daily practice

What’s the best way to break in a new yoga mat?

Practice on it every day... From left to right, here's what I'm practicing on lately: Aurorae Classic Yoga Mat - 6mm, 3lbs, 24" x 72" Jade Yoga Harmony Professional Yoga Mat - 5mm, 4.5lbs, 24" x 68" Hugger Mugger Tapas Original Yoga Mat - 3mm, 2.5lbs, 24" x 68" Magic Carpet Sapphire Deco Yoga Mat - 6mm, 3.5lbs, 24" x 70" Manduka Black Mat Pro Standard - 6mm, 7lbs, 26" x 71" A photo posted by Brian (@dailycupofyoga) on Apr 30, 2015 at 6:23am … [Read more...] about What’s the best way to break in a new yoga mat?

Daily Yoga Practice — Sometimes Less Is More…

With life constantly on the move and not enough hours in the day, it can be tough to fit in an hour or more of yoga on a consistent basis. Unfortunately, a lot of us talk ourselves out of unrolling the mat if we don't think we have time for a "long" yoga session. Twenty minutes just doesn't seem like enough time to make much difference, does it? I'll concede that more yoga is usually better, but a lot of us forget that a little yoga every day can still have a dramatic impact on our lives. It's … [Read more...] about Daily Yoga Practice — Sometimes Less Is More…

Morning Yoga for Flexibility with Tara Stiles

Feeling a little creaky in the morning? Try this quick yoga fix from Tara Stiles to wake up the body. If you're the iTunes type, here's a link to Tara's iTunes video podcasts that are all available for free. Related articles Tara Stiles Shows Us the Best Yoga Pose For Stress Relief (fitsugar.com) … [Read more...] about Morning Yoga for Flexibility with Tara Stiles

Revitalizing Home Practice Sequence

Hold the pose a little longer and enjoy some serious relaxation with a Yin Yoga practice from Yoga Journal. [vodpod id=Video.5783031&w=425&h=350&fv=file%3D6379492582da46ee888293e9a9eb34d8%26amp%3Bpermalink%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.yogajournal.com%252Flivemag%252Flmcontent%252F44] Related articles Gentle Flow Yoga with Kathryn Budig (dailycupofyoga.com) … [Read more...] about Revitalizing Home Practice Sequence

Roll out the mat 30 day challenge – day 2

Today ended up being one of those challenging days where I normally would have never unrolled my mat. Busy from start to finish. However, when 10:30 rolled around tonight and I finally slowed down from the business of the day, I reminded myself to turn off my electronic gadgets and lay out my yoga blanket. Of course the mere act of laying out the blanket resulted in 30 minutes of mind calming restorative yoga poses. Luckily, right now I don't feel like my yoga practice has to be a workout all … [Read more...] about Roll out the mat 30 day challenge – day 2