Inversions literally turn our world upside down, giving us a different view of our physical surroundings. However, inversions can also change our mental perspective as they challenge us to confront and break through mental barriers and self-limiting beliefs.
Gratitude On The Mat
The practice of gratitude is scientifically proven to improve our mood, increase energy, and evoke a deeper sense of presence, just like yoga! So, by combining these two powerful practices, the benefits amplify!
In this article, we’re sharing how to implement gratitude techniques on the yoga mat so that every practice leaves you feeling blissful, thankful, and content.
Inexpensive Ways To Take Mental Breaks
We are finally normalizing mental health as an essential aspect of our daily lives. It’s easy to get caught up in our routines from work, school, gym, family, and the multitude of obligations we pile into our day. With all of our responsibilities, we forget to give ourselves permission to chill out and feel guilty …
Finding Peace in the Present
The year 2020 has presented us with many challenges that have profoundly affected our global society’s collective emotional trauma. It is easy to get swept up in the uncertainty of these times or simply turn away from it all by distracting ourselves with miscellaneous business, i.e., work, exercise, food, alcohol, etc. It’s a complicated time, …
The Practice Within The Practice
I have been teaching Alignment Based Yoga Flow for over 25 years and practicing yoga even longer. Back pain led me to yoga, and I have been exploring the practice daily ever since. Ganga White, one of my teachers, tells us that “there is no such thing as one kind of pain – pain is …
Being Present For Online Classes
So, you’ve meant to take your yoga practice more earnestly during this pandemic? There are online subscription sites with talented teachers who bring the highest quality of yoga into your home. Yet, you struggle with putting the phone down, closing the laptop, saying no to extra work around the house, or turning off the TV. …
Why I Practice Yoga
Yoga is a journey of your body and your mind. When you tune in to your self’s innate wisdom, you discover more about yourself and its richness. Through this discovery, you can learn to be alive and see others as full of richness truly. Who can benefit from practicing yoga? Everybody. I started yoga at …
Yoga In The Time Of Covid
Silver Linings of Practicing at Home The entire yoga world has been turned upside down during this global pandemic. Once teeming studios, filled mat to mat with bustling communities of practitioners and windows fogged from the collective breath, feel like something from another lifetime. Yoga teachers have had to completely shift the paradigm of their …
The Perfection of Yoga
As a yoga instructor and yoga enthusiast, I find myself wishing that yoga was more inclusive, and represented by all people, for all people. There are times when I feel that I am part of the problem with the lack of inclusiveness. Not only am I a white woman who is privileged enough to teach …