All in Consciousness
By Elyse Grossman
The word mandala in sanskrit translates to “world in harmony” and is a geometric circle. Circles in themselves are sacred symbols in many religions, and even without religion, one can’t help but notice the shape of a circle is prominent in many important natural objects in this world...
By Elyse Grossman
One of the biggest and most important lessons I have learned from my yoga practice is to love my body, not if it was 5 pounds lighter, if it had a six pack protruding through my shirt, or if it would only do a certain pose, but just the way it is...
By Autumn Feldmeier
Last summer, this yogini stumbled into a goal-oriented workshop seemingly geared toward Silicon Valley execs, Navy SEALs, and the Red Bull innovation team. Ironic for a yogini, right...
By Kelly Krishna Dunn
It was through my daily practices that I learned how herbs and oils possess inherent healing and benefits. Discovering miraculous ways of healing elements that are held in the wisdom of plants it was when I began to experience the pains of Fibromyalgia, and turned to healing herbs for remedies applying Ayurvedic compounds to my face and body....
By Dana L. Lee
Maybe you’ve seen Jessamyn Stanley on Instagram bearing these bold words on the tender side of her bicep like a promise from the mighty Ganesha himself. Everything about Jessamyn shatters our limiting paradigms of what yoga is, who it’s designed for, and who “should” be teaching it...
By Elyse Grossman
Turn to the mat: a beautiful reminder that life does not have to be perfect; rather, life is about learning how to show up, how to let go of expectations and how to practice: not perfection. Life will be messy and break even the most perfect of us; yoga allows us to look at circumstances like a beautiful mess...
By Colin Buchanan
With so many choices of vitamins and supplements on the market, and so many choices out there, I am going to present my take of the top five nutrient essentials. I have had the opportunity to work directly with my community and experience which nutrients really made a difference in peoples health...
By Rachel Nichols
Vedic Meditation is an effortless, eyes-closed technique practiced for 20 minutes twice daily. It’s a simple, natural and highly beneficial practice that absolutely anyone can learn. There is no effort, no concentration and no focus. This technique and its teachings draw from the cognitive sciences and the 5,000 year-old body of wisdom derived from India known as the Veda...
By Dana L. Lee
Tao's remarkable life as a World War II French Resistance fighter, competitive ballroom dancer, film producer, model, and Guinness Book of World Records holder for World’s Oldest Yoga Teacher all support her belief that “There is nothing you cannot do"...
By Ashley Shires
The Prison Yoga Project helps incarcerated men and women build a better life through trauma-informed yoga with a focus on mindfulness. It helps prisoners make grounded, conscious choices instead of reactive ones...
By Courtney Aldor
My favorite part of the book is its message: yoga is for everyone, regardless of what you look like doing it on Instagram because we practice just as much for the mind as for the body. As a social justice activist, Jasmine also outlines why acting with kindness and compassion is just as crucial to your practice as doing a downward dog...
By Jennifer Stock
According to licensed mental health counselor Sharon Golden, “sometimes the things we do and what we own can have a soothing effect on our psychological health. The connection to body, mind and spirit are what matters, and things we keep close to our bodies can aid that connection"...
By SF Yoga Mag
A Wanderkarma Pop Up Shop is coming to YogaWorks in San Francisco this weekend! Wanderkarma is excited to be bringing yoga bags, jewelry, and hand bags from Rwanda to sell in San Francisco...
By Kelly Krishna Dunn
LOVEYOURBRAIN is the above and beyond campaign born from the documentary, The Crash Reel and pro-snowboarder Kevin Pearce's inspiring story. LOVEYOURBRAIN collaborates with brain injury survivors, yogis, and meditation teachers to share meditation practices suggested for healing...
By Megan Warren-Henderson
Radha chants or plays the mantra while she heats the butter to a specific temperature and simmers it until the perfect and precise moment when the curds become honey colored on the bottom of the pan...
By Hannah Jenkins
Knowing the sequence in my own body so well helps me feel connected to individual
students in specific ways. Having done it so many times, with so many different iterations of my
own body, in so many different moments in time of my life, helps me feel like I can relate to all
different experiences....
By Kelly Krishna Dunn
The spirit of Yoga Shala West shares a deep love for Ashtanga Yoga. Every morning becomes magical stepping into this sacred sanctuary which holds an omnipotent space quite strongly...
By Dana L. Lee
Time melts along a modern heartbeat as Darren successfully unveils the nectar of sacred ecumenical texts for today's yogi. Darren himself is an accomplished author, spiritual seeker, yoga and meditation teacher who has dedicated his life to helping others discover their unique calling through the art of yoga...
By Kelly Krishna Dunn
Yoga and Meditation are often looked at as an independent, individual and internal practice. Yet these practices can affirm positive social and personal developments that benefit the greater whole of community and have been instrumental in facilitating social change...
By Autumn Feldmeier
When you are completely present, whether it's a special moment you have on a starry remote beach, deep in a yoga posture, or engaged in heart felt conversation with another, the full potential of 'life force' is activated...
