Shorty Yoga: A Studio for Kids Yoga Situated on the popular shopping destination strip of Robertson Boulevard is a space offering something entirely different, yet somehow completely kin. What is it? Shorty Yoga—a studio for yoga for kids, toddler, and babies. This polished space with a friendly neighborhood vibe welcomes families with children of [...]
Aquarian Sadhana in Kundalini Yoga You’ll hear this phrase (Aquarian Sadhana) used by Kundalini yogis often. It’s a core part of the practice of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. You might take a class at a Kundalini Yoga studio and they invite you to attend sadhana, and you do a double take [...]
7 Steps for Family Yoga Practice Success Imagine how different the world would be if families regularly engaged in mind-body awareness and integration practices, like yoga and meditation. This could create time for everyone to be themselves, without judgement, in an holistic way. While it is admirable to want to develop a family yoga practice, [...]
Isha Institute of Inner-Sciences: A Powerful Space Energized by Sadhguru To Learn Classical Yoga Nestled on a breathtaking mountain top in the beautiful Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, USA, Isha Institute of Inner-sciences is established as an infrastructure for raising human consciousness. It is dedicated to fostering global harmony through individual transformation. “We have built all kinds of [...]
Maryam Hasnaa by Taliesin Gilkes-Bower Finding Inspiration through Tweets In the noisy world of social media, and of minute-by-minute news updates, it feels like the collective has tipped towards celebrating the sensational and controversial. So, it’s little wonder that we’ve become desensitized to things that would ordinarily hit us with great impact. But [...]
Summer Essentials: Yoga Gear for All Practitioners As we move into the summer season, we can bring a greater sense of play into our practice. Our Yoga Gear can support our practice through a number of useful and uplifting items. We can select music that supports our ability to relax, we can wear sandals that allow [...]
Community: Kids Yoga by Adam Avin, a teenage founder of the Wuf Shanti Program As a 14-year-old, I’m striving to live my life to the fullest. But it’s hard when the TV is turned on and all I see are things that scare me. It seems that around every corner, there is danger. The tragic [...]
Rina Jakubowicz and Eric Paskel. Photo by Jeff Skeirik/Rawtographer How Practicing Sakshi Got Me Through Hard Times There are some phone calls no one wants to receive. I received mine on March 29, 2018, while driving home from teaching at Electric Soul Yoga in LA. My husband, Eric Paskel, was the muffled voice [...]
Photo by David Young-Wolff. Yoga Block by Yoga Hustle. Clothing by Iron Lily. Bracelet by Love Pray Jewelry Yoga blocks can be an essential prop for making practice both comfortable and challenging. Here are 7 reasons to use yoga blocks and some suggestions for blocks you can buy. Accessibility Yoga blocks serve to [...]
Sarah Ezrin and Hands-On Adjustments with Students. Photo by Scott Mitchell Fine-tuning hands-on adjustments I participated in injuring a student once. There was no pop. There was no scream. In fact, in the moment, there was nothing that told me I had done anything wrong, including the student. I remember her body moving [...]