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Master the 4-7-8 Breathing Technique for Instant Calm

In our fast-paced world, where stress and anxiety can feel overwhelming, finding a quick way to calm your mind and body is priceless. One of the most effective techniques for instant relaxation and stress relief is the 4-7-8 breathing technique. Rooted in the ancient yogic breath practice of pranayama, this technique is a powerful tool to reduce anxiety, promote relaxation, and even help with sleep. It's like a mini-meditation you can practice anytime, anywhere, to soothe your nerves and find … [Read more...] about Master the 4-7-8 Breathing Technique for Instant Calm

Transform Your Sleep with Gentle Evening Yoga Rituals

A good night’s sleep is essential for health and well-being, but stress, screen time, and busy schedules can often make quality rest seem elusive. The good news is that yoga can be a fantastic way to wind down before bed, helping to release physical tension, quiet the mind, and prepare you for a peaceful night’s sleep. Here are some gentle yoga poses and breathing techniques to guide you into relaxation mode and set the stage for deep, restful sleep. 1. Child’s Pose (Balasana) Child’s … [Read more...] about Transform Your Sleep with Gentle Evening Yoga Rituals

Riddled with Wonder: How to Incorporate Koan Meditation into Your Practice and Your Life

By Dr. Kaiya Ansorge What is a koan? A koan is a phrase or word that is used in meditation to train the mind. Usually, the koan is somewhat puzzling in order to invite the mind to open in unusual ways. In fact, the term is often translated as “riddle.” Koan literature involves enigmatic sayings or questions that, when meditated upon continuously, are meant to resolve in specific ways that indicate the path of insight for the … [Read more...] about Riddled with Wonder: How to Incorporate Koan Meditation into Your Practice and Your Life

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: How My Military Transition Helped My Yoga Practice in the Pandemic

By Alicia Dill Starting in 2013, I’ve been practicing regularly at the same hot yoga studio two to three times per week. Hot yoga gives me intensity, focus, mindfulness, and dripping heat you feel in your bones even in the dead of winter. While holding a complicated pose well past your comfort zone, you start to comprehend all those buzzwords you’ve heard tossed around. The point where you are working mind, body, and soul. Where you forget your own name and everything else that led you to … [Read more...] about Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: How My Military Transition Helped My Yoga Practice in the Pandemic

Lessons in Love: Practical Advice from the Yoga Mat

By Melissa Bryan Lead With Love Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu. May all beings be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and freedom for all. Valentine’s Day 2021 recently passed, and as I sit on the opposite side of that holiday having just taught my high school students to create heart maps to identify the parts of their lives that fill their hearts, and having just finished Romeo & Juliet with some and … [Read more...] about Lessons in Love: Practical Advice from the Yoga Mat