By Kathryn Budig — 2015
It's not a bonus sweat session; it's a necessary one.
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While Iyengar might not be as common a name as vinyasa or yin, it's actually the most widely practiced (and arguably the most accessible) style of yoga in the world. But what makes it different from other types—and why is it so loved by beginners and advanced yogis alike?
In contemporary yoga classes, teachers often speak of Patanjali’s “Yoga Sutras,” a philosophical text compiled around two thousand years ago, as the wellspring of the practice.
The yoga tradition offers a refreshing alternative to the New Year’s resolution: the practice of sankalpa, or resolve.
Modern science and yoga agree: our present pain and suffering have their roots in our past pain, trauma, stress, loss, and illness.
When one hears a chant like Aum Namoh Bhagvate Vasudevaya, it is not a Grammy award ceremony that comes to mind as the setting of such chanting; but that is precisely what Krishna Das has been able to do—take cherished age-old Indian kirtans to a global stage such as the Grammys.
He’s driven a school bus, dabbled in the blues, and meditated in the jungles and ashrams of India, but today Krishna Das is known as the King of Kirtan.
Science proves how important your thoughts and beliefs are when it comes to your physical health.
Regular aerobic exercise ensures that your brain continues to produce new neurons and adapt to change. Do you get at least five half-hour periods of moderate exercise each week?
In his classic work the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali describes yoga as “the progressive quieting of the fluctuations of the mind.
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