yoga

Yoga Props: How to Be Prepared for Yoga Class

If you're new to yoga or you're deciding to get serious, you need to give props to yoga. Or rather, you need to BRING props to yoga. Here are my suggestions for the best yoga gear.

Time to Schedule Your Summer Yoga Festival Vacation

Summer means vacation, and vacation for me means attending yoga festivals! Here's some of the big ones I'm putting on my calendar. Which ones are you attending?

DVD Review: "Prenatal Yoga" with Shiva Rea

Shiva Rea's "Prenatal Yoga" is a great choice for a gentle, low-impact prenatal yoga routine to prevent pregnancy discomforts and relax the body and mind.

Dispelling The Myth of the Spiritual Yoga Guru

Being a spiritual guru (whatever that is) doesn't mean your life is perfect. In fact, I contend I'm a better yoga teacher because my life is flawed and my knowledge is imperfect.

Getting to Know Your Serratus Anterior: Strengthen Your "Wings"

The serratus anterior might not be the most visible of muscles, but it's quite important for our breathing and our movement. Find out how it works and how to strengthen it.

How Yoga Found Me and Carried Me Through Cancer

Yoga found me and gave me breath during the hardest year of my life. I lost everything, but I found yoga and found myself again. Now, I am a teacher so I can give back to others.

The Yoga of Self Defense: Arming Your Inner and Outer Self

As a yogi and a park ranger, I have become aware of the true meaning of self preservation and self defense. Drop the ignorance, not the weapons. Remain practical, vigilant, and peaceful!

How to Achieve Bite-Sized Bits of Balance in Life

My life is a mess, and I’m doing my best to keep up. I've discovered that bite-sized bits of balance are more attainable and can make all the difference in my day. Here's how I do it.

Finger and Wrist Stretches to Combat Your Modern Lifestyle

This series of stretches relieves tension in the fingers, wrists, forearms, and elbows. Great for athletes, massage therapists, techies, bartenders, and people with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Yoga Mat Care: Make Your Own All-Natural Cleaning Solution

How do you clean your yoga mat? DO you clean your yoga mat? I did some research and here's some great ideas for homemade, all-natural mat cleaning solutions.

Naked Yoga Sequence: Forget the Yoga Pants!

Like anybody, sometimes I get bored with my yoga practice. So in this particular sequence I shed more than my mental layers - the pants had to go, too!

How to Practice Safe Yoga

Done properly, yoga is a safe and enriching practice. Here are some guidelines on how to approach yoga in a healthy way, and not let your instructor or your own ego push you into the danger zone.

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