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Yogi Bhajan’s Seven Steps to Happiness

I found the following happiness formula on one of my favorite yoga blogs, Julia Lee Yoga, and had to share it on Daily Cup of Yoga.  I love how each step builds upon the other. 1. Commitment In every life you are meant to commit. That is why the word is commit-meant. Commitment gives you character. 2. Character Character is when all your characteristics - all facets, flaws and facts - are under your control. Yin and yang meet there, totally balanced. Character gives you dignity. 3. … [Read more...] about Yogi Bhajan’s Seven Steps to Happiness

Be a Yoga Guinea Pig

Have you ever wanted to turn your body over to science and the betterment of humankind?  Of course you have! Well, now's your chance to do just that and become a "YOGA" subject for The International Wellbeing Study, a large online international study investigating peoples’ wellbeing. Since its inception, the study has aimed at investigating the difference in wellbeing of yoga participants over the course of a year of dedicated yoga practice. For the next intake in September 2010, as well as … [Read more...] about Be a Yoga Guinea Pig

Sweet, sweet summertime ~ Balance the heat with a Yin Yoga practice

Editor's note:  This is another great guest blog post from Melina Meza, BS Nutrition, 500-RYT In the summer, which is a Yang time of year from the Taoist perspective, we fill up on solar energy and re-charge our internal batteries. During the summer months, it is wise to highlight or guide attention to the heart, small intestines, stomach and spleen. These organs often work overtime in the summer, promoting efficient blood circulation, temperature regulation, digestion and hormone secretion … [Read more...] about Sweet, sweet summertime ~ Balance the heat with a Yin Yoga practice

Sixty Times Per Second?

Editor’s note:   This is a guest blog post by Aadil Palkhivala, cofounder of Yoga Centers in Bellevue, WA.  Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. ~ Aadil Palkhivala   One night, Savitri and I were fast asleep in our home in Bellevue.  Out of the blue, we both woke up at the same time and looked at each other.    "Did you feel that? Do you feel peaceful suddenly?" I asked her.  "What happened?" she asked me. I got out of bed to have a look around. It was then that we … [Read more...] about Sixty Times Per Second?

Sweaty Yogi – Hydrate Yourself!

Editor's note:   This is a guest blog post by Lucas Rockwood of YOGABODY Naturals. In this post, Lucas sheds some light on the importance of proper hydration before, during, and after class. Yoga students often become obsessed with hydration to the point where they’re never without a water bottle. It just becomes part of you. Your wallet, your keys, your ID, and a bottle of water. It’s really that important. And yet as a teacher, I’m constantly getting questions about how to avoid … [Read more...] about Sweaty Yogi – Hydrate Yourself!