We’ve all heard the phrase, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” While the essence of this phrase was to emphasize a balance between working and enjoying your life, some might feel otherwise. For a select few, playing is all that there is to life. They can eat, drink, pray, and sleep …
Teaching yoga is by far one of the best jobs on Earth, and luckily for us yoga instructors, yoga’s growing popularity is making teaching possible almost anywhere in the world. Anywhere you go these days, it seems yoga is a part of the curriculum of day-to-day life. Yes, yoga instructors deal with the same job …
While there are pros to having a relationship with your local yoga studio—access to the instructors and a community of like-minded people—sometimes you just want to avoid the commute and membership fees and build a nice and cozy home studio. The space should reflect your taste and be a sanctuary for your soul where you …
The vagus nerve plays a central role in your emotional and physical health. It is constantly scanning for cues to determine whether situations or people are safe, dangerous, or life threatening.
Imagine a hymn gently sung in a church in your neighborhood, or picture yourself visiting a Buddhist temple in the mountains in Asia where the silence is broken only by deep but soft chanting interspersed with gong sounds and chimes. Unlike the noise of a car honking behind you, the ones mentioned above are soothing, …
Picture this: Mountains tumbling into headstands. Headstands morphing into speeding cycles. Bridges collapsing into roaring lions. Sound like a movie? Actually, they’re just scenes from a normal household where a child plays the lead role. Heavy on drama, kids are also born acrobats. Yoga postures, for instance, are natural poses for a child. In fact, …
Need to find a moment of calm? Learn Bee Breath, or Bhramari pranayama, to help reduce tension and stress. The Bhramari pranayama derives its name from the black Indian bee called Bhramari. The exhalation in this breathing technique resembles the typical humming sound of the bee. Bhramari pranayama is effective in instantly calming down the …
Sri Sri Yoga is the most relaxing style of yoga—a holistic, multidimensional, and purposeful practice that goes beyond the yoga mat to benefit every area of your life. It is an authentic yoga practice brought to you in a way that is accessible, fun, and applicable to contemporary living. Let’s hear what Sri Sri Yoga …
Is low back pain giving you sleepless nights? Is changing positions from sitting to standing more challenging than it used to be? Is your leg feeling some nagging discomfort too? Did I hit a nerve? If I did, it was probably the sciatic one, and you may be experiencing sciatica. Sciatica is not a word …
All the world’s scriptures talk about great happiness because they know that is everyone’s ultimate quest. Happiness is not related to what we have or don’t have. It is simply our state of mind. Happiness is not a commodity that you can buy somewhere. It is present where you are, right here and right now. …
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