7 Easy Tricks for Better Digestion
Use simple yogic principles in diet and lifestyle to feel your best and boost your health. Stave off indigestion with simple yogic principles in diet and lifestyle.
1. Portion Size & Diet
The stomach will expand to fit a gallon of ice cream, but that doesn't mean it should. The best measurement ...
Plow Pose (Halasana): Step by Step
Plow Pose reduces backache and can help you get to sleep.
(hah-LAHS-anna)
hala = plow
Plow Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
From Salamba Sarvangasana, exhale and bend from the hip joints to slowly lower your toes to the floor above and beyond your head. As much as possible, keep your torso perpendicular to the floor ...
Stoke Your Spirit: Achieve the Superpowers of Yoga
Nicki Doane, co-owner and director of Maya Yoga Studio in Maui, shares tips for achieving (and transcending) the superpowers of yoga.
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: Vibhuti Pada
Vibhuti Pada is the name Patanjali gave to the third Pada, or chapter, of his yoga sutras. Vibhuti means negating and transcending earth-based consciousness. Of ...
Stressed Out at the Office? 5 Practices You Can Do at Work for Instant Calm
The best part? Nobody even needs to know you’re doing them.
When we’re feeling stressed, many of us turn to yoga. Yet we often forget that yoga doesn’t necessarily require a sticky mat or a softly-lit studio. Yoga, and its infinite practices, are available to us anywhere, anytime. Even at work.
Years ...
Plank Pose: Step by Step
Nurture your love-hate relationship with Plank Pose. A beginner's best friend, it's the perfect precursor to more challenging arm balances.
Plank Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Start in Adho Mukha Svanasana. Then inhale and draw your torso forward until the arms are perpendicular to the floor and the shoulders directly over the wrists, ...
3 Things I Learned After Taking a Break from My Yoga Practice
Rather than feeling guilty for not rolling out her mat every day, one writer embraced her hiatus from yoga—and it transformed her practice forever.
Here’s what one yogi learned when she took six months off from her practice.
Throughout my 16-year-long yoga practice, the longest I’d gone without attending class was a ...
King Pigeon Pose (Kapotasana): Step by Step
Kapotasana invigorates your body and gives your spirits a lift. This extremely deep backbend is appropriate for advanced practitioners only.
King Pigeon Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Kneel upright, with your knees slightly narrower than hip width apart and your hips, shoulders, and head stacked directly above your knees. With your hands, press ...
Your Diet and Hormones Are More Connected Than You Think—Here’s How to Balance Them Naturally with Food
A hormone-balancing diet requires healthy digestion, stable sugar levels and a well-functioning liver. Let us show you how to get back in balance naturally.
Just like you, I’ve suffered from many hormonal imbalances. At first, I bought into the belief that hormonal problems are genetic or that the causes are “unknown.”
Some ...
7 Simple Ways to Call in More Joy—and Feel Less Stressed
It can be easy to get caught up in the non-stop “go” of life and lose sight of what brings you the most happiness. If you can relate, this emotional detox is for you.
Clearing toxins from your life—not just your diet—can help you find more peace and joy. Sherianna Boyle, ...
This 5-Minute Meditation for Parents Will Save Your Sanity
Here’s how one woman bridges the sacred world of meditation with the reality of motherhood.
Want to find a little calm when your kids are bringing the crazy? This meditation for parents is proof that it is possible to carve out quiet, sacred moments, even on the most crazy-making days.
Meditation and ...
Jessamyn Stanley on Moving Beyond Body Positivity
Jessamyn Stanley is so over white-centric, consumer-driven yoga. Armed with a highly articulate voice, a powerful social platform, and a whole lot of attitude, this yoga teacher and New Age thought leader has declared to the world that anybody can practice yoga. And she’s not afraid to show us how ...
Peacock Pose (Mayurasana): Step by Step
Peacock Pose, symbolizing big things—immortality and love—according to Hindu lore about the Peacock.
(my-yer-ahs-anna) mayura = peacock
Peacock Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Kneel on the floor, knees wide, and sit on your heels. Lean forward and press your palms on the floor with your fingers turned back toward your torso (thumbs pointing out ...