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Instead of Discipline, Try Yogic Indulgence
by Eve Johnson
I heard from someone last week who bought the “My Five-Minute Yoga” app, didn’t use it, and wanted to be sure that the $2.99 cost wasn’t a recurring monthly fee. (No. It isn’t.) During our email conversation, I asked why it wasn’t working for her. “Unfortunately, I don’t do the yoga,” she wrote. “... Read more
The Wise Self: Vijnanamaya Kosha
by Leila Stuart, BA, LLB, C-IAYT
Vijnanamaya kosha is the part of us that lies beneath the thinking mind, the part that is aware of ourselves feeling our body. It includes the ego, the substrate of personality and conditioning that generates thoughts, emotions, and intentions. As the core of our individual identity, the ego colors... Read more
4 Ways to Protect Hands and Wrists in Yoga
by Ellen Saltonstall C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
Human hands have many skills: using tools, typing, playing musical instruments, giving massages, or using sign language, just to name a few. However, in many yoga poses we make a special demand of our hands, expecting them to function like feet, holding all or most of the weight of the body. But... Read more
Use These 5 Scapular Stabilization Exercises to Improve Your Yoga Practice
by Leah Sugerman, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Scapular stabilization is a phrase that’s been buzzing in the health and fitness world for some time now—and for good reason! Scapular stabilization exercises can help to create more power and (as the name implies!) stability in your yoga practice and beyond. This is because the scapula (also known... Read more
