If you are a yoga practitioner and have attended a class in the past ten years, it is likely you will have been taught ‘traditional’ alignment. Utkatasan with feet glued together, Warrior I with hips squared forward and heel-to-heel alignment, or Anjaneasana with hands together, arms straight, and shoulders away from the ears. If you […]
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When sequencing a yoga practice, either for yourself or for a class if you are a yoga teacher, it is important to take into consideration the different classifications of yoga postures. Some different classifications of yoga postures are spinal twists, backbends, laterals, and inversions. While backbends, spinal twists, and laterals are categorized by different planes
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Yoga has been one of the best gifts that India has given to the world. This is because this practice not only keeps you healthy but also helps you in beating fatal diseases, chronic ailments as well as addictions. In recent years, yoga has emerged as one of the top activities and mitigation measures for
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Music has been used for centuries all over the world to communicate with Spirit and echo and mimic nature. Sound Healing, while not new, is emerging as a popular healing modality as we increasingly understand that everything in the Universe (Uni = one, Verse = Song) is connected through vibration and frequency. Sound Healing is
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Yoga is one of the most vital exercises one can do. Apart from practicing yoga, people are teaching it to others as well. This is because it is not only a healthy step towards a better lifestyle but also bestows one with a wonderful career opportunity. But given the plethora of yogic institutions, wellness centers,
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We live in a world of constant movement, messaging, deadlines, and noise. Plagued with everyday stresses, anxiety, and uncertainty it can be hard to find yourself and connect to your center. Further, continual reminders of unworthiness and inadequacy through advertising attempts to lead us to believe that the answers we are looking for exist outside
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Ayurveda is an ancient approach to health that originated in the Indian subcontinent around the 4th Century BCE. Known as “the science of life”, the word itself is a compilation of two Sanskrit words – “ayur”, meaning life, and “veda”, meaning knowledge or science. Ayurveda is a comprehensive system that provides a holistic approach to
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We all experience chapters of life that are more stimulating than others. Regardless of who you are or where you live, there is no doubt the past few years have caused a disruption to your normal everyday life. Nearly three years after the initial start of the pandemic, as things start to return to “normal”,
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Those who practice yoga know that their practice will help improve their mood and give them a greater sense of wellbeing. Whether it be a sweaty vinyasa class, five minutes of meditation, or a yummy yin yoga class. Each style of yoga has a way to bring a greater sense of harmony. It is widely
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The chakras are a series of seven energetic centers that exist along the length of the spine. These seven energetic centers are represented by different colors, emotions, and symbols. According to yoga philosophy, the chakras reside along a main energy channel in the body called the Sushumna Nadi – an ‘energetic river’ that travels up
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