The Zen Swing: A Qigong Move for Full Body Health

The Zen Swing: A Qigong Move for Full Body Health

The Zen Swing The Zen Swing is a flowing move that comes from the Qigong modality. It is quite accessible; most anybody should be able to practice it. Practicing this swing is an easy way to improve health for the whole body. Want to learn more? Let’s dive in!...
Centering Yourself before Yoga Practice

Centering Yourself before Yoga Practice

Centering Yourself before Yoga Practice Yoga literally means ‘to join,’ or ‘to yoke,’ or ‘to unite.’ Yoga texts discuss how the practice leads to the union of universal consciousness with individual consciousness. Yoga practice...
Organizing Your Yoga Practice

Organizing Your Yoga Practice

Organizing Your Yoga Practice So, you’ve decided you’d like to add a yoga practice to your routine. Whether it’s at a gym, in a studio, or from the comfort of your own home, you want to establish some parameters. Why is that? Well, with anything new,...
Setting Goals for Practicing Yoga

Setting Goals for Practicing Yoga

Setting Goals for Practicing Yoga If you’ve tried to make yoga a routine part of your life, but keep having trouble sticking with it, this post might be for you. The first step to starting any new routine is figuring out why you want to do it in the first place....
Overcoming Obstacles to Practicing Yoga

Overcoming Obstacles to Practicing Yoga

Overcoming Obstacles to Practicing Yoga In last week’s post, we reflected on our motivation to practice yoga. We explored reasons why we do yoga and what we expect to get out of it. In thinking about these things, we created a list of reasons for taking yoga...