By Nikita Mehta
"Let me try yoga,” I said to my clinical advisor. “I think that with some chair yoga and some pranayama I can increase her lung capacity and self-confidence. I’ll find the research to back it up...."
All in Consciousness
By Nikita Mehta
"Let me try yoga,” I said to my clinical advisor. “I think that with some chair yoga and some pranayama I can increase her lung capacity and self-confidence. I’ll find the research to back it up...."
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
The heart has many faces, many moods. But there is one heart that is time-tested and true. It is the monastic heart and it is in each of us. The monastic heart is not hard or frozen, separated from the world by stone walls of old fashion rules and needless obedience...
By Andrea Bogart
Yoga for kids? What a lovely idea… if you haven’t already, may I inspire you to introduce the wonderful world of yoga and all its benefits to the children in your life? It’s never too early or too late to encourage a happy, healthy lifestyle for our youth...
By Nikita Mehta
Our thoughts, our intentions, our bodily prayer in the days and weeks after the surgery would impact what the long-term prognosis would be. I think intuitively, the both of us always knew this. But, to see something stated in such a profound way by experts like Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson, gave clout to our beliefs...
By Sarah Parienti
Maybe the force of life, which creates nature, makes a rose; to grow perfectly knows better than our ego what is truly good for us...
By Autumn Feldmeier
Shahla's first trip to India was in 1995. She was so moved by the state of children there, that she vowed to come back to India to dedicate her life to helping poor children and families, especially women. In 2002 she sold her house, her personal belongings, her business, left the love of her life and moved to India...
By Courtney Alex Aldor
Francesco Mastalia is a devoted yogi in his own rite, his method of meditation emphasized in his craft. YOGA: the Secret of Life explores the personal experiences of 108 of todays leading yoga practitioners...
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
Nowhere is real food more apparent or more absent than in our partnerships and with our friends. In modern life when we carry so much of the daily world in our hearts, less and less of us is available for relationships. Many people live alone. Many more people, who live in relationship, feel as if they are alone...
By Nikita Mehta
Are you a teacher or a care provider that would like to implement a yoga class in your classroom? Or maybe you are a parent that would like to start a home practice with your children. SF Yoga Magazine has the perfect way to introduce yoga into your child’s life; Parker Pig Goes to Yoga...
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
The sky of silence takes us to the stars and planets within us and beyond. Life is humbled, reflected, expanded, celebrated. In these moments I am beyond me and mine. “I” no longer occupies so much time and space...
SF Yoga had the incredible opportunity to head to Uganda in 2016 to work directly with WORI Uganda. WORI is a women's organization run by all local Ugandans, mostly women. Their mission is to contribute to ending violence against women and economically empower women to lead better lives...
By Deepak Sridhar
Front bends, backward bends, triangles, lunges, warriors, shoulder stands and head stands. Ah the world of Yoga. There is no better way to start a day than an intense session of yoga practice, pushing your body ever so gently into twists and stretches, with your breath aligned and the mind at rest. The exhilaration along with the peace and calm one gets in the practice of Yoga is quite unparalleled. And yet our practice on the mat is just the beginning....
By Courtney Alex Aldor
Before I began studying with Debra Lynn Katz at the International School of Clairvoyance, I’d tried my fair share of teachers. A sensitive soul who ended up at psychic school out of necessity rather than curiosity, I was relieved when...
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
In silence we can hear our own thoughts. Perhaps more beautiful we can hear the world without the crowded stream of our thoughts. Visiting silence can be an adventure, a pilgrimage, a life changing journey into peace and quiet...
By Megan Warren-Henderson
Four years after that trip, with the idea still swimming around in her head, Jenelle submitted a travel diary/story photo bucket to “life is an adventure” and her story was selected! It was sent to millions of people and that was the boost of confidence she needed to launch Lotus and Luna...
By Shy Sayar
While it takes time and practice, dedication and patience, when we truly gain an experiential understanding of the dynamic relationships between our hips, abs and back, as well as our breath and vital energy, we open the door to a lifetime of fitness and wellness in body and mind that translates into great freedom and joy, even unto old age...
By Courtney Alex Aldor
When I first woke up to my intuition, it was a very scary thing. Sure, you’d think that discovering an inner wealth of knowledge, the sense that you can trust yourself implicitly and be your own guide at any moment would be awesome...
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
Everyday there are the moments that can be described only as life’s grace. It is the light in our partner’s eyes, the warm smile of a total stranger, the dancing clouds in a busy day. Every moment of beauty is a moment of grace. Grace is the honey of life...
By Jennie Hayes
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