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Intro to Mantra

Overview Mantra chanting is a really easy and pleasant way to introduce a meditative practice to life. It can be done a few minutes...

Understanding Meditation

"Meditation" is only one piece of a harmonic lifestyle The true purpose of yoga—with or without “meditation”—is to find more balance,...

Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukhino Bhavantu

Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukhino Bhavantu is a Sanskrit chant often practiced at the beginning or end of a yoga asana class. It is a favorite...

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Inversions Benefits & Risks

Making inversions beneficial, accessible, safe and fun Inversions can be a fun, invigorating, truly beneficial part of most anyone’s yoga...

4 Favorite Lists for Cultivating Happiness

I was cleaning out my purse and found a beat-up old piece of paper on which I had scribbled some Buddhist lists. Buddha loved making...

R.A.I.N. Meditation

Simple technique for creating mindfulness and working with difficult emotions This meditation can be done in a light way, in the moment. ...

Body-Positive, Self-Loving New Year's Cleanse

BODY-POSITIVE RE-SET. No guilt, no judgement! I personally love to indulge over the holidays. I embrace my inner Bacchus! But I also...

Meditation When the Shit Hits the Fan

One of the big misconceptions about meditation is that you aren't supposed to "meditate on" something. You're supposed to sit down and...

Svādhyāya—Study of the "True Self"

The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali is a guidebook of classical, or rāja (royal) yoga, featuring a collection of aphorisms guiding behavior and...

The Rhythm is Gonna Get Ya: The Dance of Shoulder Mechanics

Yoga has an amazing capacity to bring balance and ease into body and mind. One of the things I love most about yoga is the focus on...

2 Tips for a Safe Transition into Updog

Mind and body are interconnected and often mirror one another. Just as our minds can have a tendency to lean towards the hyper, so too...