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Flow with Change: A Yoga Sequence
As humans evolved, certainty and consistency came to mean safety. Conversely, a lack of those things came to set off alarm bells and preparations to fight, flee, or freeze, on biological, physical, and... Read more
Book Review: If I'm So Spiritual, Why Am I Still So Anxious?
As a yoga teacher, I have had students say they aspire to be more like me. What they mean is the calm, peaceful, stress-free yogi they see when I am on the mat. However, I quickly remind them there are times... Read more
How to Boost Your Mood with 6 Daily Practices
Nearly seven percent of adults in the U.S. are suffering from severe clinical depression at any given time. Fifteen percent of us will endure paralyzing depression at some point in our lives. And 18 percent of... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
A Yoga Journey--Change Your Body, Transform Your Life
Our friend Aline Marie ( www.AlineMarie.com ) allowed us to share this moving story about her yoga journey. This is a wonderful story about the power of yoga to help us grow out of feelings of anger and... Read more
Yoga Helps Veterans Cope with Stress, Depression
Veterans of U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq may take heart in the results of several studies showing that regular yoga practice helps ease depression and other symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Read more
Depressed? Yoga Helps Balance Mood-Regulating Hormones
Recent studies show that yoga helps balance mood-regulating hormones, which is one likely reason that practicing yoga helps relieve depression. Read more
Yogic Breathing for Depression and Stress Relief
Yogic breathing exercises are easy to learn and perform, and their health effects are profound—they deeply relax body and mind, relieve feelings for depression, and minimize stress and anxiety Read more
Profile: LifeForce Founder Amy Weintraub
"The Yogis believe that we become depressed because we become blocked and constricted," says Amy Weintraub, founder of LifeForce Yoga and author of Yoga for Depression. "Yoga therapy can help clear the space and remove the constrictions-no matter what form of yoga you're practicing." Read more
A Healthy Lifestyle Helps Combat Depression
While there in some cases may be a genetic predisposition to depression, even people who are genetically vulnerable to depression can often combat depression by keeping a healthy lifestyle pattern with a healthy diet, enough rest, and regular exercise, including yoga for depression. Read more