Perspectives

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Does gimmick yoga, like goat yoga and beer yoga, really count as yoga? Here's a look at gimmick yoga can still be a path to union with our...

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Awareness of the six pramanas is a vital step toward stilling the whirlpools of the mind. Learn how the mind functions through the lens of...

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The yoga community is built on compassion and connection. Remember that no matter what you are going through right now, you are not alone.

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By bringing awareness to the physiological sensations of stress and anxiety, we can use yoga to transform adversity into resilience.

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When I finally decided it was time to deepen my practice and understanding of Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, I signed up for a 300-hour yoga...

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The never-ending disturbances caused by smart phones and technology necessitates the revival of one of life’s lost arts: concentration....

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Even in yoga that is not specifically focused on healing trauma, we still see the vital nature of having trauma-informed principles infused...

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Here are four popular mantras that can transform your life by helping you retrieve energy, restore balance, attract love and remove...

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When we surround ourselves with like-minded and uplifting people, our shared experience builds strength and encourages growth. Here's a...

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Letting go can be a challenge, especially if what we are trying to let go of is painful. Learn about the benefits of surrender and finding...

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Have a trip coming up? Here are four tips to help you maintain your yoga practice no matter where in the world you're headed off to.

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The five Yamas provide social codes of conduct that are necessary for a true understanding of the spirit of yoga. Here's an introduction to...

Escaping the Maya: 5 Tools to Reconnect With Your Inner Self Escaping the Maya: 5 Tools to Reconnect With Your Inner Self Escaping the Maya: 5 Tools to Reconnect With Your Inner Self Escaping the Maya: 5 Tools to Reconnect With Your Inner Self


Maya reinforces the ego and separates ourselves from our higher and true selves, but how do we escape it? Try these 5 tools to reconnect...

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Gunas form the three aspects of all of experience and all of creation. Learn more about each of them, how they play out in your daily life...

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The lessons we learn from our yoga practice are powerful ones that can change the way we perceive our lives and the challenges we face....

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Yogapedia interviewed former Bollywood dancer and founder of Aham Yoga, Arundhati Baitmangalkar, about her blog and what makes it unique....

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Explore popular perspectives on how personal desires take us away from peace, and why peace is the only aspiration we should have in this...

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Explore the concepts of Brahman and maya, as well as how yoga can be used as a tool to lift the veil of reality.

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Take a look at how understanding the qualities of each of nature’s elements — earth, water, fire and air — can help us create more balance...