A twist on the classics. The post Swapping Your Arms in Classic Yoga Poses Is the Easiest Way to Refresh Your Practice appeared first on Yoga Journal.
Swapping Your Arms in Classic Yoga Poses Is the Easiest Way to Refresh Your Practice
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Every Onion Is a New Onion
In 1991, shortly after my first serious breakup, I moved into my long-dead grandmother’s apartment near Coney Island. It was far from everything and everyone I knew—an hour and a half by subway from Greenwich Village. My father and aunt had decided to keep this...
Tortoise Pose Stretches Your Spine and Asks You to Surrender
Tortoise Pose is a seated forward fold that stretches and stimulates the spine. Here's everything you need to know. The post Tortoise Pose Stretches Your Spine and Asks You to Surrender appeared first on Yoga Journal.
5 Yoga Poses to Open Your Hips
The best hip mobility stretches address the area around your hips along with your hips themselves. Start with these five poses. The post 5 Yoga Poses to Open Your Hips appeared first on Yoga Journal.
How I’ve Stopped Letting My Unhealed Parents Define My Worth
“Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is.” ~Sharon Salzberg A few months ago, my father informed me that he’d been diagnosed with prostate...
Morning meditation — Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it?
‘Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it? We go though the gate and face ten thousand warriors.’ Zen Buddhism
15-Minute Yoga to Loosen Up Your Overly Tight and Tense Muscles
Dealing with muscle tightness and stiffness? This 15-minute flow invites you to move intuitively to loosen up. The post 15-Minute Yoga to Loosen Up Your Overly Tight and Tense Muscles appeared first on Yoga Journal.
When Helping Becomes Controlling: What I Learned About Fear and Love
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers There is a part of me that really, really loves vitamins. Like…a lot. I have always been endlessly fascinated by health, which means I can spend a wildly unreasonable...
I Thought I Was Coming Back for the Yoga. Turns Out It Was Something Else.
It was my third place. The post I Thought I Was Coming Back for the Yoga. Turns Out It Was Something Else. appeared first on Yoga Journal.
Morning meditation — May all beings realise the freedom.
‘May all beings realise the freedom of contentment.’ Everyday Buddhism