opinion Archives — Shut Up & Yoga

Staying Real in a World of InstaFakes

When I started my Instagram in 2015, my account was small. My followers were mostly my friends, and I wasn’t too worried about the aesthetics of it all. About h...

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How to Practice Non-Attachment When Close Friends Move Away

Jordan Reed

Change is the only constant thing we can expect in life. The rain was coming down heavy that morning. It was a Saturday, and I sat on my living room rug doing ...

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The Fine Art of Creating a Yoga Playlist

Julie Tran

While on a recent vacation in Bali, I decided to go for a nice and serene experience with Qi Gong. After all, I had some Qi (pronounced “chee”) to clear out and...

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When Meditation Harms

Alison Potts

Eighteen years ago, I was in the grip of the suffering known as severe Clinical Anxiety. “Try meditation!” well-meaning medics and friends insisted. Of cours...

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19 Yoga and Movement Teachers to Watch in 2019

Shut Up & Yoga

Whether you’ve been practicing traditional yoga, dabbling with, or even geeking out on multi-disciplinary and science-informed movement, we hope that you will b...

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10 Dos and Don’ts for Teaching Corporate Yoga

Lynn Roberts

It used to be that to get your yoga fix, you had to stop by a studio. But as the practice grows more popular in the West, yoga classes can be found all over the...

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Goat or Ashtangi – How Yogi Are You?

Trisha Durham

On a scale of goat to ashtangi, how yogi are you? There's yoga out there that just isn't my flavor, but I don't have to declare it "not yoga" for everyone el...

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I Gave Up Coffee for 30 Days – Here’s Why I Went Back to It

Jordan Reed

Coffee might just be my favorite drink. A crisp Sauvignon Blanc is a close second. I started drinking coffee when I was 16. I vividly remember waking up each...

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Patanjali’s Advice to Overcome Distraction

Ashley Zuberi

If you’re reading this on your desktop computer, iPad, or laptop, I have a short exercise for you. Pause for a moment and count how many tabs you have open in y...

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Meet Dana Falsetti @nolatrees, Educator and Fatphobia Fighter

Shut Up & Yoga

@nolatrees We were delighted to interview Dana Falsetti @nolatrees; she is a yoga teacher, speaker, educator, writer, and we absolutely love how bold, vuln...

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Your Brain on Yoga. Part III: Range Of Motion

How to Advance Your Asana Practice, According to the Yoga Sutra

Your Brain on Yoga. Part II: Proprioception

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Enough With Child’s Pose: A Practical Guide to Accessible Yoga

How to Use Language to Make Yoga Classes More Inclusive

The Business of Spirituality: How Studio Owners Profit From the Generosity of Yogis

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Yoga Cult Culture: How to Tell if Your Healing Circle is a Cult (And What to Do If It Is)

How the Industry of Spirituality Creates Toxic “Self-Help” Communities

The Yogi’s Guide to Panic Attack: 6 Steps to Cope

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Meet Shanté Cofield aka The Movement Maestro, Physical Therapist and Passionate Change Maker

Meet Erica Hartnick, the Water-lover Globe Trotter and Founder of Yoga Trade

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8 Video Games to Practice Mindfulness

The Modern Yogi’s Guide to Plastic Free Life

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

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The Yogi’s Bookshelf: The Bhagavad Gita, Translated by Barbara Stoler Miller

11 Books to Read Other Than the Yoga Sutras (and Why)

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

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