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...
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. ...
When you were a kid, did you ever try to take something from a store just because you wanted it? Maybe an adult in your life had to return it to the store and explain to you that taking something that wasn’t yours without asking or paying for it was stealing. We all...
Yoga’s five koshas offer a guide to understanding ourselves in-depth, and that’s what this article is all about. We’ll explore the energetic layers of your well being from a Yogic perspective covering what each layer means, the benefits of...
Applying certain teachings from yoga, such as the yamas and niyamas, can help you move through life with far more ease and far less self judgement. Practicing yoga requires constant self study (svadhyaya) to deepen your understanding of self, erase limiting thought...
A while back in a yoga class I attended while living in New York, the yoga teacher cued us into Salamba Sirsasana II (Tripod Headstand). My heart sank a little. I knew I could do it, but every time I do the pose I end up with a huge pain along my thoracic spine no...
