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Category: yoga for your mind

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    • in yoga for your mind
    • — 1 Sep, 2021

    Get creative about switching back to work mode

    I spent the last two weeks on vacation in Central Oregon, hiking and biking in the woods, reading and having quality family time. While on vacation, my days unfolded at[…]

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    • in yoga for your mind
    • — 18 Aug, 2021

    What will you find if you turn within? Yogic approach to meditation

    One of the things I missed the most during the past year was travel. I really enjoy a complete change of scenery that puts distance between you and your usual[…]

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  • 1
    • in yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 4 Aug, 2021

    Three main forces that define your mental state, reactions and behavior: The gunas and the Polyvagal Theory

    According to the yoga tradition, there are three qualities, or three energetic forces, that are always present (to various degrees) in all things and beings in the world. Those qualities[…]

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    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 28 Jul, 2021

    Keeping your “body budget” balanced: How to avoid depleting your resources

    I love it when Eastern and Western approaches to health and wellness overlap, even if they speak entirely different languages. For example, the Ayurvedic tradition is based on the concept[…]

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  • 4
    • in Teaching tips · yoga for your mind
    • — 21 Jul, 2021

    Can yoga help us manage our emotions?

    I recently read an article about some major employers closing down their operations for weeks at a time to make sure that all their employees could get a break. The[…]

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    5
    • in yoga for your mind · teacher's stories
    • — 2 Jun, 2021

    The path of a teacher or yoga therapist: Accessing inner wisdom to chart your course

    We live in a busy world. The householder stage of life is weighted with responsibilities at work and home and being a citizen of the world. Wonderful, but complicating, is[…]

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  • 2
    • in yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 12 May, 2021

    Morning Rituals: Four steps to creating a morning you love

    How do you start your morning? In a given week, do you create space to begin your day with intention, peace of mind and a connection to something bigger? Or[…]

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    6
    • in yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 28 Apr, 2021

    Hrdaya (Anga) Nyasa: Open up to cosmic energy and protect yourself from external negative influences

    Nyasa is a symbolic gesture of placing the mantra onto one’s body so that the body becomes the seat or temple of the Deity. One of the most potent and[…]

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  • 1
    • in yoga for your mind
    • — 14 Apr, 2021

    How to infuse your yoga practice with meaning: Devata Yoga

    In our home yoga practice and in our work with our students, we always seek to make the yoga practice personal and relevant to the practitioner. This can only happen[…]

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    • in Sequencing basics · How to design a practice · yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 31 Mar, 2021

    Mudra in a leading role: How to organize an entire practice around a mudra

    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[…]

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  • 5
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 24 Mar, 2021

    How we can use mudras to affect our energy, psychology and spirituality

    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[…]

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    9
    • in yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 21 Oct, 2020

    The magic powers of Kapalbhati: Are they real?

    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[…]

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  • 5
    • in Teaching tips · yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 17 Jun, 2020

    What do your students need in their yoga right now?

    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[…]

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    5
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 2 Oct, 2019

    Three main forces that regulate your homeostasis and inner balance

    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[…]

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  • 4
    • in Teaching tips · yoga for your mind
    • — 8 May, 2019

    Six elements that make up an inspired life of a yoga teacher

    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.[…]

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    4
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 23 Jan, 2019

    How to build a habit of consistent and meaningful home yoga practice

    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[…]

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  • 5
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 16 Jan, 2019

    Why is it so hard to have a consistent, meaningful and inspiring home yoga practice?

    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[…]

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    • in yoga for your mind · Announcements
    • — 9 Jan, 2019

    Does your yoga practice give you joy?

    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[…]

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  • 6
    • in yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 26 Dec, 2018

    Find the right practice with ease: Updated Body Map for yoga practices

    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[…]

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    1
    • in Teaching tips · yoga for your body · yoga for your energy · yoga for your mind
    • — 5 Dec, 2018

    You can do yoga anywhere: situational yoga practices

    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[…]

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