Category: Yoga
Three Easy Ways to Care for Your Inner Child and Feel Happy
Having my hand licked by a goat. I never thought I'd ever write those words together, but there you go; this world continues to astonish[more...]
How often should I practice yoga to become flexible?
"Too stiff" to practice yoga? My teacher used to say that's like saying you're too dirty to take a shower. Just like a shower will[more...]
Form Versus Action: Why It Matters In Our Yoga Practice
Consider the following: When driving a car, we mostly think about the ride and rarely about the mechanics under the hood. When listening to a[more...]
Has Yoga Gotten Too Expensive?
The mat. The cute pants. The strappy top. The water bottle. The props. And the price of all these extras doesn't even come close to[more...]
Ten Reasons Yoga Instructors Should Join a Union
Unreasonable hiring practices and expectations are imposed upon yoga instructors in today's industry: an instructor must have a perfect body, flawlessly transition into an arm[more...]
Why Yin Yoga will help you cultivate stillness and create balance
We are all familiar with the yin-yang concept of Buddhism, or at least we saw the yin-yang tattoo if you are a child of the[more...]
Why you should give Kundalini Yoga A Shot
In the spirit of Kundalini Yoga, let us begin with the Adi Mantra, Ong Namo guru dev namo, to bow down and call to the truth,[more...]
Why you should start practicing aerial yoga
When someone says aerial yoga to you, what do you think of? I know I cast my mind back to beautifully framed, impossible-looking Instagram pictures of incredible[more...]
Early Morning Yoga Benefits
I'm not a morning person, let alone an early morning one. If I don't have a particularly appealing reason for getting up earlier than necessary,[more...]
Asanas and Alignment – Week 3 of My Bali Yoga Teacher Training
Hi! I'm Alina, and this is week 3 of my 4-week yoga teacher training in Bali with Routes of Yoga. In part 3 of the yoga[more...]