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Yoga Journal Community

If you subscribe to the Yoga Journal newsletter (and actually read it...mine tend to back up in my in-box before I eventually get to them), then you know that Yoga Journal recently launched a new Community feature for its website.  Perhaps you've already checked it out and created a profile.  Now is the time to join since the community is still brand new and there are lots of good yoga terms up for grabs for profile names.  At least that's what motivated me.  Once you join, if you so desire, you … [Read more...] about Yoga Journal Community

Yantra Meditation – Satisfy Your Inner Artist

While reading through the August 2008 edition of Yoga Journal, one of the articles about yantra meditation stood out to me and has been bouncing around in my head for days.  Yantras are sacred geometrical symbols from the Tantrics of ancient India.  Yantric geometric designs are conceived of as containers for spiritual energy.  Apparently the practice of meditating on various yantra diagrams for the purpose of of cultivating the universal healing qualities believed to reside in the images has … [Read more...] about Yantra Meditation – Satisfy Your Inner Artist

77 Health Benefits of Yoga

If you're still looking for a few good reasons to try yoga or do more yoga, here are 77 of them.  The list covers everything from "health benefits without,"  "health benefits within," "emotional health benefits," "body chemistry," "exercise benefits," "disease prevention," and "symptom reduction or alleviation" that are brought about through regular yoga practice.  The list also has some good links to resources if you are interested in doing some further research.  It seems that modern science … [Read more...] about 77 Health Benefits of Yoga

Check out the new Yoga Books page!

Can a yogi ever have too many yoga books?  I highly doubt it.  My current collection of yoga books takes up about three feet of shelf space...and it seems to be getting bigger.  I'm always somewhere in the middle of a yoga book. If you're looking for the perfect yoga book, you've come to the right place.  I recently added a page to Daily Cup of Yoga just for yoga books. The page is in its infancy right now, but should grow exponentially in the near future!  You can peruse the books on the … [Read more...] about Check out the new Yoga Books page!