You may be wondering… what is asana? In Sanskrit, it translates to “seat” in English, but it doesn’t exactly mean to sit. You may be familiar with yoga asana… …but did you know that what we commonly lump into “yoga” is an 8-fold path which...
Ah, Surya Namaskar. The ultimate yoga flow that serves as the foundation for all other yoga poses. Surya Namaskar, casually named Sun Salutation in English, is a set of 12 yoga poses that are done in traditional hatha yoga and ashtanga yoga. And basically any other...
You know that feeling when someone labels you as something and expects you to be that same person for the rest of time? Yeah, it sucks. Because human beings are simple and monotone, without flavor, seasons or variations, right? Pfft, could that statement be more off?...
A guy at my high school always used to say to me, “You run like a girl.” What does that even mean? And how weird would it be if I ran like a man? (or talked like one or walked like one…) It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, they say. You gotta hustle to get a dollar...
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We hear about the yoga sutras, Patanjali, and the eight limbs of yoga all the time. Yoga teachers like to reference them throughout yoga classes and yogis just returning from a life-changing trip to India often scoff at the idea of yoga being limited to a physical...
April 15, 2021 • By Brett Larkin • Verified By Cate Stillman • Our Editorial Process Some days it seems you can’t walk two feet without being accosted by the latest diet. The Paleo diet. The coconut oil diet. More gluten-free diets than you can wrap your brain around....
