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Energy Balancing and Gentle Yoga

Jul 01, 2021 06:00AM ● By Sheila Ewers

In yoga, we call this all-encompassing energy “prana,” and most yoga practices focus on optimizing the healthy flow of prana within the body. Yoga asana uses movement to free stagnated prana and release tensions that can cause “dis-ease” and pain, feelings of lethargy, anxiety and depression.

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Yoga for a Healthy Psoas: Possibly the Second Most Important Muscle of All

Apr 01, 2021 08:30AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content While many fitness modalities prioritize “strengthening your core,” many students have little concrete understanding of what that really means.

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Yoga for Pregnancy

Mar 01, 2021 08:30AM ● By Marnie Memmolo

Sponsored Content As any mother can attest, pregnancy is filled with growth and transformation and yoga can help ease the physical discomfort of this transition.

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Five Reasons to Practice Partner Yoga

Feb 01, 2021 08:30AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content If you live or shelter with someone and have the opportunity, practicing yoga with a partner can provide the nourishment of touch along with many other benefits.

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Obstacles to Higher Awareness: The Five Kleshas

Dec 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content The teachings of yoga recognize that disruptions on the path to awakening originate in both the external forces of the world around us and the internal field of our own awareness.

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WHAT YOGA MAY BE: Prayers and Wishes for 2021

Dec 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Sheila Ewers

When the pandemic hit, and the world shut down, so did every yoga studio in the United States. Here are my wishes for where we go with yoga—post-pandemic and beyond.

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Choose Stillness: Yin Yoga

Dec 01, 2020 09:30AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content At the intersection of yoga and Taoist philosophy rests a unique type of yoga asana practice known today as Yin yoga.

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Yoga for Every Body

Nov 01, 2020 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Sponsored Content Taming chronic pain, restoring energy reserves, improving heart health and relieving symptoms of depression and anxiety are only a few of the science-backed perks of spending time on a mat.

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Connecting with the Five Elements: Yoga Asanas for Balance, Strength, Safety and Self-Compassion

Oct 01, 2020 09:30AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content Both yoga and its sister science, Ayurveda, view the physical universe as a composition of five primary elements: earth, water, fire, air and space.

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Five Poses to Activate Your Inner Warrior

Sep 01, 2020 09:30AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content Many of the yoga poses we practice today are named for Indian mythical heroes and legends from long ago; the story of the warrior pose emerges from a Hindu tale told in the Puranas.

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The Yoga of Dismantling Racism

Jul 01, 2020 09:00AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content The last several months have illuminated the darkest parts of the racism that ravages our society and laid bare the urgency of widespread change.

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A Journey Within: Traveling Through the Inner Landscape

Jun 01, 2020 09:00AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Sponsored Content Have you been lamenting a canceled vacation or retreat? Longing for adventure? Wishing for a change? Despair not! The greatest journey you can ever take is still available to you.

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