A Foreword to Get Your Yoga On by Dianne Bondy I started practicing yoga when I was very young. My mom found Be Young with Yoga by Richard L. Hittleman at a used book sale in 1967 and decided to try it. When she introduced me to the practice, it felt natural and fun. Throughout my

The following is an excerpt from Accessible Yoga By Jivana Heyman Accessible Yoga$27.95 - PaperbackBy: Jivana Heyman Add to Cart4 reviews on Amazon Finding the Essence of a Pose Asana (the Sanskrit word for yoga pose) is just one part of yoga, but it’s an important part, and it can be made accessible to everyone who

A Challenge to Yoga Practitioners Comparing Our Practice If I had to pick one thing that challenges Western yoga practitioners more than any other, it would be the urge to compete. Because I haven’t spent more than a few months living in other cultures, I don’t know this for a fact, but I suspect that

Cultivating the Right Attitude bhava-pratyayo videha-prakrti-layanam (1:19) Samadhi is a natural state for someone who is enlightened. shraddha-virya-smrti-samadhi-prajna-purvakah itaresham (1:20) For the rest of us, we must use faith, passion, mindfulness, quiet, and good judgment to support our journey toward samadhi. Our life is a reflection of our attitude, the energy of our mind. When

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by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body What is Fascia? In the same way that a fish swims in water and a bird flies through the air, fascia is the way we move. Every time you practice triangle pose or the camel, you stretch an entire network of cellophane-like tissue (“cling-wrap” if

by Nina Zolotow, author of Yoga for Healthy Aging Because the sixth anniversary of the Yoga for Healthy Aging blog is coming up next week, I thought I’d check to see what our nine most popular—or at least most viewed—posts were over all time. (Nine seems like a random number but for some reason that’s

We have excerpted the chapter “Yoga for Balance” from Yoga for Healthy Aging: A Guide to Lifelong Well-Being by Baxter Bell and Nina Zolotow. This chapter describes balance, how yoga can improve balance, and yoga practices to increase your balance. Click here to read “Yoga for Balance” from Yoga for Healthy Aging. Our friends at Brentwood Yoga in

by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body Meditation on the third-eye center is one of the most classic of all techniques in subtle body training. I have been revisiting the potency of this practice and wanted to share a few thoughts. The bridge of the nose is called the Nasya Mula, or