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Sarah Powers is an American yoga teacher and creator of Insight Yoga, a practice that combines transpersonal psychology, Eastern philosophy and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Yin Yoga. She was also involved in the creation of Yin Yoga, a slower yoga-as-exercise style.

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Yin Yoga Can Reward Patience

A softer, gentler form of yoga seems to be quietly on the rise. From Los Angeles to London, so-called yin yoga is increasingly being taught at studio classes and yoga retreats, not to mention via books and DVDs.

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Talking Shop with Sarah Powers

Fragrant with incense and warmed by community, a class with Sarah Powers is a blend of yin and yang, Buddhism and yoga.

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Q&A: Deep Breathing Makes Me Panic. What Can I Do?

Sarah Powers offers advice on how to overcome a resistance to deep breathing.

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Yoga With Insight: A Profile of Sarah Powers

Andrea Miller talks with the well-known American yoga teacher Sarah Powers about what has made her life meaningful.

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Instructing from the Ground Up

In describing the qualities of asana with the adjectives “sthira” and “sukha,” Patanjali uses language very skillfully. Sthira means steady and alert–to embody sthira, the pose must be strong and active.

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Emotional Reactions During Yoga

Lately during my yoga classes, I find myself feeling very emotional. Several times I have felt my eyes fill up with tears during a pose. This has happened even on good days. Why is this, and is it normal?

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Post-Pregnancy and Ashtanga Practice

I have just had a child and am receiving mixed reports as to when I can go back to my Ashtanga practice, which I was doing regularly right up to giving birth, with modification for my swelling belly.

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Q&A: Which Poses Are Best for Sciatica?

Sarah Powers advises yogis with sciatica which poses to avoid and which to favor.

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Q&A: Is Backbending During Pregnancy Safe or Not?

Different yoga systems have different answers. Sarah Powers addresses the debate of whether backbending during pregnancy is safe.

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Q&A: Why Is My Neck So Uncomfortable in Camel Pose?

Sarah Powers offers advice for modifying neck position in Camel Pose.

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