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Turning a Wanderlust Dream into a Wander-ful Adventure
Are you wander-lusting for a life abroad? Why not teach yoga as part of that? It may be easier than you think! Tori Young, an American yoga teacher, complete...

I Tried It: Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga
Within the confines of a studio you may find an ambience of soft lights and pleasant sounds, but with warmer weather coming our way, why settle for a replica of...

How to Create a Personal Space for Daily Practice
Whether you are working with a space slightly larger than a mat or the most expansive room in your house, making physical space at home for your mediation, yoga...

Set it, But Don’t Forget it: A Daily Intention
One of my father’s favorite culinary tools in the kitchen was a portable rotisserie called the “Set it and Forget it.” He loved this device -- and for good reas...

Combat the Hectic Holidays With Yoga Nidra
‘Tis the season of shopping and crowds -- long lines and even shorter tempers. The back-to-back diet-busting parties. The interminable chats with the in-laws....

Discovering Your Aura Through Color
Have you ever wondered what type of Aura may surround you? Or the Aura that you may be emanating to the rest of the world? While most people can’t see an Aur...

A Guide to Yoga for Diabetes
With almost 30 million people in the United States that have diabetes, this disease is anything but uncommon. This disease affects everyone regardless of age, g...

Yoga for Athletes
These days yoga is everywhere, and it’s become pretty apparent that the benefits of this ancient practice reach far across the board. It comes as no surprise th...

Tips for Using Yoga for Knee Pain
We all know yoga is important, but to what extent does its importance stretch? By performing the different yoga poses, an individual reaps mental, spiritual and...

5 Benefits of a Daily Yoga Routine
The desire to live a balanced life that is harmony with the world and everything around us is innate in everyone. The many demands in our modern lifestyles, how...

The Yogi’s Choice – the Best Yoga DVD
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Spirit of the Dance – Empowerment with Vinyasa Yoga
Yoga is known as an ancient way to gain enlightenment, and some may think that yoga is reserved for the new-age hippies or the Buddhists among us. Yet we know n...

Is Hot Yoga Good for You?
In many places across the United States it can seem like hot yoga studios are taking control of the exercise market. Nearly all major cities have at least one h...

Five Beginning Couples Yoga Poses
Practicing yoga with a partner can be a fun, rewarding and bonding experience. Yoga translates to literally mean “union.” There is no better way to unite than s...

Eight Great Yoga Ball Exercises for Core Strength
Regular exercise has a wide range of health benefits. If you like to do your workouts at home, you may feel tempted to purchase expensive equipment to aid your...

Yoga for Men - Interview with Kevin Mattison
Most men have found that it's easy to unleash built-up energy with high-impact sports. But many men are now starting to find that their girlfriends, wives -- or...

Hot Yoga for Healthy Weight Loss
Hot yoga can support healthy weight loss in a myriad of ways beyond just the physical calorie burn. When combined with diet, hot yoga can be an effective tool f...

Six Yoga Poses to Handle Stress
Stressful situations take their toll on the body. You can often feel the stress pile up during the course of the day, causing tightened muscles, rapid heartbeat...

Incorporating Loving-Kindness into Your Yoga Practice
There are many different kinds of meditations that aim to set an intention -- from forgiveness to compassion. Loving-kindness is simply about about evoking frie...

What You Can Achieve With Pranayama Yoga Breathing Techniques
Pranayama is a yoga practice that involves several breathing techniques which can benefit the body. Most of these yogic breathing exercises have been demonstrat...

Just Breathe: A Pranayama Primer
Yoga without breathing is like a sundae without ice cream: it is impossible. Without the breath, yoga becomes simply stretching or exercise. Yogis refer to th...

Bikram Yoga Etiquette
Just as in any other group activity whether that be golf – or playing chess, there is an etiquette to yoga that ensures everyone get the most mindfulness out of...

Five Tips for Reducing Injuries in Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa yoga is a form of yoga that normally focuses on the executing postures and the significance of breathing in a completely balanced manner. The learner wi...

Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa yoga is basically a subset of Hatha yoga, which is often distinguished by its fluid transition as well as movement via a series of poses that are normal...

Power Yoga
Yoga is an ancient Indian tradition that has become wildly popular around the world recently. As yoga has become more popular, more ancient traditions and style...

Antenatal Yoga
If a woman is pregnant and awaiting the birth of her child then she should prepare for the miraculous event. Antenatal yoga is the best way to prepare for the b...

Iyengar Yoga
Getting Started with Iyengar Yoga Iyengar yoga is believed by many to be one of the most effectives type of yoga. As a practice, this style of yoga has a lot...

Kundalini Yoga
Yoga is one of the popular activities for athletes, seniors and children that brings along different levels of fitness. It has become famous because of its effe...

Corepower Yoga - Why It is Essential for Your Body
Why you need corepower yoga Your body is composed of core muscular tissues that provide adequate support for the upright posture. Nevertheless, although the mu...

Yoga Lifestyle
Practicing yoga on a daily basis will bring sea change in your life because of which you could gain several benefits naturally. Firstly, you can improve your im...

Hatha Yoga
Yoga can be a wonderful habit that can be adapted in your livelihood. When you start doing yoga, you are able to get both mental and physical balance. Hatha yog...

Bikram Yoga Poses
Bikram Yoga is a sequence of unchanging postures within a heated room. It is a Yoga system that was synthesized by Bikram Choudhury drawing from the original Ha...

Yin Yoga
With poses dating back to the Taoist yoga tradition of China and India’s Hatha yoga tradition, Yin Yoga is a decades-old practice. It was however made more popu...

What Is Bikram Yoga?
What is Bikram yoga and how does it benefit the body? Yoga, as we all know, is a practice that originated in ancient India which offers a plethora of health ben...

Naked Yoga
For many, Yoga is defined as a series of physical postures formulated to enhance flexibility and strength; to foster union between the mind, body, and spirit; t...

Mens Yoga
Yoga is an activity for anyone, both men and women. Its aim is to increase body flexibility, strengthen the muscles, relax your thought and make your entire bod...

Ashtanga Yoga Poses
Ashtanga Yoga is a form of yoga that stems from the idea of cleansing the body from all impurities. The main teacher credited with the introduction and teaching...