If I asked you to tell me something your yoga practice has helped you appreciate, would you have an answer? I’m going to guess the answer is yes. And I’ll bet it’s the simple things you appreciate most. Things like breathing or the opportunity to move or the ability to move come to mind. There’s […]
Have you ever wondered how yoga came West? While there’s probably no single person solely responsible for bringing yoga to North America, there is one amazing woman who played a major role. Her name was Indra Devi, and her story is intriguing. Indra Devi was born Eugenie Peterson in Riga, Latvia in 1899. She was […]
Is meditation the process of sitting long hours in complicated seated postures, keeping the eyes closed, shaping the palm into those gestures, and remaining in stillness, while our mind wanders? If the answer is no, then what is meditation? Well, it is a topic that is being talked, written, and discussed, well, throughout the world but still remains a perpetual […]
One of the wonderful things about yoga is there are so many styles to practice. Some, like power vinyasa and Asthanga are physically challenging. Others are gentler. Then there’s restorative yoga, a unique practice that is totally focused on rest and rejuvenation. What is restorative yoga? Restorative yoga is not a workout. Instead, it’s a […]
Along yoga’s eight limb path—the lifestyle tenets put forth by Patanjali—is the principle of non-stealing. Called asteya in Sanskrit, non-stealing is not just about keeping our hands off other people’s physical possessions. It’s also about time, resources, and respect for things that cannot be owned. Ideally, everyone would share resources and no one would have […]
Did you know yoga can improve your memory? It’s easy to see how when you consider that yoga is a lifestyle practice with a host of benefits for mind and body. Your memory, of course, is a function of your mind. Many things we do in yoga can help strengthen the mind. Examples include meditation, […]