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Transforming Fear to Joy

Right to Joy - Blog Author: Helen Maupin

YOGA ACTIONS for Wall Stretch

The sedentary lifestyles of knowledge workers have them seated at a computer for several hours each day. Without daily movement that counteracts this inactivity, the

YOGA ACTIONS for Parivrtta Trikonasana

Revolved Triangle pose integrates balance, flexibility, and strength while simultaneously aiding digestion from twisting and moving the abdominal organs. The complexity of the pose is

A Yoga Teaching: Samskaras — 9 Obstacles

[W]e’re born with a karmic inheritance of mental and emotional patterns—known as samskaras—through which we cycle over and over again during our lives.   Bo Forbes

YOGA ACTIONS for Salamba Upavistha Konasana

Forward folding postures, whether supine, standing, or seated, typically challenge 99% of yoga practitioners. Even though the intent of forward folds is to calm the

A Yoga Teaching: Ahimsa (non-violence)

In a previous post, I wrote about reacting from ego rather than responding from calm abiding and clear seeing. An everyday example of ego’s reactivity

YOGA ACTIONS for Headless Sirsasana

Sirsasana or Headstand is referenced as the King of Asanas because of its many benefits. Turning ourselves upside down promotes both physiological and psychological health.

A Yoga Teaching: Immortality

We are spiritual beings on a human journey. Yogis learn that their “beingness” comprises three bodies — gross, subtle, and causal. Within these bodies are

YOGA ACTIONS for Supta Baddha Konasana

In a stress-filled world challenged with increasing levels of anxiety and depression, restorative yoga is a boon to the mind, body, and spirit. Supta Baddha

A Yoga Teaching: Pleasure vs. Happiness

A primary teaching of yoga holds that true happiness, referred to as bliss or joy, comes from within. That is to say, no external thing,