Tag: health

The Neuroscience Is In: How Yoga Works

If you practice Yoga, you have probably experienced the physical, mental, and emotional benefits that it brings. But have you ever wondered why Yoga practice makes us…

Teaching Teens, Saving the World

3 Ways Teaching Yoga to Teens Will Change the World By Erin Lila Singh In the early years of my career as a Yoga teacher, I worked…

Nourish Your Soul: Q&A with Marni Sclaroff

Sometimes, a sense of disconnection with who we really are sends us searching—for depth, for meaning, for reconnection. “Who am I?” is a question that has been…

Stress Management at Its Best

Integral Yoga brings a deep wisdom to our experience of stress and suffering. Through Yoga, we understand that stress begins in the mind with how we interpret…

Yoga—The Fountain of Youth

Barbara Prema Brown has been practicing Yoga for the past 30 years. After being diagnosed with a fibroid tumor, she sought Yoga as an alternative therapy to…

Yoga for Better Bone Health: 12 Poses to Counter Osteoporosis

Yoga is touted as having numerous health benefits, ranging from increased flexibility and strength to reduced stress and anxiety. But have you ever wondered if Yoga has…

Treating Cancer Patients with Yoga Therapy

Sandra Susheela Gilbert has certainly found her life’s work. Dedicated to Jnani Chapman and her teachings of Yoga Therapy for Cancer and Chronic Illness (YCat), Susheela began…

Social Eating: A Challenge on the Weight Loss Journey

Whether or not you’ve ever been on a weight loss journey, you are probably aware of the connection between food and social life. In many cultures, eating…

Sound Healing: The Restorative Effects of Acoustics

By Jonathan and Andi Goldman If you examine the beliefs of all the major traditions on our planet, they have a commonality in their awareness of sound…

Prison Yoga: Helping Inmates Find Freedom

Swami Satchidananda taught that freedom is a state of mind, no matter your outside circumstances. That teaching may carry even deeper meaning for students of prison Yoga…