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Guru Be Gone

The yoga body is covered in scars, and many of these deep wounds are inflicted by those who claim to be the ambassadors of the artform. Given our current climat...

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Meet Bernie Clark, the Author of “Your Body, Your Yoga” and “Your Spine, Your Yoga”

Jodi Dodd

Bernie Clark's material has been an essential resource for me as a Yoga Instructor for over a decade. On top of teaching yoga & meditation since 1998, Berni...

#heroes0 Comments18 min read

Modern Yoga: Everything You Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor

Kerry McInnes

The pelvic floor (PF) has become a hot topic in the movement world. Yoga teachers and gurus have been cueing PF engagement for centuries (think: “engage mula ba...

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What to Look for in a Modern Yoga Teacher Training

Shut Up & Yoga

Whether you’re a curious yogi, a seasoned teacher wanting to take your knowledge further, or a studio owner looking to start or improve your teacher training, y...

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Human First, Yogi Second

Garrett Neill

Is yoga asana actually serving our bodies? As a modern-day human, is the physical practice of yoga still appropriate? My opinion: Yoga isn’t perfect. The mindfu...

#move2 Comments22 min read

Breaking Yoga’s Alignment Stereotypes

Daniella Wittern Bush

I arrive early, as always, giving myself time to roll out my mat, adjust the lighting and the sound system, and open the cabinet of yoga props. Sometimes one or...

#teach12 Comments15 min read

But Is That Even Yoga?

Laurel Beversdorf

I recently hosted a five-day online challenge, sharing with students various ways to combine resistance bands and yoga. I got tons of encouraging feedback, but ...

#move4 Comments11 min read

Why Traditional Yoga Adjustments Should Be a Thing of the Past

Katy Hooks

Ahh, yoga pet peeves. We all have them. As someone who studies movement science and also loves her yoga, I admittedly have a few. One of my biggest gripes is wh...

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Modern Yoga: Everything You Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor

Human First, Yogi Second

Graduate from Imitation to Set Your Yoga Free

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What to Look for in a Modern Yoga Teacher Training

Breaking Yoga’s Alignment Stereotypes

The Fine Art of Creating a Yoga Playlist

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Guru Be Gone

May HORRORscopes: Confronting your Plutonian Plot Twist

Staying Real in a World of InstaFakes

#heroes

Meet Marzi, the Creative Mind Behind @introvertdoodles

Meet Bernie Clark, the Author of “Your Body, Your Yoga” and “Your Spine, Your Yoga”

Meet Eva-Lotta Lamm, the Designer and Yogi Behind @yoga.notes

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Hawk’s Folly: Studio Reviews & Snark from a Migratory Bird of ‘Pray’. Yoga in Budapest

8 North American Yoga and Wellness Festivals We’re Excited About in 2019

Rogue Yogi on the Road: Yoga and Street Food in Vietnam

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The Yogi’s Bookshelf: Living the Sutras by Kelly DiNardo and Amy Pearce-Hayden

Book Excerpt and Review of Sex Drugs and Om: An Autobiography of an American Yogi by Greg Reese

10 Mindful Short Films Every Yogi Should See

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Guru Be Gone

Meet Bernie Clark, the Author of “Your Body, Your Yoga” and “Your Spine, Your Yoga”

Modern Yoga: Everything You Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor

What to Look for in a Modern Yoga Teacher Training

Human First, Yogi Second

Breaking Yoga’s Alignment Stereotypes

But Is That Even Yoga?

Why Traditional Yoga Adjustments Should Be a Thing of the Past