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  • 1
    • in yoga for your mind
    • — 25 Jan, 2023

    What the yoga sutras say about our brain activities and how it aligns with modern neuroscience

    Of all the traditional yogic texts, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is my all-time favorite. It gets often mentioned in the yoga world in connection with yamas, niyamas, and the eight limbs[…]

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    • in Teaching tips · yoga for your mind
    • — 18 Jan, 2023

    Which brain characters are dominant in you and your students?

    Many years ago, a student of mine shared his jury duty experience in a complicated court case. After taking part in a jury discussion of the evidence presented, he was[…]

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  • 10
    • in yoga for your mind
    • — 11 Jan, 2023

    Your four brain characters and how they run your life

    Do you like to control your environment and organize your life just so? Or do you prefer to fly by the seat of your pants and dive into new things[…]

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    4
    • in Virtual Yoga Studio · Announcements
    • — 4 Jan, 2023

    Try Yoga Boosts to move through your day more productively, smoothly, and gracefully

    Happy New Year! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions this year? Time and time again, I see students start a new year on an optimistic note with a clear[…]

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    • in Announcements
    • — 28 Dec, 2022

    Happy New Year! And the winners are…

    Happy New Year! Last year has come and gone, and we are off on a new journey! Thank you for reading our posts and for sharing your feedback; it helps us[…]

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    0
    • in Announcements
    • — 21 Dec, 2022

    Happy Holidays! Win a free yoga course or an annual membership

    Thank you for reading our articles and sharing your thoughts! We hope that you have a delightful holiday season. As we look ahead to 2023, please help us understand what[…]

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  • 0
    • in Announcements
    • — 16 Nov, 2022

    Zoom in Within: Yoga for Your Organs and Systems

    Your body consists of about 37 trillion cells; each of those cells knows exactly what to do to keep you alive and healthy. Together they perform an unquantifiable number of[…]

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    2
    • in yoga for your body
    • — 9 Nov, 2022

    What baboons can teach us about stress-coping styles and heart health

    Robert M. Sapolsky, a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, has been escaping to the Serengeti in Africa to study baboons in their natural habitat for over two[…]

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  • 4
    • in yoga for your body
    • — 2 Nov, 2022

    How to keep your heart healthy by learning to unwind

    Did you know that a horse’s heart is 17 times larger than an average human heart? If you stand next to a horse, your hearts would be on the same[…]

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    4
    • in yoga for your body
    • — 26 Oct, 2022

    The mighty heart: How your circulatory system nourishes every cell in your body

    “Go to your bosom; Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.”– wrote William Shakespeare. We expect a lot from our metaphorical hearts. We want them to know[…]

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    • in Announcements
    • — 19 Oct, 2022

    Virtual event: Working with individuals & small therapeutic groups around trauma (with Mary Hilliker and Olga Kabel)

    Working with people who have experienced trauma is some of the most difficult and humbling work that we might take on as yoga therapists or yoga teachers trained in yoga[…]

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    11
    • in yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 7 Sep, 2022

    Issues in the tissues: Four main causes of our physical and mental suffering

    Time and time again, I find that Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras offer invaluable insight into every subject I’m exploring at any given moment. Last time we talked about the nervous system[…]

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  • 9
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 31 Aug, 2022

    The remarkable nervous system and how it runs our physiology and cognition

    Are you or someone you know having a hard time? Do you experience mental or physical pain, tightness in your chest or stomach, restless sleep, or just a general sense[…]

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    4
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your mind
    • — 17 Aug, 2022

    What kind of rest do you need? Part 2

    In viniyoga, we often say that the remedy we choose should match the type of problem the student experiences. When someone is dealing with a structural issue, yoga asana would[…]

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  • 0
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy
    • — 10 Aug, 2022

    What kind of rest do you need? Part 1

    What kind of tired are you? ­– asks Saundra Dalton-Smith in her book Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity(1). This seems like a confusing question; how[…]

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    3
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy
    • — 3 Aug, 2022

    Short yoga practices to strengthen your body and move your energy

    Time and time again, research shows that moving our bodies makes us feel more healthy, vibrant, strong, and happy. Even a little movement goes a long way; but if you[…]

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  • 0
    • in Teaching tips · Announcements
    • — 27 Jul, 2022

    How to help your students take the load off their back: A conversation with Rachel Lanzerotti

    Do you have questions about working with students with chronic lower back pain? Join experienced Yoga Therapists Rachel Lanzerotti and Olga Kabel for a casual discussion of practical teaching strategies[…]

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    2
    • in Virtual Yoga Studio
    • — 22 Jun, 2022

    Short yoga breaks to feel stronger and more vital

    Would you like to feel strong? Would you like to feel vital? I am yet to meet a person who prefers to feel weak and drained, yet this is how[…]

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  • 1
    • in Virtual Yoga Studio
    • — 15 Jun, 2022

    Yoga practices for dealing with anxiety

    Yoga is uniquely positioned to be very effective for dealing with anxiety because it addresses the symptoms and sources of anxiety on multiple levels of our systems. Our yoga practice[…]

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    0
    • in Teaching tips
    • — 11 May, 2022

    Introducing Real-Life Case Studies: Seasoned yoga therapists share their experience

    When we talk about the therapeutic aspects of yoga practice, they are often grouped by condition or symptom, such as yoga for osteoporosis, lower back pain, or better sleep. This[…]

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