Many of us have a favourite yoga pose – the one that took us forever to master; the one that really made yoga “click” for us; the one that helped us heal an injury; the one that always chills us out. Some yoga poses may feel intuitive for our bodies, and directly helpful, while some just make no sense, and are totally uncomfortable. It stands to reason that the former poses become our favourites, right?
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Simple Yoga Routines for Everyday Life
Yoga does not have to complicated. It is possible to make it part of your daily life. The key is simplicity and accessibility. Try these simple-to-follow yoga routines designed for various times of the day.
Fully Experience Your Yoga Poses
Yoga is like the proverbial onion: it is simple on the outside, but within the many translucent layers lies a deep elusive core. For your yogic pleasure, here are 5 micro-layers for you to explore and peel away in your asana practice. You can apply these 5 interconnected skins to any and every yoga pose you practice.
Explore the Three Stages of a Yoga Pose
Yoga poses have three distinct stages, just as every story has a beginning, middle and end, and every day has a morning, afternoon and night. The three stages of a yoga pose are: moving into, sustaining and releasing.
The Perfect Yogi Makes Mistakes
It’s alright to laugh at ourselves, and it’s very important to see how serious we take things — how judgmental we can be. Soften your ego, embrace the places in your yoga practice that you struggle with, and compassionately let your practice grow.
Springtime Yoga: Detoxing the Liver and Kidneys
Yoga can enhance the natural detoxification process by increasing the circulation of blood through our body, and stimulate organ function. Yoga poses create the same type of effect on the organs as the movements and placement of the body creates subtle pressure in the abdominal cavity.