Have you ever dealt with stomach issues? I mean, who hasn’t right? Well, imagine if your yoga practice could actually help your digestion along with generally strengthening your core. It can! All with a little help from the uddiyana bandha. In this post, we’ll...
Have you ever been in yoga class and heard your teacher talk about bandhas? Maybe in downward dog mentioning the hasta bandha? If you’ve ever wondered what the heck they mean when they say this, you’re in luck because that’s what we’ll be talking about here! A...
Just as we make shapes with our bodies in yoga—asana, we can make shapes with our hands—mudras! Mudras, also referred to as seals or locks, are another interesting way to use your physical body, to direct energy and intention. Just as we are deeply affected by the way...
In yoga, we often talk about stoking our internal fire to awaken prana. This is in part why people love vinyasa flow so much. You know – the same people who love a daily 5-mile jog and core work. We -(yes, I am one of you) love to feel the burn and know we’re...
We aaaall have them once in a while 🙄 Those difficult, conflictual conversations that are over before they begin and make you wish for an ‘easy button’ to help you gracefully exit before you blow a fuse. Vitarka mudra is just about the closest thing yoga has to that...
Old school yoga meets modern energy work when we use yoga mudras, aka energy seals, with intention to elevate our consciousness. Shakti mudra is a beautiful, empowering hand gesture that invokes the Goddess of divine life energy; Shakti. With the proper...