The Yogi and Child
Transitioning into practicing yoga as mother and parent can be tough. Here, a writer and yogi shares how the experience has changed her.
Transitioning into practicing yoga as mother and parent can be tough. Here, a writer and yogi shares how the experience has changed her.
We all have a voice in our head that won’t shut up, and they often show up when we are trying not to notice them during yoga.
Even though yoga practitioners are supposed to be accepting and open-hearted, I have heard many passionate opinions from yogis about what is or isn’t yoga.
The yogasphere also has its own vernacular. There are particular New Age yoga buzzwords that people broadcast into the cosmos every so often.
Life is filled with temptations, but yoga has helped me avoid the bulimic approach to consumption and the self-destructive tendencies of hedonism.
The guiding principles of yoga urge practitioners to be mindful. Part of that is nurturing a desire for awareness and a quest for knowledge.
As a first-world country built on a culture of consumerism, keeping our spending to a minimum is a genuine struggle, even as members of the yoga community.
The prevalence of shiny, happy, hippy dippy types in the yoga community is no secret. Here’s why this kind of environment can sometimes feel alienating.
“Curvy girl yoga” as a movement challenges the media’s portrayal of yoginis as slim, white women with perfect bodies and perfect poses.
Whenever the deeds of others hurt us, yogic teachings require us to think and react a certain way. Here’s why this kind of advice is sometimes unwelcome.
Like Aristotle said, we are what we repeatedly do. If we want to get strong, we need to embody our idea of strength and manifest what we wish to become.
The New Year obsession with resolutions often sets us up for failure. Here’s how to approach personal evolution in a realistic, self-loving, yogic way.
Christmas these days seems given to materialism and excess. This gift-giving guide for yogis teaches us how to practice moderation in our gift exchange.
Committing to yoga and its teachings doesn’t mean we should abstain from lightness and humor. In fact, this is the most important yoga pose we will ever do.
Adhering to a moral code in modern times is tough—should we abide by political maxims, religious dogmas, or yogic teachings? What would Ram Dass do?
This article pays tribute to the role Madonna played in shining a spotlight on the modern day practice of yoga in America.
Committed yogis breathe, think, speak, and act a certain way, holidays notwithstanding. Here’s a list describing what Thanksgiving is like for some yogis.
The mysteries of existence, philosophical quandaries to question, spiritual doctrines to contemplate, and Shakespearean tropes to ponder are countless for us humans. What is the meaning of life? Where was
While yoga is a healing activity that opens your mind, body, and spirit like spiritual LSD, you can also sometimes injure yourself. It is not the yoga’s fault. In fact,
Considering I am a long time practitioner of yoga, I can be kind of cynical. I am not just talking about feeling frustrated by a limp side crow pose, but