By Dana Lee
These words rang true in my ears for not only my life on the mat but my entire life off the mat as well: “you are not really unhappy. You are impatient, and your trust is not infinite enough. . . ever deepening, ever expanding. . . happiness is a fleeting state. It is there and then it is gone.” Wow! It is worth re-reading again and again..
By Health Perch
What takes a normal yoga pose and makes it a bind? Yogic binds involve rotating the torso and shoulders and clasping the hands together. They require both intense focus to help stay in the pose, and flexibility to actually get into the pose...
By SF Yoga Mag
There is a class for everyone! The festival is inviting all beings-- regardless of yoga experience or style preference to come to the festival. The festival is offering over 90 classes led by the top 50 teachers in San Diego and Southern California...
By Courtney Aldor
Let’s face it, much of the country is in a state of fear right now. Whether it be fear of the future led by a candidate they didn’t believe in for this election or the one prior, many of us are feeling off-kilter. But, with hard lessons comes positive change, especially with an open mind and the right attitude. So let’s look at 4 uplifting messages, and what we can do RIGHT NOW to help bring about positive change. Each of us has the power to make this happen...
By Courtney Aldor
Leave it up to a yoga festival just outside of NYC to bring the culture. Ahimsa Festival which happened this past weekend at Hunter Mountain, NY - just 2 hours north of the city - featured Jai Uttal, Donna De Lory, Aya + Tyler, Yoga DJ workshops with Taz Rashid and even photo classes with Robert Sturman...
By Stephanie Santos
Natasha Teran is an Ashtanga yoga teacher based in San Diego, California. Her classes themselves are an invigorating combination of discipline and fun, which focus on proper alignment, the building of strength, and individual improvement...
By Autumn Feldmeier
When the 6am alarm goes off, I don't hit the snooze because I know that Daybreaker is about choosing to live life differently, choosing to be happy and choosing to pursue the best versions of ourselves...
By Carley Hauck
When I could turn towards my innate strength and wisdom, I felt empowered and could do and be anything that I put time and attention on...
By Courtney Aldor
Of all the transformation techniques, I can’t think of anything more powerful than facing one’s shadow. Sure, it sounds scary, but simply by acknowledging what's there, you can feel great relief. That's because it takes a huge amount of energy to suppress parts of ourselves we don't want to advertise, so once we're free to use that energy in other ways, it can bring about profound change, both mentally and physically....
By SF Yoga Mag
This in depth study of pranayama and core conditioning will show you how to turn stress into a healthy power boost, and how to control your energy levels to give you a boost when you need to focus, and how to unwind when it's time to catch up on rest...
By Rachel Nichols
If you love crystals, astrology and leggings, you need to check out the super cool activewear brand, Confused Girl, founded by Giovanna Silvestre...
By Dana L. Lee
Have you ever met someone who generated light and healing in the world? Meet Jola Sonkin, Co-Founder of Go Macro, and her mother, Amelia Kirchoff. Jola and Amelia’s story springs like bright fruit from the ground of their organic family farm, auspiciously named “Posilippo” which means “pause from pain”, by Jola herself in 2000...
By Megan Warren-Henderson
Introducing HANAH One, a botanical supplement, rooted in Ayurveda, ancient wisdom to heal our modern world. HANAH One provides more than sustained energy, in fact, the list of it’s potential benefits is astounding...
By Courtney Aldor
When Sachi Doctor - Ayurvedic expert and founder of Elemental Alchemy - was 10 years old, she was diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder. With 2 Western doctors as parents, she spent years...
By Autumn Feldmeier
The beautiful thing is that anyone can make this invocation and invitation to the Light. I figure my role is to offer myself to this force of Love and helping others who want to live this way. I'm not here to build some army of women for world domination. You don't have to approach this from an alpha place and just recreate the same old patriarchal mentality but in cuter clothes...
By Courtney Aldor
Something interesting happened when I sat down to try to write this post about Kaypacha - the lovable, adorable, and ever-wise Astrologer who brings us the weekly Pele Report...
By SF Yoga Mag
From the inception of the Gathering, their efforts have been guided by an insatiable drive for novelty, community, and authenticity. The entire project has been funded by their community through sales of Experience Passes, hard work, long hours, and occasionally their own resources...
By Ashley Shires
Yoga is born from within, from our own transformation, meditation and inner silence. We will explore how yoga is expressed through us, how to find our inner guru. We need to stop putting the energy on the outside, looking for the perfect guru, but owning the power we have inside...
By Rachel Nichols
Veterans Yoga Project (VYP), a non-profit organization that supports recovery and resilience among veterans, their families and communities, is hosting its third annual Veteran’s Gratitude Week on Nov. 4-13...
