Beginning a Home Practice
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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 […]

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Yoga and Cardiac health
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Yoga provides many benefits to our health, including to cardiac health. Studies have shown a variety of ways that yoga practice can positively benefit heart health. The guidance of a competent and knowledgeable teacher is an important aspect of this. Let’s look at some of the ways yoga can lead to positive outcomes for cardio […]

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Yoga as union
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The word yoga shares it’s root with the word yoke, meaning to become joined in union. Generally, yoke is used in the context of pack animals being used to pull a cart. In yoga, it’s the body, mind and spirit joined together to pull you through life. How do we define the body, mind and […]

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