In the late 1980s, the number of men to women in any Yoga class was about one out of ten, or 10 percent. According to Mathew Solan, a former senior editor at Yoga Journal, by 2002 the number had risen to 12 percent. “It’s growing,” he said. In the latest survey...
“If you want to keep the mind calm and clean, at least have clean thoughts—ones that won’t disturb the mind. That means we have a lot to work on. Every time the mind is disturbed it means you are thinking an unclean thought. Don’t blame others for your...
Does Yoga help you lose weight? Physically, it uses much less energy compared to hiking, cycling, and other health-promoting activities. So how did Yoga help Brandt, (then, a 30-year-old chain smoker struggling with an autoimmune disease and obesity) find his way to...
Heavy and sluggish: These aren’t the words we normally associate with spring. But according to Ayurveda, Yoga’s sister science, an out-of-balance constitution (or dosha) can leave you feeling lethargic when the world around you seems to be blossoming. Spring is the...
“You are what you eat. Think about what babies eat. Simple, clean food. What you put in your stomach is the major cause of all the problems. And then the next thing to take care of is your mental food. You are not only eating through the body, but you eat...
