YJ Influencer and psychologist Lauren Taus suggests looking to your practice to identify personalized goals that are also applicable to the rest of life. However you usually prepare (or don’t) for January first, there is an energy of renewal in the air that you can leverage into authentic empowerment and purpose. ...

Want to, like, connect with cosmic energy? Nataraja is another name for Shiva and his dance symbolizes cosmic energy. Natarajasana, or Lord of the Dance Pose.   We'll start with a modified version of the pose. The full pose will be described in the Variation section below. (not-ah-raj-AHS-anna) nata = actor, dancer, mime raja = ...

As asana becomes less accessible, we can grow into a deeper appreciation for the limbs of yoga that live off the mat. Discover how they can guide us through the aging process. Nimble and spry, our youthful bodies alight atop the yoga mat. Pliable and limber, our frames fold, bend, and ...

Can kriya yoga help battle depression?    Patricia Walden, a senior Iyengar teacher, and Timothy McCall, M.D., author of the book Yoga as Medicine, prescribe Patanjali's kriya yoga as another way to bolster your awareness. Kriya yoga centers around three practices, tapas (discipline), svadhyaya (self-study), and ishvara pranidhana (devotion), which are designed ...

Recognize when criticism turns into envy and use the yoga sutras and your yoga practice to figure out how to handle it. The moment was a perfectly ordinary one in Pat's life. She and a friend were discussing their mutual acquaintance, Emily—a mother of two who manages a nonprofit while getting ...

Salabhasana or Locust Pose effectively preps beginners for deeper backbends, strengthening the back of the torso, legs, and arms. Grouped among the so-called “baby backbends,” which includes Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) and Sea Monster Pose (described in the Variations section below), it is an unassuming pose that, like other seemingly simple poses, ...

There's a general consensus among modern yogis that Viparita Karani or Legs-Up-The-Wall Pose may have the power to cure whatever ails you. (vip-par-ee-tah car-AHN-ee) viparita = turned around, reversed, inverted karani = doing, making, action Legs-Up-The-Wall Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions The pose described here is a passive, supported variation of the Shoulderstand-like Viparita Karani. For your ...

If you want to reach your full potential, Baron Baptiste suggests starting with self-inquiry. The act of being open to discovering something you haven’t seen before is the first step in turning your life into something greater. But you have to know where to look. The best place is within. I call ...

Intense Side Stretch Pose is done with the hands on the floor. (parsh-voh-tahn-AHS-anna) parsva = side, flank ut = intense tan = to stretch or extend (compare the Latin verb tendere, “to stretch or extend”) Intense Side Stretch Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Step 1 Stand in Tadasana. With an exhalation, step or lightly jump your feet 3½ ...

Alexandria Crow discusses the yoga you can and can’t see in an Instagram.   I love Instagram. I adore the community and having the opportunity to interact with it. I follow photographers, fashionistas, videographers, designers, news outlets, artists, and of course, yogis. Their posts often inspire me creatively, make me laugh hysterically, ...

This variation of High Lunge, sometimes called Crescent Pose, is a great preparation for the full version of Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I Pose). Micheal Winkler High Lunge, Crescent Variation: Step-by-Step Instructions Step 1 Start in Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog). Exhale and step your right foot forward between your hands, aligning your knee ...

Counteract the effects of Modern-Day Sitting Syndrome by lengthening your hip flexors in High Lunge. High Lunge: Step-by-Step Instruction Step 1 From Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend), bend your knees and, with an inhale, step your left foot back toward the back edge of your mat, with the ball of the foot on the ...