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Karma Yoga and Gun Control: 6 Tips for Your Safety in Body and Mind
By Elizabeth Herman┃Posted: May 31, 2019 Besides the physical postures, when do you practice yoga? The type of yoga that you practice in many situations, through all of your actions in the world, is called Karma Yoga. Outside of your home asana practice o ... -
Sun Salutations: How the Popular Sequence of Yoga Poses Benefits You
By Sriram Sarvotham┃Posted: May 30, 2019 As we approach the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, which coincides with International Day of Yoga as celebrated around the world, we see that the spotlight is on the practice of surya namaskar (sun sa ... -
Forward Lunge (Ashwasanchalanasana)
By Elizabeth Herman┃Posted: May 29, 2019 Forward Lunge-- Ashwasanchalanasana (aa-shwaas-aan-chaal-aah-AA-saan-a)-- is a pose that helps your balance, stimulates the abdominal organs, and stretches out the gluteal, thigh and calf muscles of the body. Also ... -
Seated Cradle (Hindolasana)
By Elizabeth Herman┃Posted: May 29, 2019 Seated leg cradle-- Hindolasana (Hin-dole-AA-sun-aa) is often used as a warm up for hip opening postures and leg stretches. A simple seated hip opener that gently stretches the hamstrings, pelvic floor muscles, gro ... -
Pigeon Pose: Want More Flexible Hips? This is Your Pose!
Pigeon pose is a hip opener that safely opens your hip joints. It also helps prepare your body to sit in meditation more easily. Pigeon pose strengthens the back, eases back pain, and is said to open up the heart chakra. In Sanskrit, Pigeon Pose is calle ... -
Anxious or Sad? Discover the Magic of Music and Yoga for Mental Health
By David Hernández┃Posted: May 29, 2019 In this day and age, 24 hours are barely enough. Our responsibilities keep us constantly occupied, and society seems to demand that we tick the boxes of a seemingly infinite list of accomplishments. With all of thes ... -
These 6 Tips for Better Sleep Will Help You Finally Get Some Rest
By Dr. Omiete Charles-Davies┃Posted: May 28, 2019 Sleep is an important state of rest and rejuvenation for the body. Adequate sleep is very important: when you’re asleep, your brain wave frequencies change, and neural firing decreases. However, sometimes ... -
Recent Basel Convention’s Stop Plastic Vow: How We in the USA Can Help
By Elizabeth Herman┃Posted: May 28, 2019 The fact that our country hasn’t joined others in a global commitment to reduce plastic pollution is difficult to understand. We must temporarily accept the sad reality that, because of this isolationist period in ... -
The Top 10 Holistic Health Benefits of Yoga You Wanna Know Today
By Sejal Shah┃Posted: May 28, 2019 Yoga is often misunderstood as being limited to asanas or poses, and its benefits are only perceived to be at the physical level. However, by misrepresenting yoga in this way, we forget the immense benefits yoga offers i ...
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