Category: Yoga & Movement

A Core-Strengthening Yoga Sequence

A Core-Strengthening Yoga Sequence

In this tutorial, John Campbell, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, and a longtime Ashtanga yoga teacher and practitioner, presents a traditional yoga practice that will help you develop a…

Men who do yoga find benefits, challenges

  by Lisa Iannucci, Whatever you do, don’t tell Mark Guay that yoga is just for women. “Honestly, I don’t really care what people think, but there are just as many men as there are…

Yoga Retreats That Excel With Style

                by Susan Greenwood Since its opening in 2005, Les Passeroses near Angoulême in south-west France has gradually become the retreat centre of choice for an eclectic mix…

Yoga For Special Needs Children

            by Marcela De Vivo When parents think about exercise and development for their children, they may not initially think about yoga, relegating it as an activity for adults. Instead,…

Meditation: How to Embrace the Waves

Meditation: How to Embrace the Waves

            by Mark Van Buren As a mindful living trainer and yoga instructor, I teach many people meditation and mindfulness techniques. Unfortunately, most view these practices through a mind conditioned…

Mudrās And The Five Elements Of Your Body

Mudrās And The Five Elements Of Your Body

            by GaiamTV Staff A mudrā (meaning “seal”, “mark”, or “gesture”) is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism that involves the hands and fingers (and sometimes the…

Can Qigong Help You Heal?

                  by Elizabeth Palermo Qigong (pronounced chee-gong) is an ancient Chinese exercise and healing technique that involves meditation, controlled breathing and movement exercises. The character “Qi” that…