Just Because You Practice Yoga, Doesn’t Mean You Are a Yogi
Hi. My name is Toni…and I am a judgmental yogi. So maybe I am not a yogi after all, but I am a person who practices yoga. I am confused.
Hi. My name is Toni…and I am a judgmental yogi. So maybe I am not a yogi after all, but I am a person who practices yoga. I am confused.
I have never been a religious person, yet I can understand why devotion to a set of beliefs would be comforting – especially when dealing with questions of mortality. I
Yoga can feel really serious when you are trying to hold a Bird of Paradise while looking over your shoulder, dropping your hip, lifting out of the other hip, opening
It’s hard to stay committed to your practice when all you wanna do is sip mojitos by the beach. Here are 3 reasons to keep practicing yoga in summer.
Most of us have daily bathing rituals for our bodies. We brush our teeth, we wash our faces, we throw water on our armpits in the bathroom sink, and so
Yoga isn’t just about flexibility and contortions. It is easy to focus on the improvements of our bodies because it is the most tangible and obvious result of yoga. Oh
Pain, although inconvenient, is a powerful teacher. It’s not why you are getting hurt, it’s HOW you practice that can sometimes result in yoga injuries.
When you’re trying to “achieve” a yoga pose, you have to believe that the only thing that matters is that you keep trying. Again and again and again.
I am a human, much like you, and that means we are consciousness somehow floating inside a meat sack supported by bones. The mind-body duality maintains the same mystery as
The female body is one of the most scrutinized objects on the planet. Not only do we examine other women’s bodies as if they were undiscovered microbes, but ladies also
We are born into this world as our own authentic selves. Such a self may do a lot of puking, sleeping, and pooping, but there is no questioning the genuineness.
My first 10 years of yoga, I resisted the idea of exploring a self-practice. I liked going to class and having the energy of other people to support me. I
I am always thinking. I think about one thing while I am doing something else. I think about this stuff while I am doing that stuff. I think about what
Going to a new yoga class can feel intimidating. When I moved from New York City to New Hampshire the closest studio focused on the Kundalini practice, a branch I
The iconic image of a pregnant woman is one where she is tenderly touching her belly and looking down with a serene expression of bliss. I think every expecting mother