Awaken Interviews Guru Meher Khalsa Pt 2 – Face The Shadow
Donna Quesada: Interesting, so the default, or “factory setting”is toward the negative, fearful emotions… […]
Still A Little Hesitant To Go Upside Down? This Home Practice Will Help
by Jolie Manza: Strengthen your core and build upper-body strength so you feel more comfortable in any inversion… […]
4 Outdated Yoga “Rules” We Need More Now Than Ever
by Jennifer D’Angelo Friedman: Nicki Doane shares 4 ancient codes of conduct from the Yoga Sutras that seem to be out of fashion right now but she thinks should make a comeback… […]
7 Yoga Poses That Are Harder Than They Look
by Jennifer D’Angelo Friedman: After years of practice, does Triangle still stress you out? […]
Yogi Assignment: 5 Ways to Put the Yamas Into Practice During the Holidays
by Kino MacGregor: The moral and ethical principles that are the foundation of yoga practice—the yamas (social restraints) and niyamas (self-disciplines)—are especially important to follow this time of year… […]
Hello, Sunshine’ Yoga Sequence
by Dr Tracy Daniel: Perform this energizing yoga sequence with your child to wake up your minds and bodies in preparation for a day full of learning… […]
How To Connect To The Energy Of The Divine Feminine
by Kara-Lee Grant: I’m leading a Women’s Circle at Power Living Wellington on July 8th… […]
Awaken Interviews Guru Meher Khalsa Pt 1 – We Scarcely Know The Upper Limit Of Awakening
Donna Quesada: Guru Meher, I’d like to start out by thanking you for your time. […]
How Yoga Taught Me To Live A Fearless And Authentic Life
by Stephanie Spence: My daily yoga practice grew into so much more than perfecting a pose. Yoga became transformative, teaching me to live a fearless, authentic life of purpose and potential…” […]
How Patanjali ‘Atha’ Applies To Everyday-Life
by Heather Robinson: In that moment… […]
15 Beautiful Inspirational Quotes
We all have that one favorite quote that we go back to when we need motivation… […]
Q&A: Kundalini Yoga And Chakras
by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait: Q: After reading your book Tantra Unveiled, as well as several other books on tantra… […]
Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Love and Devotion
by Deepak G: Bhakti Yoga is considered the safest, fastest and most suitable path of Yoga for this day and age… […]
The Kriya Yoga Path Of Meditation
By the definite science of meditation known for millenniums to the yogis and sages of India, and to Jesus, any seeker of God can enlarge the caliber of his consciousness to omniscience to receive within [...]
5 Top Teachers Share the Supplements They Never Go Without
by Elizabeth Marglin: A yoga teacher’s job description often requires them to be in constant motion on a daily basis. Here, 5 teachers fill us in on the supplements that keep them feeling great, even [...]
Why Yoga Is A Growing Part Of Global Healthcare
by Heather Mason: When yoga was developed as a spiritual discipline in ancient India… […]
Seeing And The Yoga Sutra
by Dolphi Wertenbaker: Exploring an ancient teaching on liberation… […]
10 Celebrities Who Practice Yoga
by Lauren Williams: Here are ten well known celebrities who believe that Yoga has changed their lives for the better… […]
Chakras 101: How Do They Get Out of Balance, Anyway? – Alan Finger
Want to explore the chakras like you never have before? […]
The Most Common Yoga Injuries And How To Avoid Them
by Laura Necomer: More than 20 million people are down-dogging across the U.S. these days, pressing heels to mats in an attempt to reap yoga’s much-touted health benefits… […]
11 Types Of Yoga: A Breakdown Of The Major Styles
by Kristin McGee: There are so many different types of yoga out there, whether you want a more physically demanding class or an easy, relaxing, meditative class… […]
The Nature Of Destiny – Guru Singh
by Guru Singh: You find it true in yoga; you find it true in life . . . when you stretch, you fully enter the moment; […]
Embrace Your Unique Anatomy In Your Yoga Practice
by Karson McGinley: There is not a single pose in the entire yoga lexicon that every human body can achieve. Let that sink in for a moment… […]
Yogi Bhajan Lecture: Commanding The Mind
by Yogi Bhajan: My idea is that there is no beauty in you if you do not have tolerance… […]
How Yoga Taught Me To Live A Fearless And Authentic Life
by Stephanie Spence: The setting: a luxurious villa on the Caribbean island of St. Barts… […]
Are Plant Medicines Part Of Traditional Yoga
by Daniel Fow: “The Mystic States (Siddhis) are attained by yogic practices from previous lifetimes, or by special plants, mantric repetition, asceticism, or by meditation.” – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali […]
Why The Three Bandhas Are Not Optional In Yoga
by Daniel Fow: All of the muscles in the body need to be exercised, stretched and worked with… […]
Being Wonder Woman: Yoga And Feminism
by Sam Loe: I will admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the Wonder Woman movie featuring Gal Gadot… […]
Hints For The Practice Of Yoga
by Swami Krishnananda: (A Talk delivered on the concluding day of Sadhana week in July 1977) […]
How Yoga And Meditation Can Enhance Creative Writing
by Jennifer Lockman: For the aspiring writer, this is even more important… […]
Yogi Bhajan’s Lecture On Awakening The Mind To Prayer
by Yogi Bhajan: Every person is born into the world with the concept and capability to realize and access the Infinite Energy within them… […]
Introducing Yoga To Kids
These days kids have high pressure from school studies and homework… […]
Breathing IS Sexy! Introducing Pranayama (The Study Of The Breath) As A Tool To Stay More Present And Focused On And Off Your Mat
In connection with the previous article Where’s Your Head? […]
Highly Conscious Revolution – Guru Singh
by Guru Singh: The 1960’s delivered a liberal movement of conscious awareness — one that opposed war; activated new spirituality over old religions, and […]
7 Yoga Poses To Help You Sleep Better
by Lena Schmidt: Can’t fall asleep? Too much on your mind? […]
What Is Enlightenment? – Sadhguru
by Sadhguru: Perhaps one the most frequent queries that consumes a seeker’s mind are the questions “What is enlightenment? […]
When Trauma And Triggers Keep Us from Engaging
by Jill Lee: The fifth chakra is one of the best-kept secrets for owning your authority and interacting authentically… […]
The Ego. What Is So Negative About It?
The yogic wisdom advices us to liberate from the boundaries of the ego. But what are those boundaries? And, if they are so bad and unnecessary why do we have them? […]
5 Elements of Ayurveda
Ayurveda, the Vedic wisdom of life tells us about five elements. Five principles of matter… […]
Finding Your Yoga Teacher Voice
Yoga in its core is a spiritual practice. And the teaching style of the teacher will reflect their own spiritual practice… […]
Five Tips To Build A Strong Home Practice
Home practice is an important part in our yoga development as we learned in our teacher training… […]
Mudras: Subtle miracles of the yoga tradition
Have you ever cued bringing your palms together at your heart center during a yoga class? What is that? Why do we keep doing it? […]
Anahata Chakra
Kaisa Kapanen: Anahata chakra, the Heart Chakra, is located at heart level in your chest… […]
Brahmacharya
Today we explore some of the commonly mis-interpreted concepts in the yoga sutras- Brahmacharya. It is commonly understood as complete celibacy. […]
Fundamentals of the Yoga System of Patanjali -Swami Krishnananda
by Swami Krishnananda: It is difficult to believe that the implications of the teachings of Patanjali can be easily grasped by even the highest academic intellect… […]