Mark Stephens asks, “What about yoga and the November 2024 presidential election in the United States, where basic rights, the planet, and perhaps democracy itself are at stake? What’s an American yogi – and yoga teacher – to do, or not do”?
Here’s what I’m doing! What are you doing? Let me know in the comments. #Vote2024
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This blog post will explore 12 proven restorative yoga techniques. They can help you manage stress and find amore peaceful, balanced mind. 1. Start with Breath Awareness One of the simplest yet most powerful ways to relieve stress is by focusing on your breath. In restorative yoga, breathing is the foundation of relaxation . 2….
Striving for balance in January, I was on the mat for 47 practices. I led 7 practices and practiced Yoga 40 times. Keeping the scales tipped in my favor. Shout out to those who practiced with me on both sides of the mat, Veterans Yoga Project, Yoga Specialists, UC Berkley, and Rev. Christine Brahmi Romero,…
Michelle Young is a C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, E-RYT 500, and holds an M.Ed in Curriculum Development. She has been teaching in one capacity or another for almost 20 years, and she is passionate about creating authentic, accessible content that is both high quality and affordable. Absurdly high-quality yoga teacher training does not have to be expensive. Michelle…
Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:Women’s History Month 2024 Lovingly referred to as the first lady of yoga, Indra Devi was perhaps one of the most influential early practitioners of yoga in the United States in the mid-to-late 1940s. Though Devi died in 2002 at the age of 102, she is (and always…
Lilias Folan (born 1936) began to practice yoga as exercise in 1964, and was soon teaching at the YWCA in Stamford, Connecticut. She studied asanas under the yoga masters T. K. V. Desikachar, B. K. S. Iyengar, and Angela Farmer, and gained wider knowledge of yoga under the Sivananda Yoga masters Swami Vishnudevananda and Swami Satchidananda. She joined the Connecticut ashram of the Divine Life Society led by Swami Chidananda. In the 1980s she met Swami Muktananda, creator…
Life’s challenges can be overwhelming. Grief and stress can disconnect us from our inner peace. Restorative yoga is a nurturing way to release tension and find calm. Restorative yoga can help you process grief and reduce stress. It does this by focusing on deep relaxation, gentle stretches, and mindful breathing. The practice is compassionate and…