This quarantine is crazy! Most of Europe is on some kind of lockdown and almost everyone I know in the US is being advised to keep mostly to themselves for the next three weeks. Gyms and yoga studios are closed which means we’re all left to our own devices at home. Not a problem, but if ...
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Q&A: Why are standing forward folds easier than seated variations?
Question:I can do hip openers like pigeon and lizard and things like that, but when it comes to a seated forward fold, I can hardly bend forward! I can touch my hands to the floor in standing forward fold but don’t feel anything in my hamstrings in a seated version and my spine is so ...
2020 not only marks the New Year, but also a new decade. It’s important to start off on the right foot, and what better way to set your intentions than yoga? To help ring in 2020, I thought about what yoga pose embodies and fulfills my intentions for the upcoming year, and reached out to some ...
These 10 ways to modify yoga for larger bodies came straight from our community. I put the call out on Instagram to see who could impart some wisdom on this subject, and a lot of you had some great tips and reminders to share. I wanted to organize them here so you can refer back to them ...
Find out how yoga for programmers helps to maintain and strengthen health, stay focused, effective and productive throughout the workday. Programming is one of the most sought-after activities in the digital age. However, this profession requires attention, concentration and assiduity. As a ...
Many women are frightened or weary of maintaining their exercise routine once they find out they’re pregnant. However, continuing the routine that you once had can be extremely beneficial and healthy for both you and your baby. Yoga is one form of exercise that can be a sustaining routine for ...
100 Poses, 100 Days We’re gonna take a couple minutes every day to perfect our practice. I’ll send you one video pose tutorial every day for 100 days so you can refine and perfect your practice. These pose tutorials will range from the basics we do every day like chaturanga and ...
My students consider me an ‘eccentric’ yoga teacher. The reason, I think, is because I add wild elements to my yoga experience. Wild elements that I find in art, music and literature. How is that? My yoga experience is an entire performance art experience where I am not just the ...
Before my diagnosis of bronchiectasis in May 2017, I had been teaching yoga in English and Spanish in my hometown, but was planning to return to Granada in southern Spain to teach English and yoga. I also had plans to collaborate on a yoga retreat with friends in Costa Rica. Yet, all I heard ...
Experienced yogis have probably heard it time and time again. Newer yogis may have even heard it from their teachers after their first class. You know, something along the lines of: “During your first yoga class, you may have felt something inside of you shift.” “On your way home from your ...