Category: Wellness

The Value of Gratitude

Autumn has arrived to Yogaville and with it brings an abundance of reasons to be grateful. Fall foliage splashes the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with…

Ayurvedic Strategies for Balance

Ayurvedic Strategies for Balance By Michael Rhadeya Plasha Ayurveda is usually translated as the science of longevity. The intention of Ayurveda is to bring our doshas, or…

Warning: Laughter Can Be Hazardous to Your Illness

By Bharata Wingham, Laugha Yoga® Leader and Teacher A cheerful heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit makes one sick.—Proverbs 17:22 Laugh for the…

Smart Glute, Dumb Glute: How Properly Functioning Glutes Stabilize the Body

Excerpted from Pelvic Liberation: Using Yoga, Self-Inquiry, and Breath Awareness for Pelvic Health, by Leslie Howard Vertical structures like skyscrapers need to move; they need to be…

Yoga Detox for Body and Mind

An Interview with Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT Have you ever wondered how Yoga helps with detox? We sat down with Satya Greenstone, a primary teacher trainer…

Making Yoga Accessible to Those with Cancer and Chronic Illness

By Sandra Susheela Gilbert, director and senior faculty of YCat In the documentary The Emperor of All Maladies, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee says, “There is no archetypical response…

Treating Trauma with Yoga

An Interview with Joann Lutz Can you imagine a future in which someone’s first introduction to Yoga is not in a gym or classroom, but in a…

Talking About Tantra: An Interview with Raama Das

An Interview with Raama Das Often misunderstood, Tantra is a branch of Yoga that encompasses many schools and lineages and includes various practices and philosophical threads, much…

Sleep Solutions—Yoga Style

Sleep Solutions—Yoga Style By Julie Lusk How’s Your Sleep? Are you getting enough sleep? Are you tired of being tired? Could you be suffering from sleep deprivation? Well,…

Laugha Sutras

“The best remedy for any illness is laughter.” —Sri Swami Satchidananda “Friends find each other through laughter.” –Bharata Wingham “Levity relieves stress and ends the fear of death.”…