What we might call “bouncing back,” “rolling with the punches,” or “bending so we don’t break,” psychologists define as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, or significant stress. These problems, as the APA American Psychological…
With stay-at-home orders in place, many of us have felt cramped, like we’re battling for valuable real estate around the house. If you were one of the rare few who had a solid home yoga practice and were able…
When practicing online yoga, we often come to a moment where the teacher says “Okay, if your hamstrings are a bit tight, go ahead and grab your yoga strap.” At this point, many of us think to ourselves, “Uh,…
It seems a distant past where live human interaction was the norm. We would commute to school or work, follow that with parties or restaurants, and spend some of that time looking at screens. We might have to look…
One of yoga’s many teachings is unity—there is no separation between the doer, the act of doing, and that which is done. There is no difference between the yogini, the act of practicing yoga, and the poses themselves. After…
As the weeks at home stretch on, many of us are beginning to feel like we’re going through the motions or simply filling time. Others are struggling with days that seem to endlessly blend together, as the lines between…
Right now, with our way of living radically altered, we’re all being thrown for a loop by change. Yet even in the best of times, change is constant. It just doesn’t necessarily take us in the direction we want…
Pronounced: utt-HEE-tuh AH-stuh PAH-DAHN-goo-St-HAH-suh-nuh Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose So much of yoga’s origins are clouded in mystery. Beyond the fact that the original yoga posture was the seated meditation pose, we don’t know how, when, where, or why the first…
As we face a global pandemic, we find ourselves shifting our priorities around self-care. While we once may have focused on physical strength, we’re now more concerned with building resilience. And instead of seeking out the best foods for…