Are You Over-Breathing?

When practicing yoga and meditation, it’s important to focus on the breath.  Deep breaths are encouraged.  But in everyday life, it’s easy to put your respiratory system on auto-pilot, shortening your inhales and exhales.  Shortened and shallow breaths...

A Quick Note for Yoga-Phobics

Ever had someone try to turn you onto yoga, but you felt no interest?  Or perhaps you frowned in recollection upon that one time that you gave it a shot, and were too turned off by the quick movements of a Vinyasa flow class.  Granted, if you haven’t tried yoga...

New Year, New Me

Every year I make New Year's resolutions. I resolve to eat healthier and to exercise more. I want a better body and better habits. This year I am resolving to commit to myself. I want to be true to my inner self and do everything I can to live a life I'm...

The Many Places of Yoga Nidra

How does one practice Yoga Nidra?  By sleeping?  Not exactly.  The definition of sleep states that you cease to be awake and consciousness is for the most part suspended.  Those who pursue Yoga Nidra explore a state of consciousness while in the deep sleep state....

Can Yoga Be Owned?

Bikram Choudhury, creator of Bikram Yoga, has sued Yoga to the People of NYC and Evolation Yoga of Buffalo, NY for using his pose sequence to offer Bikram style classes. Yoga to the People is a group of studios similar to Yoga District. They offer a wide variety of...

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