How Much Should I Care About How I Look?
Do I exercise to be healthy or to look a certain way? If being healthy meant looking unattractive, which would I choose? […]
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Personal Practice
Wanting to Want To Practice
It’s easy to find things that pique our interest. We see or hear about something new—a new posture, sport, skill,
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Philosophy Practice
Knowledge & Practice: We Need Both
Yoga, like pretty much every other skill, relies on a combination of factors. Two of the most important are knowledge
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Practice Teaching
Yoga In the World: Part 1
Many of us believe that yoga is a reprieve from the hectic outside world. Our outer lives are fast and
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Philosophy Practice
Fall Workshops
In a normal year we leap into action in September, traveling all over the US and Canada to visit studios
Searching For Triangle Posture
Triangle Posture – Trikonasana – is a relatively new addition to the physical practices of yoga. Along with most other
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History Practice Women Of Yoga
Mula Bandha: The History of the Root Lock
Mula bandha is a somewhat common technique in modern yoga. It is generally accepted that this technique, which means ‘root
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Breathing Hatha History Philosophy Practice Science
Make the Men Strong & the Women Beautiful
Over the last few months I’ve been compiling materials to research the forgotten women of yoga. Through work in Kolkata,
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History Injuries Personal Practice
Injuries: Shoulder, Biceps Tendon
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. Last month we wrote about the common shoulder injury Shoulder Impingement. The
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
Injuries: Shoulder Impingement
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. Two common injuries in yoga happen in the shoulder. One is in
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
Tradition, Science & Experience
It can be difficult to know what is real in this world. The methods of yoga, spirituality and science have
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Anatomy Hatha History Practice Science
Injuries: Hip Impingement
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. The second most common injury we see in the yoga world is
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
Injuries: Hamstring Attachment
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. The single most common injury that we see in the
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
Searching For the Origins of Standing Bow Posture
A couple years ago we did a comparison of all the postures in significant publications from the Ghosh yoga lineage. There
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