The practice of yoga has so much more to offer than the ability to stand on your head. — The popular image of yoga today focuses on the poses, but the physical practice is only scratching at the surface of yoga. Practicing yoga poses, or asana in Sanskrit, is a fantastic way to stretch, strengthen, and balance your body. …

Because there’s a lot more to meditation than just mindfulness of the breath. — Adding variety to your meditation practice is a surefire way to keep your practice fresh, help you stay engaged, and possibly allow you to find a style that deeply resonates with you. The trick to getting the most benefits from a meditation practice is sticking with it for the long…

Because most of us don’t have time for anything overly fancy (or pretentious) — I have a morning routine that’s perfect for people for whom morning routines don’t work. Sometimes, it feels like the era of the morning routine is over. In many ways, I think the concept “jumped the shark.” …

Lessons, tips, and insights from a decade of practicing and teaching yoga. — Yoga has the ability to change your body and mind radically. But, as with anything in life worth pursuing, it takes practice and persistence. When I started practicing yoga poses to improve my flexibility, I couldn’t even touch my toes. …

How to get more out of this profound and life-changing practice. — Yoga is a powerful and ancient practice that has the ability to help you find stillness, cultivate mindfulness, and improve well-being. However, you’ll need to practice more than just the poses at a gym class. Although yoga poses — known as Asana — are an integral part of the practice…

Plus, 10 tips to help you when you just can’t concentrate while meditating. — If you’ve ever felt like you were “bad at meditating” because you couldn’t focus during a session, know that you aren’t alone. It’s all just a part of the journey. Meditation has exploded in popularity in the last decade, bringing thousands of apps, courses, YouTube videos, and more. However, many…

Even if you don’t do yoga, you can still benefit from the ancient practice. — The practice of yoga has a lot more to do with stilling the mind than toning the body. And even if you don’t do the physical postures, yoga has many takeaways you can incorporate into your own life. The first codification of the practice of yoga, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, starts…

It sounds incredibly counterintuitive, but it’s a ticket to mental freedom. — In modern Western culture, we fear death. The idea of it haunts us. We obsess over longevity and clothe death in language and practices meant to separate it from our day-to-day realities. However, ancient practices from around the world suggest that might be the wrong approach to living a fulfilled…

You don’t need to be bendy to do yoga, but doing yoga will make you more flexible. — One of the most persistent myths about yoga is the idea that you need to be flexible enough to bend yourself into a pretzel to practice it. That isn’t true. Yoga is an ancient Indian system of practice and philosophy for stilling the mind. The physical postures, known as asana…