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There Are More Than Five Yamas

by Nina Zolotow, RYT 500

Although many of us have been told that the Yoga Sutras of Patajanli is the single authoritative text on yoga, this isn’t really true. As yoga evolved over thousands of years, there were many different schools of yoga besides the school described by Patajanli (now referred to as “classical yoga”)... Read more

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Doug Keller: Yoga to Release the Psoas

by Doug Keller and Yoga U Staff Writer

Fascia research pioneer Ida Rolf famously referred to the psoas as “the seat of the soul”. Because the psoas is buried deep beneath the core of the body, it may not always be the most obvious muscle to target in our yoga practice. But as renowned yoga teacher Doug Keller explains in the video... Read more

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Decode Sanskrit: A Short Primer

by Charlotte Bell

I wrote about using Sanskrit vs. English names when you teach yoga poses in a previous post. The answer, as in so much of yoga practice is, it depends. If you’d like to explore using Sanskrit at least some of the time, it may not be as difficult as you think. In this post, I’ll offer some tips on... Read more

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Calm and Uplift: Supported Supine Twist

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Supported Supine Twist is a wonderful way to release the entire spine while alleviating tightness in the shoulders and neck. This gentle twist relieves tension in the abdomen and stimulates the digestive system and kidneys. It also generates elasticity and strength in the core and improves... Read more

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