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Enhance Your Practice with Mudras from Hand to Heart

By Kelly McGonigal — 2008

Mudra can become the catalyst for a yoga practice that brings out the best in you. Try the five suggested mudras in asana or meditation to spark your inner compassion, strength, and wisdom.

Read on www.yogajournal.com

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Should Christians Do Yoga?

A few weeks ago, a Baptist minister in Texas started a rumble, or at least a small brouhaha, when he declared that yoga is not suitable for Christians. His point was that using the body for spiritual practice contradicts basic Christian principles.

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Sally Kempton
2010
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Welcome to the Wildness: or, Uncovering the True Heart of Yoga and Meditation

Every day, we have to do the impossible. We have to submit to the magic reboot of sleep and then get up and line up all our selves into a unified being and get on with it. Nearly every day, new qualities of our selves come online to join in with all the others. This is a creative act.

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Lorin Roche
2022
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How Yoga and Exercise Help with Addiction Recovery

Certain types of yoga can produce a natural “high” that can help those recovering from addiction. For Troy Jackson, yoga proved to be such a powerful recovery tool that he’s now a yoga teacher.

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Jake Panasevich
2021
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Yoga and Black Men: Why Brothers Should Make the Stretch

Yoga is challenging (I struggle with the breathing), but it is a great option for Black men. We encounter daily obstacles including racism, physical and mental health challenges that require an outlet.

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Larry J. Walker
2019
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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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Sarah Powers
2007
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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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Sarah Powers
2007
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These Yin Yoga Poses Will Feel Soooo Good on Your Low Back

You've tried everything else to ease your tension. Maybe it's time to opt for simple stretches that draw on contemporary science as well as thousands of years of traditional Chinese medicine.

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Andrea Ferretti
2021
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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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Sarah Powers
2007
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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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Sarah Powers
2007
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Q&A: What’s the Purpose of Practicing Sun Salutations?

Sarah Powers explains the basics of Sun Salutations and why you should practice them regularly.

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Sarah Powers
2007
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