Yoga for Healthy Aging: 3 Different Ways Yoga Helps with Pain
Have you ever used your yoga practice to help with pain? If not, you might be surprised at how effective it can be. Yoga provides several pain-reduction techniques. And in some cases you can even eliminate the cause of pain.
Does Yoga Help You Adapt Better to Stress? Charting Yoga's Effects on Heart Rate Variability
Heart rate variability is increasingly acknowledged as a health variable that can offer insights into how healthy you are and how well you deal with stress. Learn more about this important biomarker and preliminary studies on how it is affected by yoga
Yoga for Women's Health - Restoring Hormonal Balance
Lynn Jensen is a renowned author and yoga teacher, specializing in Yoga for Fertility, and Yoga for Healthy Hormones. She is the founder of the Seattle-based Yoga for Fertility program and she has helped more than two thousand women and
The Yoga of Now: The Art of Being Present with Your Practice
Yoga’s popularity has exploded in the past 15 years. And what constitutes popular yoga is completely different from what it used to be. In the ’80s and ’90s, Hatha Yoga was the most common form, with Iyengar-style practice as its
Book Review: How To Teach Yoga To Military Veterans
The United States has engaged in military conflict for most of the 21st century. As a result, an increasing number of male and female armed service members have faced considerable stress. For some, this has resulted in trauma, and mental,
4 Ways Yoga Helps Your Immune System
One of the effective ways you can foster healthy aging is to use yoga to support your immune system. An immune system that is functioning well prevents illness and promotes healing by fighting off common infections, healing wounds, and scavenging early
Hip on Yoga: 3 Golden Rules for Happy Hips
The scientific landscape of what we know about the hip joint has vastly changed in the last 10-15 years, especially in the last five, which means there is quite a bit we can do to achieve happy hips. Medical innovation
Pranayama Redefined: Breathing Less to Live More - An Interview with Robin Rothenberg
Robin Rothenberg is an internationally respected yoga therapist and author. She has been involved in several research studies on yoga therapy, and is the founder of the Essential Yoga Therapy training program. In this interview with YogaUOnline, she discusses ways
Yoga for Detoxification: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose)
If you are looking for a yoga pose for detoxification, then Setu Bandha Sarvangasana is a great place to start. Also known as “Bridge Pose,” Setu Bandha has many benefits. It soaks the lymph glands in the neck and throat
Yogic Breathing: Chest to Belly or Belly to Chest?
There is an ongoing discussion in the yoga community about the directionality of the breath. There are many yoga breathing exercises and techniques, and students often ask: Do you begin your inhalation in the chest and then fill the belly
Lemony Quinoa with Pine Nuts & Spinach
Bright, colorful, yummy and gluten-free, try this versatile and good-for-you in so many ways recipe from Kale and Chocolate's Elise Museles. Quinoa is the only plant-based food that has all eight essential amino acids, making it a complete protein. In addition to being
The Seventh Limb of Yoga: Dhyana
Meditation is a hot topic these days. It’s been the subject of countless articles in publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Time magazine. Hundreds of research studies have revealed the physiological and psychological effects of
The Root of Movement: Use These 5 Building Blocks of Yoga to Free Your Practice
Many of us are so anxious to get to what we believe to be the pinnacle of yoga practice, i.e. the fancy-looking challenging yoga poses, that we fail to lay the groundwork for our practice, writes Iyengar Yoga teacher Charlotte
Natural Energy Boost with Yoga: 7 Steps to Practicing Camel Pose (Ustrasana)
Most of us work too much and rest too little. If you feel tired and lethargic, or even just a late afternoon energy dip, yoga can often provide a natural energy boost. A good option for this is Camel Pose. Revitalize