Your Yoga Crystal Ball: Stop Injuries Before They Happen
When I was eighteen years old, I stepped out of a booth at a ‘50s diner with a sleepy foot, took two steps, crumpled to
When I was eighteen years old, I stepped out of a booth at a ‘50s diner with a sleepy foot, took two steps, crumpled to
“Yoga body.” It’s a term you hear a lot these days. It might conjure up images of lean legs in yoga pants, six-pack abs pressing
Yoga teacher training is so different from the other fitness certifications I have done. There are real live teachers and intense twelve-hour training weekends. It’s
Surya namaskar is widely known as a sun salutation by those who practice yoga. We think of this as a series of movements to warm
If Webster and the Merriams were yogis, they’d proclaim that alignment is “the state of being arranged in a line or proper position.” And the
The elements of purvanga and pratikriya are some of the most important concepts I have learned so far in my yoga training. I’ve found these
If you can’t see it, smell it, hear it, taste it, or touch it, then it doesn’t exist. That’s the empirical worldview. A view that
My fourth yoga teacher training weekend arrived, and I was excited to learn all about organ systems, laterals, and twists. That’s a lot to talk
To Om, or not to Om – that is the question. You see the Om symbol on bumper stickers, tank tops, tattoos, paintings, and sculptures,
The second weekend of my Yoga Alliance RYT 200 teacher training was full of more “aha” moments. I mentioned last time how much I’m enjoying
Just a few weeks ago, I was at the grocery store with my six-year-old daughter. As I waited impatiently in the hallway during her fourth
If you’re not already convinced yoga might be a good addition to your training program, consider this nugget of evidence from Sports Illustrated: If you’re
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