Trends, Tips & Top Picks Yoga Bag I simply rolled out yoga mats and pushed them under my arm without unrolling them and dropped keys. It was during my quest to find the superior alternative that I found myself engulfed in the realm of yoga bags, a business that is not only truly booming but …
Yin Yoga Sequence For Deep Relaxation I get it. Life is bare, hurly and burly. There is a racing of the mind, a lifetime shrug of the shoulders, and actual rest sounds like a dream. I have done it, frantically scrolling in search of a way out. That is when I realized the powerful effect …
Yin yoga for deep relaxation back pain relief My back pains have been like a thorn in the flesh. I did it all, chiropractors, analgesics, hysterical stretching. There was nothing that could provide lasting relief. Thereafter, I found that there was Yin yoga to relax the back pain. This was not the hot, sweaty yoga …
Benefits of yoga squat​ Frankly speaking, I would scroll over the photos of yogis sitting deep in an akin position and think, that seems more than boring and not possible to me with my stiff body. But let me tell you, I was wrong. So wrong. I have made the yoga squat, or Malasana as …
The Eka Pada Sirsasana I would see the images of Eka Pada Sirsasana and believe that it was an unattainable pose that only contortionists and life long yogis could do. The thought of putting my foot behind my head was a pipe dream of my tight hips and hamstrings. However, what I want to say …
Dhanur Asana I would be frank to really say that I had a very poor relationship with my back. Several years of stooping over a laptop had given me a backache, a dull pain that seemed to be a housemate. I did it all–ergonomics, spending money on chairs, heat pads, and even my old mattress. …
My First Foray into Arm Balance Yoga Poses: A Humbling Start I will not forget my first actual attempt at an arm balance. It was at a hectic studio, and the teacher was floating in Crow Pose as though gravity were an imaginary force. Instead, I stuck my hands, huddled my knees, and then I …
My Journey with the Pose Revolved Side Angle Pose The first time I got to see a person in full, beautiful Pose Revolved Side Angle Pose I was convinced that there is no chance that my body will ever be able to perform such a position. It was something of a human contrivance, a deep …
Backbend Yoga Poses I would tell you that I was scared of backbend yoga poses all along. It was unnatural to think of bending back, scary. I would have had back pain down to my lower back most of the time, and the thought of placing even more stress in the lower back appeared to …
My Journey: yoga for seniors to improve mobility To be completely frank, I remember a moment when I needed to move out of my favorite armchair and it seemed a significant logistic task. I would give a little groan, thrust with my arms, and feel my years in my knees and my lower back. My …