Tag: meditation
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6 Ideas for Doing Yoga in Everyday Life
Your physical yoga practice can continue once you step off the mat. During the day, there are often plenty of opportunities to get some extra stretching and breathwork in. Consider these six ways for how to do yoga in everyday life and make yoga part of your whole-day routine. 1. Face Yoga While Relaxing Did…
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Jnana Mudra: What Is the Jnana Mudra? How to Use It in Yoga
In yoga, as we move our whole bodies into various shapes, we may also do different things with our hands and fingers that facilitate the mind-body connection. One common expression is to position your hands into a prayer-like arrangement. Another is the Jnana Mudra, also known as a hand position that signifies wisdom and intelligence.…
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5-Minute Yoga: Benefits of Adding Just a Few Minutes of Practice to Your Day
One of the most challenging aspects of yoga is simply arriving to your mat. The American Heart Association names “lack of time” as the top barrier to fitness. Once we step on the mat and get into a flow, the practice becomes worth it. But there can be lots of obstacles to getting there. An…
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5 Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice Off the Mat
While most people think of yoga primarily as a physical practice, yoga poses (known as asanas), are only one small part of a well-rounded yoga practice. Patanjali, an ancient Indian sage who wrote the “Yoga Sutras” 2,000+ years ago, outlined “8 limbs of yoga”, which include physical postures, as well as areas like breath control…
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5 Reasons to Host a Yoga Class at a Bar or Restaurant
When I lived in Arizona and had recently completed yoga teacher training, my fellow yoga classmate and graduate started teaching down the road at the brewery she worked at, Fate Brewing Co., in Scottsdale. The brewery had a spacious tap room that connected to its restaurant. On Sunday mornings, you could pay around $10 for…