Yamas Yamas are how you interact with others. They are considered social policies to aid a yogi in social interaction, as a whole. It...

Spirituality vs. Religion Often times a yoga instructor will be told someone cannot participate in yoga because of their religion. It is...

Head on over to YogaJournal.com for this Sanskrit Cheat Sheet! Abhyasa: practice; cf. vairagya Acarya (sometimes spelled Acharya in...

Samadhi The eights limb of yoga. Samadhi ultimately means a state of unity. Patanjali describes this as a "State of Ecstasy." In this...

Props Blocks can be a great way to bring the floor to you. This can be particularly helpful in postures such as Triangle, where the...

Pratyahara The fifth limb of yoga. Pratyahara is known as a sensory withdrawal. By eliminating the distracting stimuli of the outside...

Pranayama • The breath. As we move through the limbs of yoga, we integrate breath. It can be very powerful to marry pranayama with...

Niyamas Gaze inward to niyamas, the interaction with yourself. One’s thoughts, feelings, and vibrations all lend to how our inner world...

Meditation Techniques Here are some common approaches to meditation: Create a Savasana sequence. Write out your own meditation. Below...

Meditation Scripts by Yvonne, Edge Alum Morning Outside Meditation Gaze into the back of your eyelids and scan your body for any areas of...

History of Yoga Yoga is thousands of years old. Nobody knows for sure the history of yoga. Recently, palm leaves have been discovered...

Dhyana Meditation. This can mean very different things to different students. For some, it is a guided meditation offered by the...

Dharana translates as concentration. By clearing the mind of outside distractions, one is better off to achieve Dharana and let go of...

Chakras • There are seven main chakras in yoga. They are root (red), sacral (orange), solar plexus (yellow), heart (green), throat...

Breathing Techniques What does it mean to follow your breath in yoga? The breath is the thread between body and mind – it is the...

Benefits and Contraindications of Yoga Task Familiarize yourself with the different movements of the spine commonly seen in a balanced...

Asanas • The postures of yoga. Asanas are said to prepare the body for meditation. Yoga is called a practice as there is no...

8 Limbs of Yoga • The eight limbs of yoga coined by Patanjali are Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and...

Spice your class up by expanding you vocabulary! Here is a list to get you going. Consider downloading a "word per day" app to keep your...

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