The holiday season. Family. Friends. Festivals. Lights. Christmas lights and Christmas shopping. Gatherings. The holiday season. Busy. Overwhelmed. Never enough time. Nostalgia. Loneliness for some. Each year, we can count on the holiday season to grace us with her presence and to bring with her also a myriad of emotions. Some happy, some sad, all […]
10 Reasons to Take a Yoga Teacher Training
To challenge yourself physically and mentally Yoga teacher training programs provide you with a wealth of information. From asana alignment cues to the yoga sutras, you will find your mind overflowing with fascinating concepts. Similarly, you will create a container for your own yoga practice, learning to challenge yourself with new postures, types of […]
The Reasons Why People Love Yoga
Yoga is sweeping the nation. People from all walks of life are falling in love with the practice and actively finding ways to deepen their understanding of this thing called yoga. One might suspect that the reasons people love their yoga rivals those of people who love running, or spin classes, or a good cardio […]
The Season of Vata
According to Ayurveda, each of the three doshas is associated with certain qualities, times of day, activities and seasons. Generally, we must be most mindful of the qualities in which we are already predominant. For example, if an individual is predominantly Pitta, but also contains a high vata, s/he will need to be most aware […]
Chakra Five – Visuddha
Represented by a pale blue color and associated with creativity and communication, the fifth chakra stands as a profound representation of our authentic nature, in a way more intimate than the preceding chakras. Whereas a cultivation and understanding of the lower chakras enables us to better know ourselves, it is through the throat chakra that we […]
