Pronounced: mah-ree-chee-YAH-suh-nuh Sage Pose, First Variation Ever heard of “asana greed”? It’s the sense of wanting more from a pose—to nail a handstand, conquer an arm balance, or slide further into the splits. Isn’t it funny that many of…
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“Everything in moderation, including moderation.” – Oscar Wilde As we enter those last precious weeks before fall, we’re asking ourselves potentially the most important question—did we have enough fun this summer? But whether the answer is yes or no,…
Do you ever feel like when it’s summertime you’re somehow obligated to be in a good mood? Everyone else seems to be in their element, frolicking through sprinklers and stretching out on beach blankets, so why aren’t you? The…
You can almost sense when it will strike. You’re headed out of town for the weekend when your friends plan a huge party at the beach. Or you opt-out of dinner with coworkers to go to the gym, and…
As much as we sometimes wish it would, life doesn’t stop during the hot summer months. So even as the August sun blazes, we still find ourselves running errands, commuting, and trying to get that workout in. But before…
The saying “I have arrived” is often used in the context of a sense of accomplishment. When we’ve completed a task, escalated in our career, or reached a landmark in our personal lives, we feel like we’ve “made it”—we…
Even if you’re one of the few people that don’t have trouble sleeping these days, chances are you feel a bit depleted in some way. With the accelerated pace of our modern lives, we often wake up still feeling…
Pronounced: pah-ree-VUR-tah tree-koan-AH-suh-nuh Revolved Triangle From the Sanskrit roots “tri,” meaning “three,” and “kon,” meaning “angle,” Trikonasana is named for the shape it resembles. While Triangle is one of the more simple poses, Revolved Triangle, its evolution, is deceptively…
Tree pose reminds us to grow our roots along with our fruits. If a tree only grows fruit, it will become top heavy and fall over. If we focus only on external indicators of success, we will ultimately do…