Just add water
Yogis have taken to adding modern “extras”—from aerial silks to free weights—to the ancient practice. Yet the latest trend, practicing yoga and meditation in water, brings us back to basics and offers a slew of benefits, says Kat Tudor, co-owner of SunWater Spa, a new yoga studio and watertherapy spa ...
The sound of silence
Silence, it’s a deceptively simple word, yet such a profound concept.
You could call it coincidence but I prefer synchronicity. As I started writing this article, a rare blackout occurred in the middle of the night. The silence was immediate—no electricity, no humming, just stillness. A voice within urged me to ...
Dr. Lim Hwee Yong
Senior Oncologist at the Novena Cancer Center Mount Elizabeth hospital, does yoga five times a week and says it helps him stay centered
I lived in Salt Lake City for a few years and enjoyed hiking and skiing. I also completed a few marathons while in the United States. When I ...
Reiki: My story, My calling
A former officer at the Asian Development Bank, Pamposh found her urge to “heal” was too strong to be denied
The beautiful energy of Reiki burst into my life in the most unexpected way 20 years ago and shook up my way of thinking. Back in 1996, I was skeptical about ...
Shake things up
Why not break out of your comfort zone and discover how much richer life can be? Here’s everything you need to start.
Its all too easy to find yourself on autopilot, simply going through the same old motions: work, eat, yoga, sleep, repeat. And while sometimes sticking to your routine is ...
Give me strength
In times of crisis, we tend to latch on to whatever strength we can find. Here’s how to tap into your most reliable support
Once, when I was feeling particularly vulnerable, my teacher suggested I contemplate a question: “Where does your strength come from?” This is a contemplation I’ve found useful ...
Fire up your life
Want to connect to your core quickly? Try this third-chakra meditation
We all have those days where we feel pulled in a thousand directions—that’s life in the modern world, after all. But it can sometimes shift you off center and drain you of your own essential power. If this is the ...
Core competency
A block can help you integrate the actions of abdominal strength
When you see yogis doing an arm balance with finesse, they look as light as a feather. They make the pose look so easy that you might forget how much strength it requires. But the inverse is actually true—to make ...
Yoga to relieve anxiety and get a good zzzzzz
This combination of restorative yoga, meditation and essential oil, will help ease anxiety and insomnia to deliver your best night’s sleep.
By Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee
Around 15 years ago, prominent yoga teacher Colleen Saidman Yee started having trouble sleeping. She would settle into bed and then toss and turn, a ...
The staying power of intention
How setting the right intention can help you stick with a meditation practice
As with every journey in life, every meditation session and practice is better when it begins with an intention. Sankalpas, as intentions are known in yoga, are your heartfelt, intuitively sensed attitudes that unfold within you over time. ...
Be part of something bigger
Meditation can help us get in touch with the universal life force that connects us all
Within each of us is unchanging equanimity, peace, joy, and stillness, no matter what is happening in our lives. It’s just that sometimes tapping into these feelings seems impossible. This is where meditation can help. ...
Arm yourself
Take a playful approach to building strength and flexibility in your torso with John Schumacher
Arm balances require more than Popeye’s strength. Just ask advanced Iyengar teacher John Schumacher. “Hardly anyone can muscle their way into arm balances,” he says. Schumacher describes some of his students as men who are strong ...