The Myths of Backbend (4) Switch On Your Soft Power
In the past issues, we have gone through various skills – power up the baby toes, fuel the…
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Asana Challenge – Urdhva Kukutasana
In Sanskrit, “Kukuta” refers to the Cock and “Urdhva” means upward. Urdhva Kukutasana is one of the most…
Transforming the Emotional Body
Louie Netz, Director for HarleyDavidson’s Styling and Graphics Department once said, “Form and function both report to emotion.”…
How a Thanksgiving Yoga Retreat in Bali Changed My Life
Katie Devine travelled from LA on her own for Jen Pastiloff’s Thanksgiving retreat in Bali last November and…
Movement and Stillness: A dance Therapist’s Kriya
When I first tried a meditation practice, I could not breathe. Discovering the book, The Serpent and the…
Applying the Fourth Yama, Brahmacharya (Moderation), to Daily Life
By far, this has been the trickiest yama to get a handle on. Definitions of what it means…
Breaking Down the Barriers to a Home Yoga Practice
Do I really Need a Home Yoga Practice ? I get asked this question all the time…
Chakra (The Whirlpool of Prana)
Definition of Charkra The word, chakra, literally means “wheel” or a ”circle”, at the same time emphasizing on…
The Consequences of Practising Yoga in Its Entirety
The first two limbs of the body of yoga are ten fundamental precepts called the yamas and niyamas.…
Entropy Versus Eternity
A doomsday clock hangs in the University of Chicago, representing the countdown to a potential global catastrophe. In…
AYURVEDIC LIVING Simple Simple Ways to live an Ayurvedic Life
As a traveling yogi, I move around a lot! Hopping between cold, dry climates to heat and humidity,…
Yoga’s Threat to the Underpinnings of the West
[Doomsday: The Consequences of Yoga’s Continued Growth in the West (Part 3)] America’s greatness is built on open…