Meditation is quickly growing in popularity as people are learning the benefits of mindfulness, being in the present, and deep breathing. A half-hour at the start of any day in meditation can make the rest of your day go by…
A yoga mat is essential to any yoga practice. But it isn’t very pleasant when your mat doesn’t perform as expected. For instance, a yoga mat that stretches is not only annoying; it can be distracting and make practice more…
Yoga and meditation are two parts of an important practice. Yoga focuses on the mind and body, and meditation adds in the spiritual component. Using both of these in tandem allows you to experience great benefits, but it can also…
Did you know there is more to yoga than just moving into dynamic yoga poses on your yoga mat? You may have practiced Power Vinyasa Yoga or Hot Yoga in your local studios. You’ve even attended meditative sessions like Yoga…
There are many reasons why a person would want to start meditating. Maybe you have a lot of stress in your life, or perhaps you have a friend who has told you all about the benefits of meditation. Whatever your…
You’re excited about getting to your yoga class and realize you’re running a little late. Forgetting about yoga class etiquette, you arrive at the studio just as the class is starting. You run inside, check-in, kick off your shoes, and…
When most people think of yoga, they think of twisting into strange yoga positions, incredible flexibility, and maybe even a group of people sitting in a room together, cross-legged chanting Sanskrit word “OM.” While some of that might be true,…
Performing hip opening yoga postures can be very beneficial for the release of tension in this region of the body. We rely so much on our hips for example for walking, sitting, running, or dancing. If there are hinderances in…
Achieving inner peace while trying your best to reach inner potential has long been aided by healthy practices and fitness exercises such as yoga. Over the past few years, we’ve seen many people deviating from traditional yoga to hot yoga,…
If you suffer from anxiety, the good news is that any type of yoga practice will help you find your inner stillness and break the chains of anxious thoughts. Even if you can just do a few simple poses, this…
When you practice yoga, you are putting yourself into bodily positions that intend to benefit you. Still, if done incorrectly or without an awareness of your own body, you can physically harm yourself. The most common mistakes in yoga are…
Mindfulness is the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis, as Merriam-Webster Dictionary described. Mindfulness is a basic and natural human ability that can be lost…
