Research on yoga has proliferated over the last decade, and by now there are more than 3400 studies on the benefits of yoga. Yoga has been shown to positively affect more than 75 health benefits, ranging from back pain and high blood pressure to depression, anxiety, insomnia and numerous other conditions according to Dr. Timothy … Continued
Every pregnancy is different, even for the same the woman. The journey can be both exciting and daunting, especially when trying to safely navigate an ever-changing body through the trimesters. The key to confidence in pregnancy is learning how to utilize the gifts of yoga to better support a woman’s body, mind and heart. So … Continued
One of the most important shoulder muscles for upper body weight-bearing yoga poses is serratus anterior. It is a hard muscle to find and describe, and isn’t mentioned often in yoga classes. That is especially unfortunate, because many students come to yoga with weak serratus muscles. Serratus weakens due to lack of strengthening activities, including … Continued
Many yoga classes speak about the benefits of hip “opening”, and yet surprisingly, the most common injuries in yoga are related to the hips – back pain, QL issues, piriformis syndrome, labrum tears, SI Joint and knee issues. This begs the question – what are we actually doing in hip openers? It is a little … Continued
Scoliosis affects an estimated 6 million Americans, but millions more than that have minor scoliotic curvatures of the spine, which largely goes unrecognized, but can be the source of discomfort in the spine, shoulders and sacroiliac joints. Yoga, when practiced with insight and self-awareness, is quite well suited to working with scoliosis and the pain … Continued
The traditional Tantric writings about the sacred energy centers of the body offer a detailed map of the human mental/emotional landscape, and provide a different perspective on how we can approach physical and emotional health, and spiritual growth. Learn how and why the chakra system can be viewed as foundational to health and healing, and how we … Continued
Yoga can help keep the hip joint healthy, but it can also affect the hip joint in undesirable ways says Dr. Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall in this free download. And, it’s important to know the difference. Most people practicing yoga wonder if there is a way to use yoga to keep the hip joint … Continued
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali were written more than 2,000 years ago, but they still hold much wisdom and guidance for modern living. In this course, yoga teacher and wellness consultant Anusha Wijeyakumar will go into the 8 Limbs of Yoga as described in the Yoga Sutras and discuss their relevance for our yoga practice … Continued
Can we gain the ability to strengthen the health and resilience of our nervous system, much in the same way as we can strengthen our muscles and bones? In essence, yes, says yoga therapist and physical therapist Marlysa Sullivan in this free download. Just like our muscles tend to lose strength over time, our nervous … Continued
Yoga can help heal low back pain, but unfortunately, if not practiced correctly, it can also create back issues, says author Robin Rothenberg, founder of Essential Yoga Therapy, in this free download. Robin discusses her own quest to heal long-standing back issues, and how it launched her into her current work as a yoga therapist … Continued
Are you looking for ways to deepen your yoga practice and experience a whole new level of mind body integration? Attuning to the sensations in your body during your yoga practice offers a powerful gateway to connecting with the junction point between mind and body, explains iRest founder and yoga therapist Richard Miller in this … Continued
How to Build a Thriving Yoga Teaching Practice With Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D., E-RYT-200 There are plenty of teaching opportunities outside yoga studios. Learn where to look for new teaching opportunities, how to create your own following of students, and how to position yourself for greater success. Eva Norlyk Smith is a long-term yoga practitioner … Continued
Addiction takes many forms—be it food, alcohol, sex, or increasingly, even the internet. In this course, Ana Forrest, founder of Forrest Yoga, draws on her own early struggles with addiction and eating disorders and shares the yoga techniques and insights that helped her find healing. Ana shows us how to work with emotional, physical, mental and … Continued
If we can let go of our preconceptions and dive into the level of pure, experienced sensation, we can begin to experience the world as it truly is: an unlimited expanse of vibration; a contraction of the awareness in which it lives. This is the focus of BodySensing Yoga. In this course Dr. Richard Miller introduces … Continued
The core is the physical, emotional, and energetic center of our being. Building greater core stability is the one thing most everyone needs in order to progress in yoga. Once we reconnect with the core, it has important spillover effects to all parts of our life, says acclaimed yoga teacher Natasha Rizopoulos in this free … Continued
The number of people with hip replacement is on the rise, and the largest increase is in the 45-54 age group. If you’re a yoga teacher looking to keep your students safe and/or attract more students for privates, it’s essential to learn how to teach yoga safely to this group of people. And, if you’re … Continued
Thanks for joining the 21-Day Yoga Challenge! To get the most out of the Challenge follow these three easy steps: Follow These 3 Easy Steps: 1. Two Ways to Get Your Practices: Email and Your YogaU Dashboard You will receive an email twice a week with the practices for that week. Alternatively, you can also log … Continued
Our paradigms of human health and healing are inadequate. More sophisticated models are essential for replacing anachronistic ones. In this 5-part course, yoga therapist Kristine Kaoverii Weber explores why approaches to healing that focus on balancing the subtle body may hold the key to the future of medicine. The traditional Tantric writings about the sacred energy centers of … Continued
Lana Reed (aka Shakta Khalsa) is one of the world’s leading experts on children and yoga, having worked with both since the mid-1970s. She is a trained yoga professional at the highest level (ERYT-500), In this 4-part audio series Lana discusses the following topics: Lesson One: Giving Children the Gift of Yoga Lesson Two: Yoga for … Continued
The key to human health is found not just on the level of the body and mind, according to yogic philosophy, but in all layers of our being. In the yoga framework, our extended being encompasses five layers, or Koshas. These are referred to as the Pancha Kosha, or “Five Sheaths” in yoga philosophy. The five … Continued