Yoga Nidra: A Natural Sleep Aid

Yoga Nidra: A Natural Sleep Aid

Who couldn’t use some extra shut-eye?  Sleep is vital to our health and sleep experts tell us we need an average of eight hours at a shot.  Even if there’s time for sleep, many of us have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep.  Yoga Nidra can help in replenishing...
Clear the Clutter: Live Simply

Clear the Clutter: Live Simply

The practice of purity leads to fitness for God Realization.—Sutra 2.41 Normally this sutra is associated with disgust for the body, which is also cited in Sutra No. 2.40 and as such is not a favorite practice.  However, in actual practice saucha is the effort of...
Your Roadmap to Happiness

Your Roadmap to Happiness

In the world today, most people approach the study of Yoga through the asanas (physical postures). And for many schools, that’s where the study of Yoga ends. People want to be healthy and have a trim physique. One may ask, why do you want a trim physique?  In some...
Five Reasons to Teach Yoga to Teens

Five Reasons to Teach Yoga to Teens

Imagine if you had access to Yoga as a teen—how would it have impacted your life? There is a good chance that if you are reading this article, Yoga has influenced your life in a profound way. Teens are at a ripe age, impressionable to new ideas and experiences as they...
Yoga for Arthritis: More than Modifications

Yoga for Arthritis: More than Modifications

Research on the effects of Yoga has found that Yoga practice has numerous benefits for physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Dr. Steffany Moonaz is a Yoga therapist who has been involved in such research to gather clinical data about the health benefits of Yoga....