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Yoga Every Day, Everywhere, For Everyone
Is it the world's most versatile practice?
A 3-Minute Meditation For People Who Don't Meditate (Video)
I practiced yoga for six years before discovering the profound power of meditation. In those years I spent hours each week doing more and more yoga to...
Why We Should All Focus On Giving, Rather Than Receiving
Upon waking each day we often start with thoughts of what we have to accomplish or acquire, quickly spinning us into action mode. But what if we spent...
Why People Who Get On Your Nerves Can Be Your Greatest Teachers
Sometimes our most negative encounters can offer us great spiritual guidance. For instance, I once had a blow-out fight with a woman at a car rental...
How To Live More Fearlessly By Connecting With Your Highest Self
One of the most universal human fears is the fear of dying. It is instinctual to act in ways that preserve life and rightly so, for we are not meant...
6 Spiritual Practices To Balance Your Emotions
Up and down ... up and down. Isn’t this how we feel most of the time? We fluctuate between feeling good and bad, happy and sad. We like this and...
3 Spiritual Practices To See Your True Self More Clearly
The number one obstacle on our journey toward greater awareness of self is thinking that we know something when we really do not.
3 Steps To Eliminate Ego From Your Yoga Practice
The Yoga Sutras identify five obstacles to our ability to sail through life with an expansive and joyful consciousness. They are known as the kleshas....
5 Habits To Maintain Inner Peace & Sanity In A Chaotic World
There are many advantages to solitude, ashram life and connection to nature, but when you're caught up in the hustle and bustle of big city, mindful...
Embrace These 3 Limbs Of Yoga To Quiet Anxious Thoughts
Most of us have probably experienced feelings of being overwhelmed, stressed out, worried and fearful. Whether you experience these emotions...
How Celibacy Can Help You Attract Real Love
Recently I made a move to Costa Rica. I am single and definitely feeling like I'm nearing my sexual peak. Not to mention, everyone in this surf town...
26 Qualities Of A Peaceful, Harmonious Life
All suffering is a result of imbalance — physically, mentally or spiritually.
Just Because I'm Christian Doesn't Mean I Can't Practice Yoga
I am a Christian who practices, teaches and encourages others to do yoga. In the years since I began my practice, I have heard many times from the...
Can The "Namaste Effect" Help You Create A Successful Business?
In 2009 I made a radical change. I quit a high-paying, promising corporate career to pursue a dream: to build and run a retreat center in Mexico. I...
Want To Deepen Your Practice? Try Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga yoga was created by Sri. K. Patabhi Jois. It consists of six series, each containing its own sequence of asanas.
Just Because You're Into Yoga Doesn't Mean You Have To Meditate
In the 15 years thus far of my yoga journey, the act of meditation has always been difficult for me.
What I Learned About Communication From Teaching Yoga In Europe
Words signify our meanings and intentions, but what passes unspoken is often more important. In yoga, we talk about energy — an opening of the...
Why Dancer's Pose Will Rock Your World
In Sanskrit, Dancer's Pose is called Natarajasana. In English, its translation is "Lord of the Dance" … no, not Michael Flatley, but rather, the...
How To Get Your Baby To Sleep Through The Night
Editor's Note: Always follow the guidance of your pediatrician first, especially when birth weight and feeding regimen are concerned. An infant is...
10 Lessons I’ve Learned In My First Year As A Yoga Teacher
When I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training, I skipped away with a light heart, ready to share with others what I had learned and eager to get...
