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Written by: Katharine Larson One of my favorite summer activities is taking a trip to my local farmer’s market. There is so much satisfaction in purchasing locally sourced produce, making a huge salad, and devouring that salad chock full of nutrients sans hormones and GMOs. Because the produce is grown nearby, the food you are
Written by: Shalyni Paiyappilly Sitali Pranayama is known as the “cooling breath” as it allows air to flow across the tongue and into the mouth. This breathing practice is beneficial in calming the nervous system, improving focus, reducing anxiety and anger, and it can serve as the perfect reprieve during the hot summer months. How
Written by: Sojourner Walker Williams Pratipaksha Bhavana, the practice of choosing positivity, does not always come easily or naturally. When life gets in the way of our plans, it’s much easier to see the negative side of things. You walk through the doorway and stumble over the raised strip on the floor – “I hate this house!”
By: Nandini Trivedi Chair yoga is a gentle form of practice that can be done sitting in a chair, or standing using a chair for support. The poses, or asanas are typically modified to be accessible to people who cannot stand, lack the mobility to move easily from standing to seated to supine positions, or
By: Shalyni Paiyappilly “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion,” Nelson Mandela said. “People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its
Written by: Nandini Trivedi Many times when prospective students are searching for yoga teacher training programs (YTT) they often will think they need to go with a school that is Yoga Alliance Certified. While it is effective to have a formal education on the teachings of yoga, this is actually a huge misconception because you
Written by: Jennifer Smeddy Part of the yoga practice is learning to be present in the current moment and to be the observer of your life. When you practice yoga poses (asanas) the practice is teaching you to be the observer. Consider how you need to focus and observe your breath during your asana practice.
Written by: Katrin Mersch How are you today? Be honest. Are you feeling okay on some days but on other days you feel sad, annoyed or helpless? You’re not alone. The rest of the world and I feel the same way. Right now we are all dependent on external circumstances and we are not used
Written by: Melanie Morgan Sutra 2.33: When disturbed by negative thoughts, opposite ones should be thought of. – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Translation by Sri Swami Satchidananda When you’re anxious – think of your favorite place to relax. When you’re angry – think of all the reasons you have to be happy. When you’re feeling
Written by: Sarah Schoolden There is no secret our planet has risen an immense amount of concern within the past year. We have faced the worst wildfires recorded in history; our oceans are significantly warming up leading to bleaching of the coral reefs – killing off majority of the reefs in our waters; polar ice