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The Power and Purpose of Tapas in Yoga

Tapas is a powerful and ancient yoga tool that can help us achieve personal transformation by pushing ourselves beyond our perceived limitations. This fiery...
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How to Practice Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path to Conscious Dreaming

Dream yoga is a Tibetan Buddhist practice with a history of approximately 1,000 years. It is sometimes described as an advanced form of lucid...
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Can yoga help you lose weight?

It’s known to improve flexibility and reduce stress, but can yoga help you lose weight too? Can yoga help you lose weight? There’s plenty of...
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Which Yoga Burns the Most Calories?

Generally, the practice of yoga helps physical, mental, and spiritual development or growth that allows you to make the best version of yourself. Keep...
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Kundalini Yoga: Definition, History, and Cautions

Kundalini yoga was coined, created and popularized in 1968 by Yogi Bhajan. He described the intent of his teaching to be a “healthy, happy,...
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6 yoga myths debunked

Are yoga myths preventing you from taking up the practice? Yoga teacher Eve Boggenpoel separates fact from fiction. Many magazine covers and social media posts...
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Nose Tip Gazing Benefits

Nose gazing is one of the techniques in Yoga and it is known as nasikagra drishti. Here is a look at the benefits of...
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7 Spiritual Benefits of Yoga Most People Overlook

Most Western yoga conversations focus on the physical: flexibility, strength, injury prevention, stress relief. These benefits are real and well-documented. But they represent perhaps...
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Is yoga a religion?

Many people take up yoga to boost their flexibility, but is yoga a religion? Watch a yoga class and chances are by the end of...
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Sore Throat Chakra? Here Are 10 Ways to Find Some Healing...

If you’ve ever popped into a yoga class, you’ve probably heard about chakras — focal points in the body that have connections to certain...