A photo posted by Brian (@dailycupofyoga) on Jun 13, 2015 at 5:18am PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js There is a growing meditation movement happening around the world. Meditation is mainstream and no longer on the fringe. Hip-hop moguls are writing books about it, movie stars blog about it, the yoga studios are packing in stretched bodies with quiet minds. There is a long list of Western spiritual gurus spreading the word too. Balance is the word and meditation is the way to get … [Read more...] about Meditate to Reset and Relax
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5 Ways for Urban Yogis to Live Their Yoga
AHIMSA - Yoga Sutra Chapter 2 Verse 35 is one of the five Yamas, which are guidelines for how we can live in harmony with others. A traditional translation of Ahimsa means, “Do not kill or harm other people.” I’ve outlined here a more modern interpretation for today’s urban yogi. Lovingkindness Ahimsa means that when connected to our heart we naturally share lovingkindness. Love is active and it is never too late to offer healing through loving thoughts and kind actions towards yourself and … [Read more...] about 5 Ways for Urban Yogis to Live Their Yoga
You Are What You Yoga
I saw an image recently of a big bowl of fresh fruits and vegetables, which had the following caption: You Are What You Eat So Don't Be Fast, Cheap, Easy, or Fake Pretty wise advice that gets right to the point in a clever way, and it got me thinking: The same thing applies when we step onto our yoga mats! You Are What You Yoga So slow down, don't cheat yourself, take it easy, and stand in your truth. Don't be fast. You have the rest of your day to ride in the fast lane. Why not let the time … [Read more...] about You Are What You Yoga
Gratitude: How to Sing from the Mountaintops
What are you grateful for? This question can become cliché and trite when you read it every single day on Instagram posts. Gratitude can become stale and void of meaning when #gratitudechallenge is blowing up your Twitter and Facebook feeds. Gratitude has been called the “father of virtues” — the virtue from which all others arise. But what does it actually look like? In the real world, what does gratitude actually look like? Try and imagine a portrait of gratitude in your mind. If you are … [Read more...] about Gratitude: How to Sing from the Mountaintops
How Yoga Teaches Generosity
If you have a candle, the light won’t glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine. ~ Steven Tyler Yoga has changed my view of generosity. I have learned to give without expectation and to always remain mindful of the quality of my generosity. After all, generosity in yoga is based partly on two of the five Yamas: Generosity is the opposite of taking (Asteya) whereby we share freely with a focused, quality effort. A generous person sees life through a prism of abundance instead of scarcity. … [Read more...] about How Yoga Teaches Generosity
The Advanced Yoga Practice for When Things Fall Apart
Crap happens. Things fall apart. Life gets hard. This is about the advanced, accessible yoga practice that will help you when that happens. Read on… We make life harder or easier depending on how we think about what’s happening. We can’t change what happened to us, but we can change how it impacts us. The shift from the toxin of “This is terrible” to the cleansing “This is what it is” is relief. We go from fighting our reality to letting it be what it will be. It will be that, whether we … [Read more...] about The Advanced Yoga Practice for When Things Fall Apart
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