So you’ve decided to attend your first yoga class. Congratulations! You are officially on a beautiful journey of transformation and self-discovery. I’m sure that you’ve done your research and you’ve heard about the wonderful benefits that you can get through yoga. Perhaps you’ve heard how yoga helps you manage stress and anxiety, improves flexibility and […]
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The hamstrings are a group of muscles that run vertically along the back of the leg. They allow flexion at the knee joint (bending the knee), extension at the hip (reaching the leg back), among other functions. If you’re a runner, strength training enthusiast, or spend a lot of time walking or sitting, then chances
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Core strengthening isn’t necessarily about building a 6-pack abs. A strong core gives us a sense of centeredness and body awareness that not only enhances our yoga practice, but our everyday lives too. For instance, a strong core, and the engagement of those muscles, allows us to climb stairs without hurting our knees or low
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A good yoga practice doesn’t have to be all about Vinyasas, Chaturangas, and Warrior poses. A good yoga practice is simply giving the body and mind what it needs at any given moment. As I am currently dealing with a lower body injury, this flow sequence is a good example of how my personal practice
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A Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar, in Sanskrit) is a group of poses practiced one after the other using the breath to link them together. In Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga, Sun Salutations are practiced to warm up the body in preparation for deeper and more rigorous poses. The are two types of Sun Salutations. Sun Salutation
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This is a body scan meditation to calm the body and mind and induce sleep. Body scanning is used in Yoga Nidra practices to develop a state of deep relaxation that takes the practitioner into a hypnagogic state. This practice can be done on your bed, while sitting on a plane, train, or bus, or
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Most adults experience low back pain at some point or another. It can be caused by various factors, like prolonged sitting or standing, carrying heavy objects (purses, backpacks, strollers), or by twisting or bending the wrong way. The following yoga poses are my go-to for relieving tension and pain in the low back. 1.
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As a long-time resident of a 5-floor walk-up apartment, a non-driving New Yorker, a yoga teacher, and doggy mom, I’d like to think of myself as an expert when it comes to leg therapy. The yoga poses below are my absolute favorite poses to do after a long day or week, or after a long
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This is a 5-minute (or longer if you wish), mental- reset meditation to help clear your mind, focus, and refresh. The best part about this meditation is that you can do it anywhere, and anytime you need to take a break, say from work, studying, or life in general. This meditation is clear proof that
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Ever wondered what to bring to a yoga retreat in Central or South America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Panama, etc)? I’ve put together a yoga retreat packing list with recommendations on how to pack while still traveling light. A few months ago when Brenda, my retreat co-host, and I were planning our annual Spring
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