Written around 2000 years ago, the Yoga Sutras contained ancient wisdom for living better and cultivating spiritual freedom. Read on to learn how we can apply this to our modern lives and use the wisdom of the yogis to guide us through uncertain times. Patanjali, one of India’s great sages, distilled everything he learned about…
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5 Yoga Poses to Relieve Stress
If you are experiencing more stress than usual, learn why and how to manage it with yoga poses to relieve stress. Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences that comes in many forms. Health concerns, socioeconomic stress, and job insecurity can create long term stress for many people. Stress can also…
Can Yoga Improve Your Gut Health?
If you improve your gut health, you improve your overall health. Did you know that scientists are linking the gut back to about 90% of disease? The state of the gut microbiome can affect your skin, bloating, mental health, digestive distress, inflammation levels, and more. It’s critical that we nourish the gut microbiome so that…
Yoga and Pilates Can Play a Huge Role in Spine Health
If you have ever suffered from low back pain, then you know how spine health can be so important for day to day quality of living. How can you keep your spine healthy and prevent back pain before it begins? Yoga and Pilates maintain a consistent focus on the back and abdominal muscles which are…
Inversions for Beginners: How to Build Strength to Go Upside Down!
“Inversions for Beginners” might seem like an oxymoron at first: inversions, or poses where the head are below the heart, are known as some of the more advanced asanas in a physical yoga practice. When the teacher prompts the class to practice headstand, do you typically sit it out or take a child’s pose? If…
Fight Seasonal Depression Naturally
Do you find yourself having to battle your mind for the long, dreary winter? Seasonal Affective Disorder or seasonal depression is a very common, and potentially life-altering, condition that is more common in women than men. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes with the seasons, typically starting in…
How to Make Practicing Yoga at Home a Habit
By practicing yoga at home, we can roll out the mat regardless of the class times, parking, and packed schedules. For most of us life is very busy, which can lead to us skipping out on yoga class more often than we’d like. Rushing to make a class can add even more stress to our…
YogaToday's Top 10 Beginner Yoga Tips
We believe that everyone can benefit from a consistent yoga practice, which is why we want to walk you through the 10 best beginner yoga tips we’ve gathered over the years. Yoga allows us to establish a deeper connection with ourselves. It offers us a moment to ourselves to slow down our busy everyday lives…
New Year, New You: How To Start Yoga for a Healthy + Happy Body
Is this your year to start yoga, commit to self-care, and feel healthy and happy in your body?! We all have specific areas of the body that tend to ache, cause pain, or grow stiff due to stress or lifestyle. You don’t necessarily need an hour each day to devote to opening up these stiff…
How Yoga Can Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
As we ring in the beginning of both another year and another decade, many of us will set a New Year’s resolution: the good news is, yoga can help you keep yours. Read on to find out how your yoga practice can help you begin new healthy habits that will not only last the year,…