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...
Feeling off balance in your yoga practice or want to strengthen your pelvic floor? You should try mula bandha! Mula bandha, or root lock, is an important yoga practice, but its teachings are often left out of yoga class and saved for yoga training. Related to the root...
Bandhas are what yogis call energetic ‘locks’ and the Jalandhar bandha is one of the 6 main locks. Let’s take a closer look at this specific bandha and why it can be so useful for us on and off the mat. What is Jalandhara Bandha? Jalandhara bandha is one of the...
Have you ever thought of your feet as a way to take in your surroundings? They’re like your ears, but for the ground. Just like headphones make it harder to hear and respond to what’s happening around you, shoes do a similar thing for your feet with their potential to...
The bandhas are energetic locks in the body. In Sanskrit, “bandha” means to ‘hold,’ ‘tighten’ or ‘lock.’ It is a physical action that affects our pranic body (or life force). You’ll hear this magical Sanskrit term...
