Posted from Daily Cup of Yoga 4 days ago
Yoga : Blogs
‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal Think about some of the problems of our daily lives, and how many of them would be eased if we could learn to sit alone, in a quiet empty room, with contentment. If you’re content to sit alone quiet... (original story)
Posted from Daily Cup of Yoga 7 days ago
Yoga : Blogs
[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Sarah Oxley, who shares some insight on how to create a sanctuary for your home yoga practice.] I’ve been doing yoga classes for a year now, and soon after I first started I also began a daily yoga practice at home. This wasn’t as easy as I thought it w... (original story)
Posted from My Yoga Online 7 days ago
Yoga : Learning and Tips
Question: Why are all-natural materials important to you? Here at My Yoga Online, we like keeping things pure and simple. Water. Fresh fruit. Raw almonds. Whole-grain oats. So it’s no surprise that we also like the Halfmoon natural rubber yoga mat—a great choice for both performanc... (original story)
Posted from About Yoga 7 days ago
Yoga : All About
One of the effects of last week's to-do over yoga injuries was to propel a new book entitled The Science of Yoga into the upper reaches of Amazon.com's most popular yoga books. This was no coincidence, since the fire-starting article in The New York Times ("How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body") was adapted... (original story)
Posted from About Yoga 7 days ago
Yoga : All About
I don't think I'm going to surprise anyone by saying that yoga asana is not a quick-fix weight loss solution. For one thing, there are all different kinds of yoga, varying from seated meditation to gentle stretching to intense workout. But I absolutely believe that yoga can play an important role in... (original story)
Posted from The Everything Yoga Blog 7 days ago
Yoga : All About
We all know that the words "wreck" and "yoga" have been used together quite a bit lately. It's like watching a tennis match -- someone lobs a ball over the net and the player on the other side returns it. Back and forth the ball goes, volley for volley (yes, I'm following the Australian Open, so it'... (original story)
Posted from Daily Cup of Yoga 7 days ago
Yoga : Blogs
As a long-time fan of Krishna Das, I really enjoyed hearing some of his story… Join Krishna Das (acknowledged as the Chant Master of American Yoga by the New York Times) as he shares how he entered into the practice of chanting and what it means to him today, as well as his relationship wi... (original story)
Posted from My Yoga Online 7 days ago
Yoga : Learning and Tips
Make enough room for a mat. You don’t need a lot of space to do yoga at home. Just enough room for your yoga mat, and a foot or two around all sides. Once you get your practice going, you’ll feel as much calm stepping onto your mat as you would stepping into a studio. State dependent me... (original story)
Posted from About Yoga 11 days ago
Yoga : All About
As I mentioned in a recent blog post about yoga injuries, I know that it's possible to hurt yourself doing chaturanga dandasana because I have done so myself. It can put a lot of stress on the shoulders, so if you are doing sun salutations, I always recommend warming up with a few rounds of knees, c... (original story)
Posted from The Everything Yoga Blog 11 days ago
Yoga : All About
It seems like everyone is talking about it these days and I've been asked by many people this past week about my opinion on it. By "it," I mean the NY Times article, How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body (you can read Glenn Black's response here). Frankly, I wasn't going to discuss it on the blog and add fu... (original story)