4 Surprisingly Challenging Chair Yoga Poses to Strengthen Your Core
Chair Yoga isn’t typically considered to be the most challenging form of practice. Most associate this practice with simple, gentle movements. And while Chair Yoga poses can certainly be simple and gentle, they can also be surprisingly challenging too. If
Take a Yoga Break! Nourish Body and Mind with Supported Viparita Karani (Legs Up the Wall Pose)
It’s the season of short days, long nights, and monumental to-do lists. Potlucks, concerts, parties, and gift buying take us out of our usual routines. Normal activities often take a back seat. At a time when our schedules are stuffed
Unlock Success: 5 Yoga Class Preparation Tips
Embarking on the journey of teaching yoga is not merely about leading a class or crafting an experience. Rather, the responsibility of the yoga teacher also lies within the facet of equipping others to understand how to practice. It’s about
Diaphragmatic Breathing for Healthy Aging
You’ve seen them. The people in church or at a concert enthusiastically sing along, their shoulders rising each time they take a deep breath. While they believe raising their shoulders enables them to take a deep, full breath, nothing is
5 Ways Yoga Prepares Us for Life Off the Mat
As a former crime scene technician, I turned to yoga to balance the stressful nature of my job. Like many of us, I immediately fell in love with the physical practice. New and challenging poses kept my mind glued to
Yoga Pose Primer: Jathara Parivartanasana (Revolved Belly Pose)
Taoists call the belly the “elixir field.” In addition to the belly’s role as an assimilator of food, from before birth, the navel contains a reservoir of life force, a gift from our mothers. According to Chinese medicine, positive
Finding Freedom Through Practice: A Book Review of Practicing the Yoga Sutras by Carroll Ann Friedmann
A Fresh Commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali In the preface of her excellent new book, Practicing the Yoga Sutras: A Personal Study Guide & Journal, Carroll Ann Friedmann writes, “There are so many published works about the Yoga