Ask any Chicagoan what their favorite wellness activity is, and you’ll increasingly hear the same answer: puppy yoga. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. If a purchase is made through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Your kind support helps us create more mindful articles! What started…
The yoga tradition offers a unique and powerful set of tools for shifting from negative energy to positive energy. Most of these practices are fairly simple and easy to perform, making them great additions to your daily or weekly routine. With regular practice, these techniques can become habits that create and attract more and more…
When you attempt to build sustainable wellness habits, you’re rarely unsuccessful because you don’t know what to do. Instead, the challenge is maintaining these habits day after day. How can you bridge the gap between theory on getting fitter and actually sticking to your fitness plan? Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. If a…
Once I applied for yoga teacher training, all of my free time and weekends vanished! Not forever, just for three months. I dedicated my heart, time, and attention to delving into the medicine of yoga to become a well-trained instructor. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. If a purchase is made through these links,…
When kids do yoga, it is joyful, fun, and noisy. There is no such thing as a silent kids’ yoga class. Picture 24 children in Downward Dog pose, sharing yoga mats, barking like dogs and wagging their ‘tails’! I was a kids’ yoga teacher in a South African township school for a while. We talked…
Attending a yoga teacher training program demands a lot of effort physically, mentally, and emotionally. Many students start yoga teacher training (YTT) with big hopes but little planning. The students who get the most out of a YTT are not always the most flexible or the most experienced. They tend to be the ones who…
New York City is home to some of the most vibrant wellness culture in the world – and puppy yoga NYC is now one of its most beloved weekend rituals. Whether you’re searching for puppy yoga Manhattan, puppy yoga Brooklyn, or simply the best puppy yoga classes NYC has to offer, Puppy Yoga USA brings…
Have you ever walked by a yoga class and heard a group of people humming? Well, they were most likely saying OM or AUM. In yoga, the sound of AUM + the silence that follows represents the four states of human consciousness. The four states of consciousness, as determined by the Mandukya Upanishad, are waking,…
When I started practicing yoga as a 17-year-old matric student in South Africa, I never thought I would ever use it for recovery. My first impression of yoga was how good it made me feel, mentally and physically. I discovered that it was highly beneficial to my shifting hormonal state, my flexibility, and my confidence….
