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...
Motivation to Practice Yoga

Motivation to Practice Yoga

Motivation to Practice Yoga Motivation is the reasons for our actions. It’s a willingness to stick with new goals or healthy choices we’ve made. Motivation is what drives us to continue, even when we may not want to. So, what does this have to do with...
Yoga: Listen to and Honor the Body

Yoga: Listen to and Honor the Body

Yoga: Listen to and Honor the Body Yoga is a personal journey. It’s an adventure of self-discovery. One night, I looked out at the yoga students practicing tree pose. Quick side bar… in case you don’t know what tree pose is… Tree pose is a balancing yoga pose. You...