There are several obstacles to beginning a home yoga practice. Although home practice is an important way to deepen your practice many students find it difficult to sustain a regular practice at home. Let’s examine some of the frustrations that get in the way of establishing a home practice. Time One of the first obstacles […]
Among many other issues, the benefits of yoga for mental health are possibly the most sought-after for practitioners. Personally, I took my first yoga class hoping to lift myself from a cycle of depressiveness. While I had no clinical diagnosis, my mood swings affected my life to such a degree that I searched for ways […]
Black lives matter. We do not deny that. However, racism casts doubt on how true that is in the lived experience of black Americans. Now, many across the country are facing up to that reality. For some people, it is the first time they have noticed and accepted the uncomfortable truth that not all people […]
In previous posts we saw how the eight limbs of yoga help to deal with the challenges of sheltering at home. Beginning in part 1, we discussed the yamas, or moral imperatives, and in part 2 the niyamas, or personal observances. In the last post, we discussed how asana, pranayama and pratyahara help to navigate […]
We’ve been examining how the eight limbs of yoga and sheltering from coronavirus relate? In past posts, we discussed the yamas, or moral imperatives, and the niyamas, or personal observances. We saw how they can help to navigate the difficulties of sheltering during the pandemic. Now we will turn to asana, pranayama and pratyahara and […]
How do the eight limbs of yoga and sheltering from coronavirus relate? In the last blog post, we discussed the yamas, or moral imperatives, and how they can help to navigate the difficulties of sheltering during the pandemic. Now, we turn to another of the eight limbs of yoga, the niyamas, and what insights they […]
The pandemic is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s in your emails and it’s on your social media timeline. Even if your body hasn’t caught the coronavirus, your mind is still infected by its presence. The looming threat of the virus creates fear and anxiety. No doubt we have all experienced feelings of panic at […]
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