“Avoiding your triggers isn’t healing. Healing happens when you’re triggered and you’re able to move through the pain, the pattern, and the story, and walk your way to a different ending.” ~Vienna Pharaon I thought I had figured it out. For a year, I had been doing...
Thousands of years later, Egyptian blue lotus is trending again. The post TikTok is Turning to This Ancient Flower to Ease Anxiety and Heighten Consciousness appeared first on Yoga Journal.
‘In meditation, thoughts appear, yet awareness itself remains unmoved. The mind’s radiance is not dimmed by thinking; it is simply overlooked. When we become lost in thought, it is not the light that is absent but our recognition of it. This distinction is crucial.’...
Here's what hundreds shared. The post 22 Things That Happened in Yoga Class That Kept You From Going Back appeared first on Yoga Journal.
If you’ve ever been asked to relax your jaw during yoga or meditation, you likely know just how much tension that area can hold. Don’t believe us? Take a moment and try it now. Aside from the immediate relief you likely feel when you release certain holding patterns,...
How to become more aware of your natural range of motion. The post These Tips Will Help Keep Your Neck Feeling Safe in Yoga appeared first on Yoga Journal.
Ever hear a yoga teacher insist you should angle your back foot 45 degrees or bend your front knee 90 degrees? It's more nuanced than that. The post We Shouldn’t Be Measuring Yoga Poses in Angles and Degrees. Here’s Why. appeared first on Yoga Journal.
The kind of community that yoga creates is essential for weathering all sort of storms. The post How Yoga Studios Showed Up for Their Communities After Natural Disasters appeared first on Yoga Journal.
‘Two extremes — blind faith without enquiry, and enquiry which is no real enquiry at all; it’s just an endless sort of doubt, and lacks focus.’ Trevor Leggett
“The most powerful thing you can do right now is be patient while things are unfolding for you.” ~Idil Ahmed⠀ I still remember my last year of college vividly. I was frustrated and disheartened after my application to study abroad was rejected. I had been obsessed...