It’s no secret that your body is different during pregnancy. You are evolving and the way you work out should as well. The majority of healthy women can continue, or even start, exercising when they become pregnant. It’s key. Though, to learn … Read More
5 Health Benefits of Daily Yoga Practice
1. Improve flexibility, strength, and posture Daily yoga practice will help stretch and tone your body muscles. Popular poses like the plank will simultaneously work on strengthening your arms, legs, shoulders and abs. You don’t have to be super flexible to practice … Read More
Sivananda Yoga
Sivananda Yoga comes from the lineage of Swami Sivananda, as brought to the west by his disciple Swami Vishnudevananda in the late 1950s, making this style of practice an important part of yoga’s first wave of popularity outside India Sivananda (1887-1963) … Read More
Fight the Flu With These 7 Yoga Poses
1. Downward Facing Dog Moves white blood cells through your body as well as drains the sinus passages. From Mountain Pose (standing position), reach your hands down to the floor, bending your knees if need be. Walk your hands out … Read More
Side Angle Pose Tips
Side angle pose is one of those postures where there is much more going on than meets the eye. Here are some tips, benefits and variations of this classic yoga pose. Start off in a warrior two stance with your … Read More
The Basics of Crow Pose
Crow pose is considered by many yoga instructors to be the best pose to introduce students to arm balances. A fun intermediate posture, crow pose that has a lot to teach us about flexibility, balance and ego. Warm up Start … Read More
Tips For Child’s Pose (Balasana)
Known to most as a resting pose, child’s pose can be an excellent asana to add in between difficult poses to help focus and ground yourself or your students. While it may not look like much is going on, there … Read More
Tadasana – Mountain Pose
Tadasana, or mountain pose, is one of the fundamental yoga poses and a great starting place for standing postures. Here are a few tips to help your alignment when in tadasana. Start with your toes touching and your heels slightly … Read More