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The Plus Factor: And Why There’s a Yogi in Our Logo

By Well+Good Editors — 2016

The term “body-positive” has a slightly different meaning for everyone, yet its core message is one of acceptance and belief in oneself—no matter how thin, flexible, or adept at handstands you may be.

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Can We Change Our Mental Health Genes?

Hyla Cass shares the words of William Walsh, a nutritional medicine expert.

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Hyla Cass
2012
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Spiritual Practices for Times of Crisis

The greatest gift we can give our world is our presence, awake and attentive. What can help us do that? Here, drawn from ancient religions and wisdom traditions, are a handful of practices Joanna Macy has learned to count on.

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Joanna Macy
2011
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Why Every Athlete Should Do Yoga

In truth, I wish I had discovered yoga during my prime swimming years back in the 1980’s. Because there is no doubt in my mind that it would have made me a much better athlete, not to mention human being. —Rich Roll

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Rich Roll
2012
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Softening the Belly… of Sorrow

We hold our grief hard in the belly. We store fear and disappointment, anger and guilt in our gut. Softening the Belly… of Sorrow Our belly has become fossilized with a long resistance to life and to loss.

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Stephen Levine
2013
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Misty Copeland, Offstage

American Ballet Theatre’s first black principal dancer shares her life story with students.

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Jill Radsken
2017
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Iyengar Yoga 101: What Is It, Health Benefits & How to Practice

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?

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Amanda Tarlton
2020
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Iyengar and the Invention of Yoga

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.

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Michelle Goldberg
2014
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Understand Your Emotions to Grow and Heal

In McLaren’s view, we typically perceive emotions as problems, which we then thoughtlessly express or repress. She advocates a more mindful approach, where we step back and see our emotions as sources of information.

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Marci Sharif
2020
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Repressing or Expressing Emotions? There’s Another Choice!

I don’t know what happened to emotions in this society. They are the least understood, most maligned, and most ridiculously over-analyzed aspects of human life.

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Karla McLaren
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When Rage Goes Viral: 4 Strategies to Cope with Anger in a Healthy Way

Our world is in the midst of an emotional meltdown. People are restless, volatile, our tempers about to blow. Why is rage so rampant? What is the solution?

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Judith Orloff
2011
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