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THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF ASANAS: Expand your learning from yoga inversions by exploring the symbolic context of each asana

Orsolya Hernold·November 6, 2015
My introduction to yoga came from a video a friend gave me back in 2000. I remember the moves feeling really...
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SUPERMIND: What all faiths tell us about the hidden power of the human mind

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2015
The following article is excerpted from Spiritual Telepathy: Ancient Techniques to Access the Wisdom of Your Soul by Colleen Mauro...
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POEMS TO END YOGA CLASS: Inspirational messages to take away from the mat

Contributor·June 13, 2015
The following five poems have been excerpted from Soul to Soul: Poems, Prayers, and Stories to End a Yoga Class,...
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MASTER YOUR OWN LIFE: Six strategies for attaining freedom and feeling great

Contributor·April 22, 2015
Excerpted from Feeling Great: Creating a Life of Optimism, Enthusiasm and Contentment, a guidebook for a lifetime of satisfaction by spiritual...
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TONE AND TRANSFORM: Master the Five Tibetans yoga poses

Contributor·August 13, 2014
Excerpted from The Five Tibetans Yoga Workshop: Tone Your Body and Transform Your Life by Susan L. Westbrook, Ph.D.  The rest...
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WARRIOR POSE: 6 life-transforming lessons to help heal from a serious condition

Contributing Writer·February 21, 2014
The greatest adversity in your life is also your greatest gift. A 2013 study found that those who reported the...
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THE SEARCH FOR INNER PEACE: Experiencing the ashram life in India

Contributing Writer·June 28, 2013
When I found myself wedged between a filthy tube door and a sweaty man’s armpit for the fifth morning in...
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ZEN UNDER FIRE: 5 yoga and meditation steps to cultivate courage

Contributing Writer·May 8, 2013
One of the most common responses I get to my book, a memoir about the time I spent living and...
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THE PTSD REVOLUTION: Mindfulness, meditation and relaxation methodologies as treatment

Wanda Monague·March 9, 2013
Science points to a hyperactive response in the amygdala as the heart of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…but...
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CREATIVE YOGA FOR CHILDREN: Inspiring the whole child to learn through yoga

Contributor·January 24, 2013
Yoga is a wonderful tool used to promote the physical, emotional and social development of children. Classes based on Creative Yoga...
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SPIRITUAL KNUCKLEHEAD: An interview with film-yogi James Wvinner

CathLopes·November 16, 2012
A creative force in the fitness DVD industry, James Wvinner is a photographer, filmmaker, yogi, blogger and self-proclaimed “Spiritual Knucklehead.”...
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YOGA FOR MOMS: Five easy yoga poses for the day

Contributing Writer·July 31, 2012
No occupation is more demanding than being a mom. Most moms agree the benefits are greater than any pay cheque. Still it’s important find ways to ease the stress...
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LAUGHTER YOGA: Enjoy the benefits of laughter and have fun

Contributor·July 7, 2012
Laughter is the best medicine. How true indeed! Have you noticed how freely children laugh? Statistically, children laugh between 300 and 400 times a day, compared...
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MIND-STUFF: Patiently controlling the mind through meditation

Laura Constantinescu·February 4, 2012
If you want to really get in touch with your neuroses, try meditating. As Buddhists and yogis, mystics, spiritual seekers and human beings we spend so much of...
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MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The core of goodness

Contributing Writer·January 15, 2012
As you sit quietly and immerse yourself in the peace and stillness of your own centered being, you will gradually begin to experience yourself in an undistorted...
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MOVING INTO STILLNESS: Stillness—the peace within

Contributing Writer·December 2, 2011
Imagine a spinning top. Stillness is like a perfectly centered top, spinning so fast it appears motionless. It appears this way not because it isn’t ...
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