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Patricia Schmidt

Yoga, Fascia & Your Well-Being

May 01, 2026 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

Think of fascia as your body’s hidden shrink wrap. Learn how yoga, rolling and breathwork can help release tension and improve movement head to toe.

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Yoga and the Vagus Nerve

Apr 01, 2026 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

Your nervous system might be running the show—meet the vagus nerve. Learn how simple yoga techniques can calm stress, boost resilience, and help your body finally exhale.

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Why Doctors are Prescribing Yoga

Mar 01, 2026 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

When did yoga go from fringe to doctor-recommended? From heart health to cancer recovery, research shows this ancient practice is stepping firmly into mainstream medicine.

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Moon Salutations: Cooling and Grounding in the Fire Horse Year

Feb 01, 2026 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

New year, new rhythm. Learn how moon salutations support introspection, intuition, and steadiness as we enter the Lunar New Year.

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Generated by Love: Yogic Service Projects in Greater Atlanta

Jan 01, 2026 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

Anybody can serve … You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love. And you can be that servant. — Dr. Martin Luther King

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Gifts of Seeing, Hearing, and Touching
 - Staying Grounded During the Holidays

Dec 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

It can be challenging to stay grounded and present in one’s life during the holidays.

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Bringing the Yoga Precepts To Life — On and Off the Mat

Oct 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

One of yoga’s oldest texts, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, offers ten ethical precepts, known as the yamas and niyamas, that serve both as foundational steps to enlightenment and as invitations for students to be in right relationship with themselves and others.

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3 Atlanta Teachers Bring the World Home

Sep 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

Yoga and travel have always been linked; historical texts are replete with stories of yogic pilgrimages for study and worship.

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Finding Balance and Stability in Sama-sthiti

Aug 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

In her poem “August,” poet Dorothy Parker famously wrote, “Summer, do your worst.” The month can bring a challenging spate of heat and humidity, sapping energy, spirit and initiative all at once.

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Happy 50th, Yoga Journal! We Salute You!

Jul 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

Yoga Journal (YJ) celebrates its 50th year in publication this summer.

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Where Modern Activism Meets Yogic Right Action

Jun 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

June 19, 2025, marks 160 years since federal troops entered Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the end of legal slavery in the United States.

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Three of Atlanta’s Outstanding Yoga Teachers

May 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Patricia Schmidt

Although our honorees teach different styles of yoga and come from very different training environments, they share a very similar approach to their teaching: it’s not about them.

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