Regular and steady blood supply is essential for good physical health. Eastern medical traditions suggest that the mind is the driver of subtle energy in the body and that blood follows that energy. If the mind is clogged (neurotic, anxious, upset), it…
Those of us with vulnerable respiratory systems need to be vigilant during flu seasons, and the past 18 months of COVID have amplified and extended this time of risk. The yoga sequence that follows is designed to cleanse the respiratory…
I recently read The Yield by Tara Winch, in which she explored the “trauma of remembering and forgetting.” The book’s protagonist battled two challenges — what she refused to forget and what she endeavored, no matter how difficult, to remember.…
Arguably, two of the most well-known quotes are those of Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi. Einstein reminded us that when we continue to repeat the same mistakes (war–Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc.) but expect different outcomes (peaceful co-existence), we are investing our…
The aging process is most often marked by a spine that slumps forward. When our inner core and spine are no longer strong and flexible, we further demonstrate aging by hunching the shoulders up and forward. Both these misalignments are…
As children, our curiosity tends to overtake our fear and we relish turning ourselves upside down or over backward in order to explore new experiences. As we age, if we are not watchful, our fear can overtake our curiosity and…
Poet, Czeslaw Milosz, queried What good is poetry if it cannot save nations or people? I would add, or planet, and pose the same question with regard to yoga. What good is yoga if it cannot save nations or people…
Courage is a habit. Cultivate it with Adho Mukha Vrksasana. If you just discovered this post from my blog and have not practiced its immediate predecessor, then I would suggest beginning your practice of Adho Mukha Vrksasana I (AMV) here.…
The Warrior poses in yoga tradition represent the qualities necessary for all spiritual journeyers. Every spiritual tradition understands that life’s journey requires each of us to become our own hero. In other words, we save ourselves and others when we…
If we take time to twist our bodies, we will untwist our minds. Beth Spindler Twisting daily restores the spine’s natural range of motion, purifies organs, and stimulates circulation. The “squeeze-and-soak” action provided by twisting poses wrings out built-up toxins…
Although we are complex beings — physical, mental-emotional, energetic and spiritual — we do not have to be complicated. By combining balance and strength with awareness as happens in all the Hasta Padangusthasana variations, we address alignment while integrating our…
You can recognize a true Warrior. They shine from within. They don’t have to do anything to prove their power or their worth. They simply are that. Just like Mars shining in the evening sky. Constance Habash The Warrior archetype…
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