To Om or Not to Om?
For many of you, chanting is the final frontier in finding your style and voice. Once you can confidently lead your students in a powerful chant, they'll feel a greater sense of connection within the community you've created.
By Kelly McGonigal
Connect to Your Power with Chants in Yoga Classes
Although you and ...
7 Ways You Could Be Sabotaging Your Yoga Practice (And How to Fix Them)
Don’t make these simple mistakes.
If you’re putting the time and effort into showing up for your yoga practice on a daily basis, you want to make sure you’re not accidentally doing anything to sabotage all that goodness.
After all, there are countless little things many of us don’t even think about ...
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose (Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana): Step by Step
This twisting variation of Janu Sirsasana takes the classic forward bend to the next level of release.
parivrtta = revolved
janu = knee
sirsa = head
Revolved Side Angle Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Sit on the floor with your torso upright and your legs wide. Bend your left knee and snug the heel into your ...
Breakfast Ideas for Yogis
If agni is healthy, you have tremendous energy throughout the day.
It's early morning, and the nutty aroma of hot cereal wafts through Ayurvedic doctor David Frawley's kitchen in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he's director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies. He drinks a cup of soothing chai, then ...
How Yoga Nidra Can Help You Get More Sleep
Need a nap? Yoga nidra may be the key to feeling well-rested. Here’s how “yogic sleep” can be even more effective than conventional sleep.
Each time you practice yoga nidra meditation, you’re stilling the waves of the mind through conscious entry into the sleep state. How?
You start with sensing the body and ...
The Yogi’s Ultimate Crystal Ritual Guide
Six ways to use your crystals during your meditation or asana practice to make their effects even more powerful.
The ways in which you interact with your crystals and experience their benefits is very personal. You might prefer to meditate with rose quartz, keep green aventurine on an altar, and sleep ...
Pratyahara: What It Means To “Withdraw”
In a world of information overload, the yoga practice of pratyahara offers us a haven of silence.
In a world of information overload, the yoga practice of pratyahara offers us a haven of silence.
During my first few months of yoga classes, the teacher taught us to backbenddeeply during the first step ...
A Mindful Parenting Practice to Help You Be Present—and Enjoy the Daily Moments of Motherhood
By exploring mindfulness you can learn to be present through the magic (and chaos) of raising kids.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could start each day alone, overlooking the ocean with a cup of coffee or meditating quietly in your garden? Or maybe journaling while cozied up in bed with ...
Reclining Hero Pose (Supta Virasana): Step by Step
Lay Virasana back and to take the stretch in the thighs and ankles up a notch.
Caution: Supta Virasana, the reclining variation of Virasana, is an intermediate pose. DO NOT perform this pose unless you can sit your buttocks relatively easily on the floor between your feet.
(soup-tah veer-AHS-anna)
supta = lying ...
8 Nutrients You Need for Better Sleep
Set yourself up for restful nights by padding your diet with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that support serotonin, a brain chemical that contributes to relaxation and sleep, as well as foods that contain natural melatonin.
1. Magnesium
Get it from: Almonds, cashews, dark chocolate, pumpkin seeds, salmon, yogurt
2. Melatonin
Get it from: Bananas, ...
5 Styles of Meditation That Will Help You Stick to a Steady Practice
Keep standing up your date with that meditation cushion? Here's everything you need to find a meditation style that resonates with you so you can (finally!) establish a daily practice.
Ah, the wayside—a place brimming with the best of intentions, like donating that pile of clothes, learning French, or finally starting ...
10 Ways to Love Yourself (More) in the Modern World
How are you—really? If you ask everyone but yourself, start there. Then try these 10 tips, culled from Kathryn Budig, Tara Stiles, and more gladiators of the mindfulness movement.
“I had been trying to do things for everyone else without taking care of me first. I owned six franchises and ...