What is Yoga Nidra? Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation technique done lying down in Savasana (Corpse Pose). The practice uses body scanning, breath awareness, and imagery to induce deep relaxation, freedom, and ease. Yoga Nidra is a form of “conscious sleep” or hypnagogic state where the physical body is deeply asleep but the mind […]
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15-Minute Grounding Meditation to Calm Your Mind And Body Read More »
We often associate morning classes with super intense sequences packed with Chaturangas, planks, lunges, core work, and fast-moving sequences. But, it doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes, a good Cat and Cow, a couple of side stretches, and of course, some deep breathing might be good enough to wake-up in the morning hours. This
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Are you a runner, cyclist, or a strength training enthusiast? Perhaps you just traveled long hours or had a very long day walking around or standing up? This 15-minute, slow-moving Vinyasa yoga class sequence is designed to hit those hard-worked areas when running, sitting, walking, or standing. We begin with some deep breathing to calm
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The hip flexor, also known as the psoas, or Iliopsoas, is a muscle that originates at the lumbar spine (lower back), runs down in front of the pelvis, and ends at the inside of the femur (thigh) bone. One of the main functions of the psoas is to lift the thigh at the hip, constantly
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Crow Pose (and any other arm balance or inversion) is one of those poses that spikes curiosity and excitement to learn more in many students. For the last couple of weeks, I have been teaching Crow Pose (Bakasana) and Side Crow (Parsva Bakasana) in all of my public classes. After seeing students approach this pose,
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A few years ago I suffered a shoulder injury that kept me out of the game for months. I didn’t know the severity of this injury until I showed up to a Vinyasa yoga class the very next day. I quickly learned that I wasn’t able to perform more than half of the poses without
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Think about it. How many times throughout your day, do you find yourself raising your arms over your head? How about reaching your arms back? I’m going to go ahead and say not very often, unless you’re in a well-balanced yoga class. Most of the time, we reach our arms forward or down by the
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There are many reasons why one may want to deepen their yoga practice. Perhaps you’ve been practicing yoga for a while and you’re getting curious about the origins and philosophies of yoga. Or, perhaps you have a certain goal in mind like becoming more spiritual, diving deep into alignment, building strength and flexibility, or learning
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Have you ever had one of those days when you went to bed in the wrong position and woke up in pain around the neck, shoulders, or low back? When practicing Savasana, restorative yoga, or Yoga Nidra meditation, how you position yourself makes a huge difference on whether you’re able to relax or not. In
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