Archives for August 2012

Tiny Devotions + Daily Cup of Yoga Mala Giveaway

With summer days quickly fading and the summer yoga festival circuit coming to a symbolic savasana (wait, wait...you still have time to hit up Bhakti Fest!), we thought you could use a little sunny news. So cheer up because right now you have a chance to win some new yoga mala bling, courtesy of Tiny Devotions! As I mentioned on Twitter a few days ago, the first yoga book I ever read was Yoga for Dummies by the late yoga scholar, Georg Feuerstein. Yeah, I thought it would be on my level at the … [Read more...] about Tiny Devotions + Daily Cup of Yoga Mala Giveaway

Yoga Solutions for Better Sleep

[Editor's note: This is a guest post by life coach, yoga teacher, and libreliving.com founder, Lindsey Lewis.] Apparently the National Sleep Foundation is onto something. 65% of all Americans have trouble sleeping. Here are some yoga solutions for sleep that I’ve shared along the way to help non-sleepers become dreamy sleepers. I hope they help you, too. 1. Bring the outside in. Getting outside during the day is essential. And not just outside into a concrete jungle, but somewhere with … [Read more...] about Yoga Solutions for Better Sleep

Making Your Yoga Practice a Moving Meditation

From interview of Ashtanga yoga pioneer, David Williams, in Guruji: More and more over the years, I work to make my yoga practice a moving meditation, and then at the end of my practice, when I get up and walk away, I continue that meditation into my life, all day long. So I consider the practice to be the foundation of a twenty-four-hour-a-day meditation. … [Read more...] about Making Your Yoga Practice a Moving Meditation

Get your virtual chillax on with Yoga Retreat on Facebook…

You know you're curious to find out what this Facebook "Yoga Retreat" game is all about. Well, wait no longer, Yoga Retreat is now live and just waiting for you to unleash your virtual yogic amazingness. Here's more details from the press release: HELSINKI, Finland – August 9th 2012 – Gajatri Studios, an independent and innovative social games development studio, announce the release today of their debut title, Yoga Retreat on Facebook. The first social management game derived from … [Read more...] about Get your virtual chillax on with Yoga Retreat on Facebook…

Vinyasa Yoga – How Flow Can You Go?

[Editor's note: This is a guest post by YOME - 'The Yoga Portal For Wonderful Life'] While K. Pattabhi Jois popularized Vinyasa yoga in the Western world, Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, (Ashtanga meaning 8-limbed path in ancient yogic teachings) has arguably been around for centuries. In many circles, it is simply known as ‘flow’ yoga since the asana are practiced much like Surya Namaskara, or sun salutations, in a continuous flow from one movement to another coordinated with the breath. The great … [Read more...] about Vinyasa Yoga – How Flow Can You Go?

High Vibrations Yoga DVD by Jo Tastula

I've been practicing yoga pretty regularly lately with YogaGlo and one of my favorite yoga teachers on the site is Jo Tastula. Besides having a great Australian accent she teaches a pretty darn near perfect vinyasa flow class. I always feel inspired, focused, and in the moment afterwards. Most of her classes on YogaGlo range between 30 and 60 minutes--enough time to get good and sweaty--, but I recently discovered she also has an excellently produced DVD, High Vibrations Yoga, which consists of … [Read more...] about High Vibrations Yoga DVD by Jo Tastula