Posts Tagged ‘#yoga4life’
Setting Your Intention
Finding it hard to set your intention for your practice? Choose Love. Choose to reconnect with that thing within yourself – within your soul – your purpose – your best self. This is a choice you can make. Believe that love resides within. Focus your concentrated attention – your Drishti. Meditate on this point.…
Read MoreTo Lead is To Serve
It takes unique levels of empathy & humility to acknowledge that someone else’s path might be the best way for them. Then, going beyond acknowledgement, to serve as their traveling companions, guides, or stewards can be a real struggle. Sometimes the tendency of our own ego is to step in, assert ourselves & project our…
Read MoreChoose Happiness
Anne Frank died at the tender age of 16. The diary she kept, while hiding from the Nazis from the ages of 13-15, is full of wisdom and optimism. Decades later, her private thoughts are an inspiration, bringing happiness to people of any age, race, color, or origin. This particular quote carries such a powerful…
Read MoreFinding Balance Amidst Chaos
Distractions surround us. Stay balanced. The average American checks their phone 80 times a day (every 12 minutes), and about 24 hours surfing the internet each week. The Pew Research Center recently reported that only one quarter of rural Americans have a problem accessing high-speed internet. Access to TV and the internet seems virtually unlimited and…
Read MoreWhy are Standing Postures SO Important?
According to the American Chiropractic Association, over 31 million Americans suffer from lower back pain. A recent study released by the Bone & Joint Initiative earlier this year finds that, “Back pain accounts for more than 264 million lost work days in one year—that’s two work days for every full-time worker in the country.” If you…
Read MoreWarming Up for Hot Yoga
Surya Namaskar – Sun Salutations
Read MoreBE Victorious!
It’s important to include a warm up in your yoga practice. As you warm up your body, you should also warm up your breath. This may sound a little odd, but it’s a great way to focus on the most essential element of life – your breath, and each one is Victorious. Ujjayi and…
Read More3 Health Benefits of Practicing Hot Yoga
Numerous international studies have shown that sweating once a day can do wonders for your immune system by stimulating your metabolism, your cardiovascular system, and your lymphatic system. Although it’s Fall and we encourage you to enjoy an apple-a-day, this is also a great time to consider the benefits of integrating Sol Hot Yoga practice…
Read MoreTime to turn up the heat!
Instead of run-of-the-mill FAQ (frequently asked questions), last week we started the [y]oga series to explain some of the benefits of Sol Hot Yoga. This week, we’ll be addressing one of the common questions about Sol Hot Yoga, “Why does it have to be HOT?!” There many health benefits to practicing yoga in…
Read MoreNo one likes bad breath.
As our daughter was starting school, we reminded her, “No one wants to sit next to the kid with bad breath.” Maybe harsh, but a good reminder to make brushing her teeth a habit. The quote from Gandhi, illustrated above, encourages us to breathe in positivity. And, before we exhale, take just a moment to…
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