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6 Super Brain Yoga Exercises to Boost Your Gray Matter
By Elizabeth Herman | Posted: May 02, 2018 This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may ha ... -
Spiritual Sojourn: Yamas and Niyamas on the Mat
As per Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga, Asana is the third limb, the first limb being Yamas and second limb being Niyamas. It makes sense, then, that the first two limbs must have some relevance to Asana practice. Superficially, there may not be an obvious co ... -
Monkey Pose: Use This Splits Pose for a Deep Hip Opener
Monkey Pose gets its name from Hindu mythology. Lord Hanuman (the monkey god) leaps from the southern tip of India to the island of Sri Lanka. The mythological leap is captured in the Monkey Pose, which opens the hips and stretches muscles in the groin an ... -
Every Body is a Yoga Body
The yoga room is dim and filled with the warm, spiced scent of essential oil and sweat. I’m eyeing myself in the mirror, watching the strong pillar of my thick thigh, wobbling a bit at the ankle, my knee puckering with the effort of keeping myself upright ... -
3rd Trimester Yoga Poses: How Butterfly Exercises Benefit In Pregnancy
By Sejal Shah Here are 16 Yoga poses for the third trimester of pregnancy. Know how each one, including butterfly exercise, benefits you and your baby! Enjoy! Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life. Creating life and carrying another soul for nin ... -
18 Pregnancy Yoga Stretches That Can Help In the Second Trimester
By Sejal Shah Getting ready to welcome your baby? Find out 18 pregnancy yoga stretches that can help a mom-to-be in the second trimester. The second trimester encompasses the glory days or “honeymoon days” of pregnancy. Your morning sickness has probably ... -
The Practice: Sri Sri on the Nature of the Yogi
Yoga is so much more than exercise — it’s a way of being. Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shares his thoughts on the far-reaching impact of yoga on the body, mind, and spirit, and the true nature of the Yogi. A disease-free body, a v ... -
Go Beyond Yoga with a 200 Hour Intensive Yoga Teacher Training
You’ve been enjoying yoga for a while. But suddenly you may experience a plateau. You may ask: How to become more of a yogi? How to go beyond a weekly hour of physical postures (asanas)? How to go deeper into yoga practice? I had similar questions that pr ... -
Standing Backward Bend: Unlock Spine Flexibility with This Pose
Standing Backward Bend is a deep backbend that gently opens the chest and increases flexibility in the spine. In Sanskrit, this pose is known as Ardha Chakrasana (Ar-DAA-Chahk-RAA-SUN-aa). Ardha means half, chakra means wheel, and asana means pose. Level ... -
Pregnancy Yoga: Poses for the First Trimester
Learning that you are pregnant is a life-changing event. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement, but remember that health and wellness should be a top priority for expecting mothers. Your body is carrying and sustaining new life, and yoga is a wonde ...
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives.
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