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Three Breathing Techniques to Improve Life

The effects of life in the big city tend to show up in our breathing patterns. Chronic upper-chest breathing, practically an epidemic,...

SVADHYAYA: Questions for Yogic Self-Study

Like so many others in our yoga community, I am in the process of a major life transition. It is a fertile time for the yoga practice...

How To Find Yourself In The Woods

There’s no shortage today of yoga studios, books, videos, teachers and permutations of yoga practice styles. Millions benefit from the...

Evolution of a Yogi

“No. You’re doing it wrong. You could hurt yourself that way.” The year was 1972, and I was taking my first yoga class—a private one—the...

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: THE SURFACE AND THE DEPTH, PART 1

Translated into 40 languages, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are likely the most universally embraced of all the yoga texts. In 195 short ...

A One-hour Yoga Pilgrimage

Ayurveda, sister science to yoga, is India’s ancient system of healthcare (Ayur=life, Veda=knowledge). As such, ayurveda embraces the...

The Three Gunas: Living a Sattvic Life

According to yoga philosophy, everything is made up of three qualities or attributes, called gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas. The...