Owning a nice yoga mat is important. It’s there to make your yoga workout more enjoyable, making you secure when doing difficult poses. So it is safe to say that a good quality yoga mat is an investment. Like all good investments one needs to take good care of it otherwise it will lose its [...]

Argenine, an amino acid present in Watermelon juice may fight obesity, according to U.S. researchers.
The study published in the Journal of Nutrition, explains that rats who were either fed low-fat or high-fat diet supplements containing the amino acid Arginine by a 12-week period, saw more than 60% reduction in body fat.

I’ve always been a bit different from my peers. I tend to look at things differently. I’m ashamed to confess it, but there are times my ego runs wild and I start feeling superior and separate from others. Different does not equate to better. Different is simply…different. The truth is, while I am quirky ole [...]

One of the things that I try to remind my students (and myself at times!) is that you can practice yoga anywhere (even whether you only have 5 free minutes) — in the check-out line of the supermarket, on a train, in a plane, in the car — even on the sofa. Yes, that’s right [...]

 With the media focusing on delivering endless streams of poor news and negative energy, that composition offers a refreshing and uplifting perspective on how the current economic challenges offer opportunity for change economically, environmentally, and socially.

It is all too obvious how difficult the financial crisis is for the average family. But the financial meltdown is [...]

One of the reasons I tend to shy away from teaching group classes and focus solely on one-on-one sessions is considering I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all yoga. I see it in classes all the duration — humans forcing their bodies into yoga postures that they shouldn’t be attempting to get into. I completely understand it, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]