Piriformis Syndrome: Strengthen, Stretch, and Relax Method for Healing
It took three years to heal my injured piriformis or piriformis syndrome. If you have an injured piriformis, I hope this helps.
Yoga for Pain Management
More and more Americans are supplementing mainstream medicine with traditional ones such as yoga, meditation, and massage.
Wake Up Caffeine-Free with This 10 Minute Morning Yoga
Here's a routine I started before getting out of bed that energizes me without needing to drink my morning coffee.
Posture Affects Stress Levels: Yoga Helps
Research shows that there's a correlation between our posture, core muscles, and stress levels. By improving posture, we decrease stress.
Deciding on an Online Yoga Teacher Training Program? This Helps
Finding an online teacher training can be overwhelming. We're lucky to have all of these choices, and here's how to narrow your choices down.
Hot vs. Room Temperature Vinyasa Yoga: What’s the Difference?
Adding extreme heat and humidity to your yoga practices is different from a "traditional" non-heated vinyasa. Here are the differences.
Yoga Class Theme: Stable Mind
Yoga cultivates stability of mind or dharana. If you find yourself unable to focus, yoga can help quiet the mind and achieve clarity.
Self-Study and the Yoga Sutras: Incorporating Svadhyaya in Yoga and in Life
Svadhyaya or self-study is one of the five niyamas of the yoga sutras. Self-reflection and personal growth are a. part of a yoga practice.
Ahimsa: Incorporating the Concept of non-Violence in a Yoga Class
Ahimsa or non violence is one of the 5 Yamas. The Yamas, which deal with self-regulation, are 1 of the eight limbs of yoga.
Be Still: Why Static Holds Are Best for Lowering Blood Pressure
A large scale study challenges current guidelines on the types of exercise that best lowers blood pressure.
Why Yoga Calms You Down
Practicing yoga increases GABA levels. This helps improve mood, makes us feel less anxious, and calms us down.
It's Healthy to Not Judge Emotions: How a Yoga Class Can Incorporate This Valuable Lesson
A recent study shows that not judging negative emotions is good for us. And here's how we can incorporate this lesson in yoga.
A Yoga Grounding and Opening Sequence for Everyone
A simple and effective way to start a yoga class that combines movement with philosophy and positive mental shift.
Yoga Class Theme: Proprioception and Body Awareness
How to incorporate proprioception in a yoga class. Tips and cues to cultivate our 6th sense.
Bennd Yoga Mat: Review
Bennd yoga mats live and breathe sustainability. I've been using the mat for two months now, and here's how it's going.
Backbends: Cues, Anatomy, and Visualizations
Useful verbal cues when learning about backbends. This applies to teachers leading a yoga class or for your own personal practice.
Padmasana or Lotus Pose: Meaning and Logic of This Meditation Pose
Padmasana is associated with meditation. Why is this pose helpful for meditation and why is it called lotus pose?
Yoga Class Theme: Slow and Calm for Power Yoga
Incorporating slow movements in a power yoga class can be challenging. Here are ways to build heat, get a workout, while calming the mind.
On Starting a Handstand Journey: 12 Lessons Learned
It's been 3 years of learning how to balance on my hands. Here are the lessons learned from the practice and ways to stay committed.
5 Unexpected Ways Yoga Improves Our Relationship with Body Weight
In my 20 years of practice, I learned that yoga helps with weight loss because you stop thinking about it.