Finding presence in your practice is self-care. The post 13-Minute Yin Yoga Practice to Help You Put Yourself First appeared first on Yoga Journal.
13-Minute Yin Yoga Practice to Help You Put Yourself First
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Morning meditation — With practice hidden, function secretly.
‘With practice hidden, function secretly, like a fool, like an idiot. Just to continue in this way is called the host within the host.’ Nan-yüan
20-Minute Yogalates for Strength and Flexibility
A little yoga. A little Pilates. And a lotta self-awareness. The post 20-Minute Yogalates for Strength and Flexibility appeared first on Yoga Journal.
How to Speak from the Heart: Let Your First Word Be a Breath
“Mindfulness is a pause—the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.” ~Tara Brach We’ve all been there. A sharp reply. A snide remark. A moment when we said something that didn’t come from our heart but from somewhere else entirely—a need to be...
Backbends Aren’t So Scary When You Know These 3 Things
I’ll never forget the first time I saw someone drop back into Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana) from standing. I was a student at the time, long before I completed my 200-hour teacher training, and I remember being both awestruck and mildly horrified at how her spine...
Morning meditation — Acknowledge the experiences as they arise.
‘Acknowledge the experiences as they arise. They are the reality of the moment.’ Everyday Buddhism
Healing Through Grief: How I Found Myself in the Metaphors of Loss and Love
“When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her and enters into her own image.” ~Meister Eckhart For most of my life, something in me felt off—misaligned, too much, not enough. I moved through the world trying to fix...
Yoga Teachers, Are You Falling Into These Common Bad Habits?
It can be soooo tricky to keep your balance while you're juggling all the things. This advice can help. The post Yoga Teachers, Are You Falling Into These Common Bad Habits? appeared first on Yoga Journal.
Morning meditation — To see the Absence of Thought.
‘To see the absence of thought is to master all the dharmas. To see the absence of thought is to embrace all the dharmas.’ Shen Hui
AI Will Never Recreate the Peace Yoga Brings Me
AI might be able to structure a yoga class or point out new poses, but it can’t take your place on the mat. The post AI Will Never Recreate the Peace Yoga Brings Me appeared first on Yoga Journal.