastering Challenging Asanas in Yoga
Every yogi goes through hard times while trying to master advanced yoga poses or asanas. Here are some tips and reminders to help you grow your practice.
Reflections From A Beginner Yogi
Ever since I first learned about it, I had always thought about taking up yoga. I wanted to improve my mind-body connection, as well as reap the fitness benefits of
How Yoga Saved Me (And I Didn’t Know It)
My generation in India grew up with the notion that yoga was for the sick and the elderly. I never saw any young person practice yoga. People went for aerobics
The Peace Corps Yoganda Project
The vision for The Peace Corps Yoganda Project began the day I received my invitation letter to serve as an Education Peace Corps Volunteer in Uganda, which happens to be
The Power of Abdominal Breathing
The Upanishads and Vedas in yoga talk about the power your abdomen holds. The power center of the body, the navel chakra rests in the abdomen and is responsible for