Every yoga practice must have purpose, order and meaning
Since most mudras are simple hand gestures, they are pretty easy to integrate into one’s yoga practice. What we try to avoid is making a mudra an afterthought, something that[…]
The word “mudra” is most often used to describe a particular hand gesture, but there are also face mudras and whole-body mudras. According to the yoga tradition, mudras have multiple[…]
Kapalbhati (Skull shining) is one of those interesting techniques that can either help you or harm you, depending on how you do it. Many articles on Kapalbhati tout its perceived[…]
Yesterday morning I was trying to do my pranayama practice, as my 9-year old was bouncing on furniture around me, my puppy was chasing his tail knocking over everything in[…]
When my son was a baby, he used to wake up several times per night. After putting him back to sleep, I would lie in my own bed awake for[…]
When I was going through my yoga therapist training about eight years ago, I was expected to complete a number of assignments in between training sessions. It was a struggle.[…]
Last week we identified three major obstacles that get in our way of making a positive behavior change (whether it’s maintaining a consistent home yoga practice, or any other action[…]
Two weeks ago I asked you to give me feedback on the content of my blog and answer few other questions on how yoga fits into your life. Thank you[…]
My mom was a very happy and optimistic person even as she raised three daughters during times of great hardship in Russia without much money or much help from her[…]
Has your regular yoga practice slipped a bit through the holidays? Celebrate the New Year by restarting your home yoga practice; you can find a practice to take care of[…]
My son is really into drawing; wherever we go, I always have a notebook and a pencil ready for him. When we visited Barcelona last summer, we went to all[…]
When you want to change the way you think or feel at any given moment, the first thing you need to do is identify what exactly it is that you[…]
I find it curious that Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras does not explicitly distinguish between thoughts and emotions. The text calls all mental processes “fluctuations” and states that the main[…]
In Macbeth Shakespeare states that sleep is “the chief nourisher in life’s feast.” And modern science proves that is truly is. What other miraculous remedy helps you fight infection and[…]
Two years into WWII, the US military realized that due to extraordinarily high levels of stress and lack of sleep many of the combat pilots began to freeze up in[…]
Have you ever had this experience when you get worked up about something one day and after a night of good sleep it seems much less dramatic? This happens because[…]
Any parent knows that if the child begins to get cranky at the end of the day, she is tired and needs to go to bed. Sometimes we can recognize[…]
My son is learning to ride a bike and he is not particularly thrilled about it – right now it’s neither easy for him, nor enjoyable. This reminds me of[…]
When I was in college, my classmates often pulled “all-nighters” in preparation for the exams. Yet, it never worked for me. I found that if I didn’t get enough sleep[…]
I am a big fan of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras – I believe that they are full of insights that can help us better understand our experiences on a daily basis[…]
