If you are a yogi in need of a personal self challenge or some discipline to motivate you to become a better version of yourself, look no further: the principle of tapas in yoga can help you. After years of thinking about improving my crow pose (bakasana), an arm...
Do you consider yourself an honest person? I did too. As a yoga teacher and lifelong student I aim to practice pure speech in my daily life as well as teach it in my yoga classes. However, there are times you might catch yourself telling completely...
Feeling off balance in your yoga practice or want to strengthen your pelvic floor? You should try mula bandha! Mula bandha, or root lock, is an important yoga practice, but its teachings are often left out of yoga class and saved for yoga training. Related to the root...
If you’ve been to any yoga class, you’ve probably encountered the simple gesture of joining the hands at the heart center. Even if you haven’t taken a yoga class, you’ve probably seen this movement in everyday life with movies, tv shows, or prayer positions. ...
Bandhas are what yogis call energetic ‘locks’ and the Jalandhar bandha is one of the 6 main locks. Let’s take a closer look at this specific bandha and why it can be so useful for us on and off the mat. What is Jalandhara Bandha? Jalandhara bandha is one of the...
Have you ever thought of your feet as a way to take in your surroundings? They’re like your ears, but for the ground. Just like headphones make it harder to hear and respond to what’s happening around you, shoes do a similar thing for your feet with their potential to...
