Using Meditation for Svadhyaya/Self-Inquiry Just one more game. Just one more page. Just one more cookie. Just one more drink. These are some of the lies we tell ourselves when we numb. When you are numb, you are disconnected, unaware, and don’t have power over yourself. It’s only through awareness that you gain control. Without
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“My Why” series, #1 This is the first installment in a series that I’m calling “My Why,” reflecting on why I do the practices that I do in my life. I find it’s through reflection that I learn the most about myself. I hope this sheds some light on why you do what you do
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Stretching is not just for dancers and gymnasts. Stretching is important for everyone. I have always been naturally flexible, but it can easily leave me if I don’t keep working on it. Like most kids, I was a rubbery kid. I remember being 6 and lying down on my stomach to touch my feet to
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Let’s break down twisting yoga poses The spine moves in four ways: forward bending (flexion), backward bending (extension), side bending (lateral flexion) and twisting (rotation). All movements are important for spinal health, but need to be done mindfully and intentionally. Twisting yoga poses strengthen the obliques (2 of our 4 abdominal muscles) and the spinal
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Appreciating what you have In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday in the (not so) United States, I wanted to share the power of Gratitude (Kritajna), not only as a practice, but as a general mindset. As a practice, naming things that for which you are grateful helps you orient your mind toward the positive. Our
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