Hip mobility is an important function of our day-to-day activities. Lack of flexibility and strength in the hips may cause issues like discomfort, pain and limited range of movement. Also, it can discourage you from sticking to a regular yoga practice or achieving a fitness goal. With just a few beginner hip opening poses, yoga can help improve hip flexibility. Benefits of improved hip mobility It's not just for landing splits and other advanced yoga poses! You can simply focus on simple[...]
Just like yoga is a practice in awareness, being happy is the same- happiness is a practice that you can cultivate intentionally. It is a state of mind to nurture and to guard against those who may try to make you feel less. Guarding happiness does not mean denying all the bad or unhappy things happening to you and around you, it only means seeing the light amidst all the darkness. This is part of a weekly blog series called “Quotes that Inspire.” They’re meant to add a little inspir[...]
We've all experience emotional pain at one time or another. If you're human, you've had pain. That's just a fact. Feelings of pain can be excruciating and can even reach unbearable levels. Why should we accept that we have pain? and even more, embrace it? Embracing pain may sound counter intuitive but only in allowing ourselves to experience every emotion, whether good-feeling or bad-feeling, can we live fully authentic lives. This is part of a weekly blog series called “Quotes that Inspi[...]
Welcome to the new year! This time always evokes the excitement of a new start. After all the holiday celebrations, it's time to put the party hat down and get to business. That is, getting serious with creating a life you love. The new year presents a good opportunity to identify goals and reconnecting with your values and self-identity. Read on for some goal setting and reflection tips, plus, some yoga poses to try. Before we dive in, remember that you can start and recommit to your goal[...]
Is your back feeling achy or do you feel a bit sluggish? Twisting postures can be very soothing yet energizing. Making repetitive movements that compress your lower back creates tension and depletes your energy. This is especially true if you tend to sit down for work for many hours at a time. Try some feel-good twists to stretch your spine and relieve some back tension. 5 feel good twisty Yoga poses to try 1. Thread the needle Thread the needle is a great way to open the shoulder[...]