As a yoga teacher in modern America, I do not have the ability to dive as deeply into this ancient and beautiful art as I would like to.  It is a cliché, but only because it is true: in this fast-paced modern life, we do not have the time to sit and relax and reflect […]

Yoga, the Indian tradition that focuses on both the spiritual and physical awareness of the body, uses specific exercises and postures to help the individual achieve quietude and harmony. There are many different types of yoga postures, and many different types of yoga - including bhakti, jnana, karma, kundalini, laya, raja and hatha yoga, which […]

Finding the right yoga class for you can be quite a struggle.  I speak from experience.  I have been going to yoga classes for 10 years now, but it has only been within the last couple that I found a yoga center that works for me.  I’ve tried every style, and every school of yoga […]

There are many benefits to practicing yoga - that ancient Indian discipline that serves to enlighten and help “still the mind”. Yoga therapy has been used increasingly in the West, and yoga classes are popping up in cities across the U.S. The physical and mental challenges that yoga can provide have been seen to yield […]

Yoga was developed in India at least three thousand years ago, and is a discipline that uses breath control, meditation and physical exercises. There are number of things about yoga that make it particular appealing, chiefly because it helps to promote mental and physical well being. The purpose of the philosophy and technique is to […]