Meditation for Beginners

I was fortunate enough to grow up with an active lifestyle as a kid. I rode horses all throughout childhood, swam and ran in high school, and took up rock

Yoga in the West is a complex phenomenon. Whereas at its roots, it is traditionally a life path—a journey through the self, leading one to true awareness of that self—in

Will you benefit from meditating for 5 minutes? Or do you need to meditate for longer? How much do you need to do to get results?

I recently got into a discussion with my teacher about my frustration with some of traditional yogic texts. My complaint: the texts make yoga sound like magic. Now, Harry Potter

"Orgasm is the involvement of the total body: mind, body, soul, all together…It is like a madness…it is like meditation…" – Osho Busy Brains Are Not For The Bedroom. It’s

I’m pretty sure we all have at least 1 of these friends (if you don't have one of these friends, you’re probably that friend). This is the friend who has

What is meditation? I mean, what actually happens when you sit down to meditate? One of my favorite answers to that question is simple. But I don’t think you’re going to

Meditation? That’s 10-15 minutes doing nothing, right? 15 minutes without emails, cellphones, to-do lists, and gifs of kittens falling off chairs. Who has time for that? Erm….you. If life is

Initially, I thought to write about music in yoga—as in, should music be played during yoga class? Then, as I began to follow the rabbit hole of thought, through purist/traditional

It’s hard. You want to meditate. You are longing to let go. But you have a towering task list and maybe a bunch of hungry mouths to feed. Everything is

“The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mood of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the

Not every mantra has to start with “Om.” Here are 5 great quotes that became mantras for this yogini. Read them here!

Learn to live your life lighter in mind and body by practicing these helpful mindfulness tips throughout your daily routine.

Looking for some inspiration for your meditation practice? Check out these 10 awesome meditation blogs, and jumpstart your practice!

There’s an insider marketing locution that goes something like this, “we sell em’ what they want, and give em’ what they need.” I love this phrase. Rather than viewing it

What a daunting idea – to sit still, zip your lips and not budge an inch all in the name of inner peace and a deeper connection. Most newbies (is

Yes, meditation is tough. You’ll always have thoughts, there’s always a new body part that aches, there’s always something to blame when things go wrong.

The more time we spend teaching and caring for others, the more important it is to reconnect with ourselves. Here are 10 tips to feel connected & authentic.

When you think of the places where you’re likely to encounter mindfulness meditation—like a yoga studio or a temple or a serene health retreat—British Parliament is probably the last place

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