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,…
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Tapas or Austerity
Tapas is energy and heat, a force generated in the personality by preventing the sense organs from diverting…
Vegan almond cake with orange blossom water
Vegan baking recipes substitute eggs and butter with other ingredients that are usually very nutritious and tasty. In…
Jayla Pearce: Making Yoga Accessible
Interview By Sebastian Thomas When it comes to practicing and teaching yoga to newcomers and those more advanced,…
Yoga therapy for Sciatica
Sciatica refers to the nerve that runs along the sacral part of the vertebrae. It is the single…
How Yoga Taught Me to Stop Sweating the Small Stuff
Those who have never practiced yoga before have an image of yogis as mellow, extra-flexible hippies. While you…
An Introduction to Chakras
Many of us approach Yoga from the pure physical opening. I know that I did. When I first…
Sun Salutation Surya Namaskaram Variation 20
Step 1 Pranamasana ( Prayer Pose) Step: Stand tall with the feet together with the palms together in…
The key to this world, and beyond
Manifested creation, of which humans are a part, has the inherent tendency of movement. The movement is either…
4 Poses to Practice on Your Way to Handstands
One inversion that requires active engagement of the whole body is the handstand, or Adho Mukha Vrksasana. Handstands…
10 Great Tips to Enjoy your Headstand Practice
Inversions are very rejuvenating if done properly under guidance. Yet, sometimes it can be exhausting and frustrating due…
Beyond a Physical Practice
The most important benefit of yoga is physical and mental therapy. According to medical scientists, yoga therapy is…