Our body’s centers of spiritual power, or chakras, allow the flow of energy. Yoga awakens this energy in many forms.I have used yoga as a tool for practicing peace of mind, body awareness, body positivity, and to gain strength. The energy I feel after a yoga practice is incredibly soothing and I am always left […]
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Meditation benefits all parts of my existence, that of my mind, my body, and my soul. When I first started to meditate, I didn’t know where to begin. I honestly thought it required me to sit still and well, that was about it.Through my research, I found out that it was much more. Even though […]
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To be completely honest, I used to think chanting mantras was an odd thing to do. People sitting around and making noises? I didn’t get it. It wasn’t until the beautiful world of yoga was opened up to me that I experienced the pleasure of a soul-touching mantra. To this day my recollection of that […]
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I usually have a laundry list of items I need to bring with me to my yoga classes. I need my mat, a towel (for the mat), a towel (for sweating), yoga block, water bottle, change of clothes, my wallet and cell phone etc. In the past, I used to just grab my mat on […]
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Although yoga wheels have been around for a long time, they have seen a huge increase in popularity in western countries the last few years. I don’t need to tell you this though. You are well aware of the benefits of yoga wheels and you just want to know which one is the best. Well, […]
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A few months ago my friend Susan was raving about how she loved meditating but was bummed that she couldn’t do yoga because she was overweight. I believe her exact words were “Yoga is not for fat people.”. Those words lead me to create this guide. Let me back up though.It all started with some […]
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I was in the middle of trying to get into Flying Warrior pose at my hot yoga class when it happened. My sweaty hand was slipping a bit on the mat which was making it difficult to get into the pose. That is when I noticed that there was some sweat on my mat. My […]
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