Lateral Love: A Gentle Yin Yoga Sequence to Lengthen the Side Body
Yin yoga can be magical. As it works to elongate your connective tissues, it can create space in places you likely didn’t even realize were constricted. Personally, one of those tight-but-I-didn’t-know-it places was my side body. A great deal of
Finding Your Radiance in Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana)
Are you looking to explore the strength, balance and radiance of Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose)? Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you there. Half Moon Pose (ardha = half, chandra = moon asana = pose) is an energetically expansive
Dr. Arielle Schwartz: Breathing and the Vagus Nerve - Which Is the Right Way To Breathe?
Our bodies reflect our relationship to stress. When under duress, your sympathetic nervous system kicks into gear, which can lead you to breathe with quick, forceful inhalations into your upper chest. This breathing pattern prepares you to flee or fight
Yoga Teaching & Practice: Parivrtta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose) - Tutorial Yoga Video
Every yoga pose is challenging in its own way, and Parivrrta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose) is no exception. There are so many points of action and alignment to think about. But they all come together to create a truly beautiful
Yoga For Beginners: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose) - Free Online Yoga Video
Bridge Pose is a great way to counteract the high volume of sitting we all do in our daily lives. When you are sitting down, your hips are in flexion (the hip flexor muscles are shortened). This creates a variety of issues
Yoga Hack for Uttanasana: How to Deepen Your Forward Bends
Try this yoga hack: In Uttanasana (forward bend), fix the hands onto the mat and attempt to drag them forward. This contracts the anterior deltoids and draws the upper body deeper into the yoga pose. If you can’t reach the floor,
Vagus Nerve Activity Can Impact Cancer Prognosis, Research Shows
What gives people greater resilience in the face of life-threatening illnesses like cancer? Researchers now believe that vagal nerve activity may contribute to enhanced health and longer life expectancy for individuals with cancer, as well as to enhanced cardiac health
Balasana – Child’s Pose: Coming Home
You could call Balasana the original yoga pose. It’s the first pose any of us ever practiced. Before venturing out into the big world, we spent many months curled up inside our mothers. It’s no wonder that Child’s Pose feels
Want to Feel Better? Just Breathe - The Power of Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee's Breath)
Want to learn a simple trick to feel better? Just breathe. But not just any type of breathing. Learn how the yogic practice of Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee's Breath) can help shift your nervous system into parasympathetic functioning, the Rest and
Yoga for Anxiety: Calm Your Stress Response
From as early as I can recall, the idea of standing up in front of a group of people has terrified me. As a child, I loved the idea of acting but the reality of getting up on the stage
Yoga for Beginners: Dolphin Pose (Ardha Pincha Mayurasana) - Free Online Yoga Video
Dolphin Pose is a great beginning yoga pose for many reasons. It strengthens the shoulder girdle; many students starting out need to develop upper body strength. Dolphin Pose (Ardha Pincha Mayurasana) also engages the core muscles we need for Forearm