For the most part, there’s no right or wrong way to practice yoga. As you’ll hear your teacher’s say, it’s your practice. (The exception may be alignment-based styles like Iyengar Yoga.) Still, there are things you can do to ensure you have a great time on the mat and get the most benefit from your […]
If you’ve been practicing yoga for a while, you’re probably reaping many yoga benefits, like the ability to twist your body into amazing pretzel-like shapes, stand on your hands in the middle of a room, or balance on one foot with the other wrapped behind your head. What’s that, you say? You still can’t do those things? […]
Recently, Yoga Alliance (the organizations that registers yoga teachers) reported that 36.7 million Americans practice yoga on a regular basis, and the number of yogis continues to rise. What’s happening? Why do these devoted practitioners keep returning to their yoga mats? For starters, yoga will make you more flexible, both physically and mentally. But there […]