Buddhism and its beliefs have been around for thousands of years, with now over 520 million ‘followers’ worldwide. Zen Buddhism beli...
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Inspiration
Teaching Through the Storm
When I walked up to the Yoga Deck it had already begun to rain. It was just a drizzle, a gentle mist that anywhere else in the world mig...
Nov 23rd, 2018
Yoga Philosophy
Kundalini Yoga and Quantum Physics
By Amy Carpenter, LCSW, CYI
The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to k...
Nov 18th, 2018
Inspiration
CREATING A MEDITATIVE ENVIRONMENT IN YOUR HOME
Part of the practice of meditation involves cultivating an environment where the mind can enjoy a sense of tranquility. For instance, I ...
Nov 13th, 2018
Inspiration
What’s in a name? Downward dog?
An asana is a mudra, a seal a symbolic body expression of an object, a shape, an animal, bird, some part of nature or just an angle of t...
Nov 8th, 2018
Yoga Feature
Jayla Pearce: Making Yoga Accessible
Interview By Sebastian Thomas
When it comes to practicing and teaching yoga to newcomers and those more advanced, Jayla Pearce is a wel...
Nov 3rd, 2018
Yoga Practice
Uthana Vyaghrasana / Raised Tiger Pose (Advanced Variation)
By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Yogananth Andiappan Poses demonstrated by Kammy Tsang
This month’s featured pose is Uthana Vyaghrasa, an advanced variation of Vyaghrasana or Tiger Pose. In th...
Sep 29th, 2018
Inspiration
A Place Called Enlightenment
Enlightenment is a word one could say while karate chopping through a block of wood. Try it. Stress the –ment part of the word as the ...
Sep 26th, 2018
Ayurveda Talks
Grams to bring down Kilograms
You read it right. Certain nature-made cereals like horse gram, black gram etc can work wonders to help you shed those ugly chunks of fa...
Sep 23rd, 2018
Inspiration
Keep Sun Saluting!
Make Surya namaskar a key part of your practice. By Hongyi Huang
There’s been a changing attitude towards incorporat...
Sep 21st, 2018
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