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Another Reason to Sleep More: Can Sleep Loss Lead to Weight Gain?
Most of us do not practice yoga for weight management, but we all know that maintaining a healthy weight helps the body function more efficiently. It is common knowledge that our ability to manage weight... Read more
The Yoga Bod: Can Yoga Practice Positively Influence Body Image?
The philosophical aspects of yoga teach us to shift away from self-judgment of our bodies and minds. Yet yoga in the West has become a multibillion-dollar industry that is represented by thin, toned models... Read more
The Yoga of Eating: 4 Ways to Love Food and Stay Healthy
Yoga can be a gateway to health and wellness. However, the constant flux of dietary trends popular among yoga practitioners can lead to confusion, self-doubt, and self-deprivation. We can continue to love food... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
4 Yogic Tips to Make your New Year's Resolutions Stick
It's the start of a new year, and that means new New Year resolutions! In this article, YogaUOnline teacher Kristine Kaoverii Weber, founder of Subtle Yoga, offers some great tips and action steps to help us... Read more
Seven Ways to Fix a Slow Metabolism
“No matter what I do, I can’t seem to lose weight,” writes this week’s house call, who is also an Eat Fat, Get Thin challenge participant. “I think I’m cursed with a slow metabolism.” I hear this often among... Read more
Turn Down the Food Noise
What if the only thoughts you had about food were positive – if food was a source of pleasure, nourishment, and nutrients, rather than stress and confusion? What if your thoughts about food were simply: “Wow,... Read more
Are You Eating Too Much of a Good Thing?
Raise your smoothie if this sounds familiar: Picking at that plate of dates with nut butter because they happen to be there. Cleaning up you quinoa dinner bowl, not because you’re still hungry but because... Read more
For Weight Loss, Mindfulness is Key
When it comes to weight management, skip the tough and go straight to the love. The moments you overfeed your body are moments of suffering. When you see others in pain, you offer your love and compassion. Yet... Read more
Does My Inner Goddess Look Fat in These Jeans?
Using the yoga yamas and niyamas to learn self-acceptance. I’ve never been on the fat girls team. Then again, I’ve always been on the outer edges of the skinny girls team. I’m the girl who has been called... Read more