You know by now that we believe yoga can do pretty much anything: release stress, improve flexibility, help you meditate, improve your sex life… But how about weight loss? It’s common to hear doubters refer to yoga as ‘just stretching’ or ‘not really exercise’ and tell you that if you want to lose weight, you’re […]
How Yoga Can Help You Sleep
You’ve read all the studies. You know how important a good night’s sleep is for your mental functioning, immune system, stress reduction, and overall health. And yet you toss and turn at night, unable to fall asleep. Fortunately, yoga can come to the rescue! Here’s how yoga can help you relax, fall asleep more quickly, […]
How Yoga Can Improve Your Self Esteem
In our modern world of social network bullying, unrealistic body images in the media, and a publicity system which seems to elevate narcissists to ridiculous heights, the idea of an average person maintaining a healthy self-esteem may seem a fool’s errand. However, building a solid self-esteem is critical for nearly every aspect of life. Luckily, […]
How Yoga Makes Us Happy
Yoga has become increasingly popular as a workout – we already know it tones our muscles, stretches us out and is a bit more (*whispers*) interesting than the treadmill. But it’s so much more than that: yoga makes you happy. Not just happy in the standard ‘exercise releases endorphins’ way (although that’s true too) – […]
Why Is Yoga So Addictive?
You take your first hit, thinking you’ll ‘just try it, to see what it’s like’. Then you somehow find yourself doing it weekly, twice a week, maybe even daily; you struggle to keep the habit under control. Friends and family start to comment on it. You find it difficult to talk about anything else. Sure, […]
A Brief History Of Yoga
So you do yoga regularly, you know the names of almost all of the asana, you’ve nearly mastered shoulder stand and you’ve completely mastered shavasana (the first post you fell in love with!)… But have you ever wondered about where yoga started and how it developed? It can be tricky to trace back the development […]
The 8 Yoga Accessory Clichés You Will Laugh At
What yoga accessories do you keep on hand? Let’s be honest with each other, we have too much. We’re so partial to buying new things for yoga because it makes us feel like we’ll be better at it by having all the odds and ends that might have a small tiny chance of increasing the […]
The Bad Yogi’s Guide to Being a Bad Yogi
I’m a bad yogi, and you probably are too. And you know what? I’m proud! I don’t believe that yoga needs to be taken as sacred and serious for it to be beneficial. Sure, you should absolutely respect its traditions. But don’t let anybody convince you that you have to be perfect to be a […]