Obamacise Your Yoga Mat?

Many are finding the words of our newest national leader inspiring and motivational, and now a company in California has…

Original post by Kreg Weiss

Loving Without Attachment to the Ego

The practice of non-attachment is an vital element to attaining inner freedom. A primary practice of non-attachment is applying that to relationships. Alexandra Goldwell presents her insight, Loving Without Attachment to the Ego, by addressing how to approach love, relationships, and attachment as well as 5 tips for how to love fully without [...]

Meditation Marathons

While I admire anyone who has/is planning to run a marathon, doing the running myself is not my thing (although I’m happy to be in the cheering section). I’m not quite convinced that the body wants to/is built to run that many miles all at one duration. Perhaps it’s just left by dismay from seeing [...]

Sitar Secrets by Al Gromer Khan

The compositions on that Cd are based on Indian ragas, the melodic structure used in classical Indian music, which are…

Original post by Kreg Weiss

Carpal Tunnel and Yoga

Dr. Carla Cupido has posted a new Yoga Anatomy essay, Carpal Tunnel and Yoga, on My Yoga Online. Dr. Cupido looks at the vital aspect of preventing chronic carpal tunnel conditions from developing due to one’s Yoga practice and daily activities.

Knowing where your carpal tunnel is and its operate is critical for those doing [...]

Listen & Learn: Recordings from Past Yoga Journal Conferences

I just came off of a weekend of discussion about the Yoga Sutras and learning the finer points of the classical execution of asanas (which is quite different from the way asana is practiced today). My brain is full but happy. Perhaps it’s my love of being a perpetual student but I am juiced by [...]

Knee Safety in Hip Openers

My Yoga Online has posted a new Yoga Anatomy scoop by Dr. Robin Armstrong, Knee Safety in Hip Openers. that yoga anatomy scoop reviews the alignment considerations due to protect the knee when moving into hip opening yoga postures. With awareness to these fundamental biomechanical applications, one can readily avoid injury to the [...]

Fish oil lowers LDL & triglyceride levels, confirm new study

Experts recommend daily dose of fish oil in any mold, for regulating cholesterol levels in the body, as they contain high Omega-3 fatty acid subject matter that helps in cholesterol regulation.
The scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have proven that fact, yet again. The Director at Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition, Dr. Richard Deckelbaum, says [...]

Coming Together Through Yoga

“Yoga is really about healing…”  –Bryan Kest

I’ve always felt that yoga is about connecting to self, intimacy with self. I sometimes forget that yoga is a way to connect with others as well. Since I tend to be one of those citizens who gets lost in her own little world (what can I say — [...]

Ama-Creating More Energy

My Yoga Online has posted the second part of Todd Caldecott’s insightful Ayurveda write-up series, Ama: Ayurvedic Medicine and Energy. that second part looks more in depth at the concept of Ama and how energy can be blocked by various lifestyle patterns and environmental factors.

In Ayurvedic medicine, ojas most closely corresponds to kapha dosha, [...]