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Yoga 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Practice, Meditation, and the Sutras

By Cyndi Lee — 2014

New to yoga? We've got answers for you. These 10 common questions for yoga beginners should get you on your way to a deeper practice and mindful meditation.

Read on www.yogajournal.com

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Om in the Army: The US Military Gets Yoga

Meditation may help with PTSD, but some yogis are dismayed that their peace-loving practice is now turned to combat training.

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Stewart J. Lawrence
2011
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8 Poses to Cultivate Courage and Reduce Self-Conciousness

Yoga teacher and YJ cover model Sara Clark shares her journey toward courageousness, plus an asana practice and mantra to help you feel confident in your own skin.

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Sara Clark
2018
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Yoga Is a Stress Reliever—But It Can Also Help Beat Addiction

In a 2017 pilot study out of UCLA, when adults who were addicted to cocaine or methamphetamines participated in an eight-week MBRP program that included some yoga practice, they experienced less substance use and showed improvements in the severity of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric...

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Jessica Dore
2018
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Body-Positivity Advocate Jessamyn Stanley: Yoga Isn’t Just for “One Type of Person”

Right now, yoga is “marketed toward thin, white, affluent people. That’s such a small percentage of who exists, and it’s not the group of people who need yoga the most,” says Stanley.

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Halley Bondy
2019
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Sutra – More Than a Thread

Sadhguru explains the significance of sutras in the Yogic culture and reveals the science behind the “sacred thread”.

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Isha Content Team
2020
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Move into Meditation with Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow Pranams: Prepare for a Life-Changing Sun Salutation Practice with Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow Pranams

Steps to perform the Mountain Pose with heart opener and victory mudra. Start your day right.

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Shiva Rea
2017
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Welcome Summer with Shiva Rea's Solstice Prostration Practice: Celebrate the Summer Solstice and Second International Day of Yoga with Shiva Rea's Prana Flow Pranams, a Healing Movement Meditation Featuring Whole-Body Prostrations to the Earth.

Dive into Sun Salutations with Shiva Rea and discover the sequences, mantras, and mudras that originally accompanied this simple yet powerful ancient practice.

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Shiva Rea
2017
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You Are Here: The Five Koshas, or 'Layers' of the Body, Constitute a Map for Navigating the Inner Journey.

Within yoga, a different guide is needed—one that charts the landscape of the self. The koshas, “layers” or “sheaths,” make up one such map, charted by yogic sages some 3,000 years ago.

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Shiva Rea
2017
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Dharma Mittra: No Yama, No Yoga

Dharma Mittra’s Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures has inspired students for almost 25 years. It hangs in homes and studios all over the world.

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Anna Dubrovsky
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“It’s the Ultimate Commitment to Self Love”: How Adriene Mishler Put the Heart Back into Yoga

Most of us have tried some form of yoga over the years. But how many have turned that toe-dipping into a truly beneficial daily practice?

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Molly Flatt
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