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This Short Video Gives the Real Meaning, Origin, and History of Yoga
By Sejal Shah | Posted: December 02, 2019 The Art of Living Foundation has been teaching yoga worldwide for about 40 years under the guidance of its founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Yoga has now been recognized globally as an effective practice to i ... -
Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors and Women Experiencing Menopause
By Ida Arici | Posted: November 25, 2019 We have known about the health and wellness benefits of practicing yoga for centuries. Gentle, restorative yoga is especially effective for breast cancer survivors and women going through menopause (natural or chem ... -
Yoga on the Road: How You Can Refresh Your Body on a Long Trip
By Elizabeth Herman | Posted: November 01, 2019 ”Sitting is the new smoking,” is a new catch phrase about what sedentary lifestyles can do to the human body. It succinctly expresses the important revelation that sitting for extended hours is harmful for h ... -
How to Become a Good Yoga Teacher for Your Students’ Body, Mind, Spirit
By Elizabeth Herman | Posted: November 01, 2019 What makes a really good yoga teacher? Do you expect your teachers to simply present information or lead you in healthy activities? Or do excellent teachers give something more? To know a good yoga teacher, ... -
Yoga for Digestion: 7 Poses To Calm Your Stomach and Give You Energy
By Anita Fernandes | Posted: October 22, 2019 No matter how healthy or fit you might be, you can’t escape the occasional discomfort of indigestion. We all experience it from time to time. While digestive disturbances like bloating, cramping, or constipati ... -
Weekly Wisdom: Understanding Ahimsa (Non-Violence)
By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar In this weekly wisdom, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains ahimsa (non-violence), the first principle of yoga, and how to bring it into our lives. Ahimsa, non-violence is a state of mind. When your mind is stressed, you ... -
Passion, Dispassion, and Compassion: How 9 Poses Create a Yoga Circle
By Elizabeth Herman | Posted: October 10, 2019 How can you gain a sense of balance in life? One way is practicing yoga postures, or asanas, in a way that distributes your energy evenly among needed ways of being. In yoga, there’s a balance among complemen ... -
Power on the Green: 7 Yoga Poses to Enhance Your Golf Experience
By Elizabeth Herman | Posted: October 10, 2019 Golf courses around the U.S. beckon players on beautiful sunny days, with expanses of green grass, fresh air, and clear, blue skies. But did you know that recreational sports like golf cause more injuries tha ... -
Breathing Patterns and Yoga: How to Improve Energy and Blood Flow
By Manmohan Singh | Posted: July 26, 2019 Remember the last time you woke up with fear after an unpleasant dream? It must have terrified you. Now recall the way you got out of the situation. Didn’t you just take a couple of deep breaths to bring you to n ... -
Seated Forward Bend With Adi Mudra (Yoga Mudra)
By Elizabeth Herman | Posted: June 13, 2019 Yoga mudra (YOG-aa MOOD-raa): Another independent and subtle branch of yoga, Yog tatva mudra vigyan emphasizes very specific hand positions, known as mudras in Sanskrit. The word mudra is translated as “gesture, ...
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives.
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