Reading Time: 5 minutes So you’re stuck at home, it’s day 45 or 60 or 100 of this worldwide epidemic and you already finished Tiger Kings, the Mandalorian, and re-watched The Office. What’s next? Why not choose something that opens your mind and teaches you something new about the world? Why not watch something to further your spiritual development? …
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Don’t practice to heal yourself. Don’t practice to fix yourself. Don’t practice to improve, redeem, or repair yourself. Don’t practice because of the guilt you’re not doing enough, or not enough, or could be more than you are. Don’t practice because something is wrong. Instead… practice to love yourself, to accept all parts of yourself, …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Building Your Backbend One of the main teachings of yoga is that our emotional and mental well-being is deeply connected to our body. A slumped posture, tight muscles, and achy joints will create a depressed, tense, and irritable disposition. Meanwhile an open, strong, and flexible body and will help engender an uplifting, courageous and resilient …
Reading Time: 5 minutes 10 Ways to Practice Handstand I always encourage practitioners to focus on cultivating internal qualities like kindness, love and compassion, rather than attempt to contort their bodies into pretzel like positions or go for poses only elite gymnasts can do. Nevertheless, the physical discipline, mental focus and non-attachment involved in working up to a challenging …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Physics of Crow Pose Bakasana. AKA Crow pose. Crow pose is the foundation pose for arm balances and one of the biggest hills to get over in your yoga practice. The pose is not easy, nor is it easy to explain. Google “guide to crow pose” and you’ll find an endless array of tutorials …
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