The other day while practicing triangle pose, my yoga teacher mentioned the pose is a hip opener. It got me thinking about why we do hip openers in yoga. What’s the benefit of having open hips? And what does it even mean to have them? According to Yoga Journal, our hips are physically connected to […]
If you study classical yoga or consider yourself a traditional yogi, you know yoga is much more than a physical practice. You may even like to point that out to other yogis who seem to only do yoga for fitness. Asana (the “exercise” part of yoga) is just one of the eight limbs mentioned in […]
There are a lot of yoga poses. Some we do in most classes. Others we do intermittently depending on the level and style of yoga we practice. It’s a good bet you do at least one variation of virabhadrasana most times you practice. The group of poses known as warrior are unique both in the […]
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had a major heat wave where I live. From what I’ve seen on weather maps, we’re not alone in the northeastern part of the U.S. It’s July in the northern hemisphere, which means hot, humid days for many of us. So, how can you tailor your yoga practice for […]
Yogis, like all people who try to live well, practice the golden rule. In fact, the yoga of kindness is the very first step on Patanjali’s eight-limb path. Kindness, or ahimsa, is referred to as non-harming or nonviolence in the Yoga Sutras. Practicing the Yoga of Kindness I won’t spend time making a case for […]