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Even in a shaky and turbulent world, we can recognize and resort to the tools of mindfulness and compassion; not to silence the pain but to center and ground ourselves, and to care for our own emotions.
How do you generate more energy in the body and the mind? Try out these asanas while listening to your body.
Some coping tools that have helped me stay afloat in the face of adversities, besides my yoga and meditation practice.
Gratitude is key to to our physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Have you tried reflecting on your blessings?
Going into retreat, we lean into the unknown. And if we trust and allow it, come out nourished and transformed.
Difficult sensations and emotions may occur when one is deeling with “winter depression.” Regular exercise, meditation, taking in sunlight and staying in community may help to maintain some lightness during wintertime.
Once we learn to use a fuller capacity of our body space and expand the breath, we not only create space for physical release to happen, but we also open up the mind.
Ultimately, creating space in the mind is one of the purposes of yoga practice.
All sorts of vibes are welcome, you only need to show up for yoga class. Maybe you will face some of your dark side and also realize that that cannot exist without the light, just like the light needs darkness to shine.
Conscious breaths can be a great resources for calmness in the mind. Personally, I feel that finding ways to get fully into the body and ground myself is probably the first step to start getting out of a headspin.
Every single day, I pause for a moment, and say thank you. I wake up at dawn, walk out of my room and look up at the sky studded with a myriad of bright stars. In this moment, you already sense that morning is soon to arrive, that the Sun will come up in a few hours,...
I have been in Thailand for nearly a month now; I chose this destination for a particular yoga school and to study thai massage, that has long interested me.
More than five years ago, I hosted this soft-spoken, weird and very devoted English guy in Khartoum, Sudan. He came by bike in the scorching heat, and also left on two wheels. Tom has pretty much been bicycling ever since then: he has travelled to more than 40...
More than a dozen of us got together in the Garden of Philosphy on 13 September to do yoga for refugees who have been streaming into Europe. Enjoying the bright sun and warm breeze, we flew through asanas surrounded by amazing views, and stilled our minds with...
How blissful and complete it feels when you manage to fully grasp a moment and see the beauty. To me, this is what yoga is ... without seeking it, just allowing contentment and beauty to shine into your life. Yoga doesn't happen only on the mat but it takes place in...