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Alice G. Walton

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The Language of Yoga

The Language of Yoga: Mindfulness

Practicing mindfulness can help us be more present in a huge number of ways, from actually tasting our food to being able to attend our own internal processes to letting go of those "bad" thoughts when we can't seem…

the language of yoga
The Language of Yoga

The Language of Yoga: Yoga Nidra

Yoga nidra lets you get so deep into a meditative state, that your thinking mind - all the mind chatter, all your convictions, worries and self-criticisms - falls away, and what you're left with is just pure consciousness. …

the language of yoga
The Language of Yoga

The Language of Yoga: Guru

The one in whom you perceive the presence of the Self, who inspires you, who teaches the intricacies of the spiritual path, and who guides, supports, cajoles, challenges, and corrects, is the Guru. …

Namaste Meaning
The Language of Yoga

The Language of Yoga: Namaste

To kick off a new series that will cover some of the more common terms we hear in our yoga practices, it seems fitting, if a little backwards, to begin with the term that most people hear at the…

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The Language of Yoga

Eight Limbs of Yoga: Samadhi

To experience samadhi, which is sometimes called enlightenment, it's often said that you lose your sense of self as a separate from the other. The observer and the observed blend into one. …