What Being a Yoga Student Means: Adhikara, Baby!
Adhikara means you are making a serious, wholehearted effort to being a yoga student, that you respect yoga deeply and are open to further spiritual study.
Silvia Mordini
Why You Need To Commit To Yourself
Quick Poll: Does taking care of others ever lead you to taking better care of yourself? One might think that if you are great at caring for others, it follows
Why You Should Go On A Yoga Retreat
Why should you go on a yoga retreat? Yoga can help you change and improve your life in endless ways – here are our reasons to go on a yoga retreat.
Does Your Life Make Sense?
In devoting time to that which Doesn’t Make Sense, I was losing the emphasis on What Does Make Sense: my body was healing, I was feeling stronger than ever, I was back to work, and I was feeling better.
How Yoga Inspires Adventure In Your Life
Life is too short to keep walking the beaten path. Yoga inspires us to reveal our fears or hesitations so we can grow beyond them into new uncharted potential. For
The Importance Of Staying Curious: Winnie The Pooh and Ayurveda
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
The Yoga Formula: 15 Quotes To Inspire Simplicity
The Yoga Formula is Simplicity. We walk into yoga class tied into various knots: emotional knots, physical knots, mental knots. We leave class refreshed because we've managed—through breathing, asana and
Why Getting Lost Is Not That Bad
A few months ago, I used a fancy GPS system. I was skeptical and afraid of getting lost. If I trusted this device and still got lost, would I lose
Love Is Not For Wimps
I used to be embarrassed by my capacity to love. I’ve never been described as being emotionally shy, but for most of my life growing up as a sensitive Cancer,
Why We Need To Learn Compassionate Self-Acceptance
Why do I return to the mat each day? To make and keep peace with who I am. I practice compassionate self-acceptance in the safety of the yoga room. Through
Finding Calm and Unconditional Love With Your Breath
The breath accepts us unconditionally. It always forgives. Think about it; we ignore our breath, treat it with total disregard, prevent it from entering our body by holding our breath
10 Famous People Who Gave Themselves Another Chance
If you fail, it can be hard to get up and dust yourself off again. If you need some inspiration, here are 10 famous people who didn’t give up.
3 Ways To Be Responsible For Your Happiness
In the yoga sutras, the very first one is commonly translated as "now begins the study of yoga." Chapter 1 Verse 1 implies that we are ready and accept responsibility
Growing Up By Facing Our Fears
"If you begin to face your fears, something bittersweet is going to happen to you: You'll grow up." –Martha Beck- Finding Your Own North Star Taking the practice of Yoga
We Are Imperfectly Perfect – 10 Loving Inspirations
Today I affirm that there is nothing in me but love. This love comes from total acceptance of myself and the understanding that I am a perfectly imperfect human being.
Can You Keep Your Promises?
Do you keep your promises? Do you have that tendency to start off with enthusiasm in your promises and then, somewhere along the way, fall off? I understand. It is
5 Ways To Apply The Elements Of Ayurveda To Your Life
Ayurveda is the science of life and optimal longevity. A key focus in Ayurveda is the 5-Element Theory. If there is too much or too little of any one of
How To Declutter The Mind And Finally Concentrate
Yoga is not an exit strategy; it is an entrance. We often use yoga poses to de-clutter our minds. And once we remove the clutter that has been molding our
Yoga Terms 101 – What Yogis Say
If you’re new to yoga it can feel like your teacher is speaking another language. It’s hard to understand what to do or why, when you have no idea about
3 Reasons To Practice Gratitude
Every day, I practice some form of gratitude meditation. It’s simple! First, I start by saying to myself, I am grateful for… and then as part of a stream of