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4 Ways to be Happier
“The Questions are Complicated and the Answers are Simple” – Dr. Seuss It never ceases to amaze me how good we all are (and I mean gold medal good) at making the questions of life super complicated....
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A Few Tips on How to Create a Relaxing Home Meditation Space
The importance of quiet time in our daily lives cannot be overstated. After a stressful day either at work or at home, taking a moment to shed the feelings of tight anxiety and the constant pressure...
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A 5 Step Guide To Waking Up Inside Your Dreams
Yoga has many benefits and I’m sure it’s improved your life in so many ways, but for a few minutes let’s concentrate on the heightened sense of awareness you’ve developed in your yoga practice. Maybe...
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One Can Never Get Bored With Yoga…
One can never get bored with yoga. It is so versatile, so complete. It deals with how to help your body, how to help your mind find happiness and transform itself, to know and understand what “is” and...
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Crushing Fear and Moving Into Growth
I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Alaska with my fiancé’s family to celebrate his grandparent’s 60th wedding anniversary. It was a joyous occasion, filled with celebration and adventure. I...
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Swapping Fear for Fierceness
Hey lovely you. Is something calling you? Do you feel like there’s more out there? Is there more you want to do in the world? Are you afraid to take the next step? As a graduate of Fear 400 for Life,...
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Year of the Smoothie and a Blender Bottle Giveaway
There’s no better way to start off the day or finish a run or yoga session than with a deliciously yummy smoothie. Personally, this past year has, quite literally, been the year of the smoothie for...
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Breaking the Bondage and Opening to Grace
I started yoga when I was 15, and until recently I never really understood the idea of bondage and how labels could obstruct my asana practice. At 13 I started surfing, but it wasn’t until I was 18...
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I Heart Chair Pose
Utkatasana (chair pose) is probably one of the most dreaded yoga poses, one that has been the nemesis of many yoga students (present company included). But fear the chair no more because I have a few...
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The Vernice Vita Yoga Mat is Absolutely Amazing!
After you’ve practiced yoga for a while it dawns on you that not all yoga mats are created equal. Most beginning yogis scoff at dropping a hundred-plus bucks on a yoga mat, but if you stick with the...
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5 Tips for Practicing Walking Meditation
It is true, we are but faint-hearted crusaders, even the walkers, nowadays, who undertake no persevering, never-ending enterprises. Our expeditions are but tours, and come round again at evening to...
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When Dharma Calls: How to Listen to Your Soul
WINDS OF CHANGE Something’s changing. There’s something transformative happening globally. And it has to do with you, and your dharma. There are more and more people refusing to settle for less. They...
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15 Ways Yoga Transforms the Body
Most of us take our bodies for granted until they quit cooperating. When our bodies act up, that’s when we either make the decision to pop another pill or try something different. Twelve years ago I...
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To Obtain the Benefits of Yoga Requires More than Just Putting on the Garb of...
I’m re-reading Yoga Mala by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and rediscovered this gem on p. 5, which I love because it motivates and reminds us that true understanding of yoga only comes through diligent...
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Halloween + Pumpkin Props + Spooky Places + Yoga = Goofy Halloween Yoga Video
Find a spooky place…the more I watch this goofy Halloween yoga video the funnier it becomes–had to share cause I thought you might enjoy it too. Happy Halloween!
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Yoga and Transitions
I have never been good at transitions. I like to rush through Surya Namaskaras, getting hot and sweaty, without taking a moment to breathe in between. I used to cry every night before a major trip or...
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What Will You Do with Your One, Precious Life?
“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in...
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A Different Remembrance Day
This is my baby boy Harrison…he’s 3 months old this week…and he loves his tongue… [Editor's note: When I read this guest post by Matthew Remski, it brought to mind some of the feelings I have about...
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It’s kind of a good question, but so true… Your daily #yoga reminder… pic.twitter.com/wcBWAnUV1i — Daily Cup of Yoga (@DailyCupofYoga) November 19, 2013 A little humor helps, especially when half the...
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Soul Freedom and How it Relates to Your Real-World Life
Could you live free? Really, truly, free. It’s a question that, these days, a lot of people are answering ‘yes’ to. Yes, we can be who we truly want to be. Yes, we can live outside the 9 to 5 box. Yes,...
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