Tag Archives: yoga
Mean Girls … Become Mean Yoginis?
{Judgement disclaimer: I have been tumbling the idea for this blog around in my head for awhile. I went through my own judgement phase (acknowledged) then moved into observation and question mode pretty quickly. This blog is based on personal experiences, observations, questions and maybe conclusions. I do not know, I have not got to the end in my...
Yoga Poses for Better Sex
With recent allegations that yoga does all sorts of evil things like injure the body and slow the metabolism, of course The New York Times couldn’t resist scandalizing it even more by placing the ancient act in the realm of sexual eroticism.
We already know that yoga calms the mind and relieves stress. Now that we know it helps you become more...
Adam & Eve are Yogis
All of us have heard the story of Adam and Eve from the Bible, but how many of us really understand the true teaching behind this parable?
The “tree of life” represents the human body, Adam represents the masculine energy in our bodies (yang in Chinese Theory) and Eve represents the feminine energy in our bodies (yin in Chinese theory). The...
Improving Digestion with Yogi Breath
The highest concentration of nerves in your body is in the gut, second only to the brain.
Let’s be honest: The average Joe probably doesn’t think about how interconnected their organ systems truly are. Biology? We left that back in high school with 90210 and hammer pants.
Welcome to adulthood. As New York City’s own yoga instructors...
I Still Love Anusara Yoga- Nothing Changes.
Less than one year ago I wrote a piece about how I felt that I was “Made for Anusara Yoga.” When I wrote that piece I could never possibly have imagined that for the past two weeks, I, along with my beloved kula mates, would have been riding the roller coaster of conflicting emotions, confusion and uncertainty as we’ve watched this Anusara story...
Chakra Balancing Quick Tips
The seven chakras, namely root chakra, sacral chakra, solar plexus chakra, heart chakra, throat chakra, third-eye chakra, and crown chakra, are the powerhouses of our bodies. They are wheels of light located all over our body. Each chakra controls different parts of our bodies and they need to spin perfectly in balance for us to feel good.
Chakra balancing...
Government Regulated Yoga? ~ Ira Israel
After class last Saturday, the pleasant Norwegian woman on the adjacent mat asked me if I liked the teacher and I responded affirmatively. I asked her if she liked the teacher and she replied, “I like her because she always adds some spiritual stuff at the end.” I chuckled to myself. In my mind I thought, that’s like someone saying, “I’ve...
Combining hiking and yoga proves to be a natural fit
It’s 8:40 on a hazy spring Saturday morning, and I’m in that yoga position with the funny name: downward facing dog. But I’m also as far as I can be from a traditional, mirrored-wall yoga studio.
I’m in bucolic River Legacy Parks in Arlington. The sweat dribbling from my brow is not from the exertion of this pose, but a result...
Stress Less with Laughter Yoga
Quick–what’s your go to when you’re feeling stressed out? A glass of wine? A big burger with fries? A night vegging in front of the TV? Maybe a cigarette?
Sure, any of these might relieve your stress in the short term. But abusing our bodies isn’t going to lead to lifelong peace and tranquility. And with more than 75 percent...
Tech warriors unplug for yoga respite
As one of the nation’s largest yoga conferences got under way last week in San Francisco, many of the tech warriors driving our tweet-bombarded, app-devouring, Facebook-frenzied culture were firmly ensconced not in their cubicles but in the downward-facing dog pose.
In the heart of the Valley of Digital Distractions, mindfulness is the latest coin...
