Posts tagged yoga for beginners
Can't Commit to your Home Yoga Practice? Ways to START AND STAY COMMITTED

So you've started a home practice, but you feel stuck. It happens. Without guidance from a teacher giving you cues and moving you through your practice, it can be hard to just simply START. But don't worry, building sustainable habits takes time and patience. If you can relate, here are some tips to get you moving along

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YOGA BASICS: Mantra, What is it Good For?

More likely than not, if you've been doing this yoga-practice-thing for a while, you've come across the word 'mantra.' Mantras have come to us in a plethora of forms: invocation, meditation, incantation, prayer, kirtan, chanting and various other manifestations of sacred sound.  But, what is it?

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YOGA BASICS: Help, I'm new to Yoga

What is YOGA? There are many different interpretations and meanings of the word yoga that have been handed down for centuries. In Sanskrit, yoga is derived from the verbal root yuj- to join, yoke, to come together. The physical postures performed in classes are just one element to the practice of yoga. Ultimately, yoga is a way to build the confidence to challenge your self-defeating thoughts, quiet your mind and make space to focus on what really matters in your life. 

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YOGA BASICS: Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutations)

One of the most important components of a physical yoga practice is Sūrya Namaskāra, more commonly known as the Sun Salutation. Surya Namaskara is a series of 12 unique postures strung together for the purpose of stretching and warming up the entire body before beginning an āsana practice. Together these 12 postures, aligned and in harmony with the breath, create a dynamic and energizing flow.

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