yoga

We’ve compiled a list of the some interesting facts about yoga.

Regardless of your flexibility, age, gender, or body shape, yoga welcomes everyone to the mat, and it offers effective ways to meet a variety of health goals (i.e., stress reduction, weight loss, improving flexibility, strength building, confidence building, and more). Here are 7 reasons why yoga is for everybody and every body.

If you’ve ever attended a yoga class you’ve undoubtedly heard the teacher refer to the chakras. Ancient yogis believed that the seven chakras (Sanskrit for “wheels of light”) were the energetic basis of all matter. Here’s an indepth look at the 7 yoga chakras.

Winter. Love it or hate it, the thermometer is going to drop dramatically, leaving you shivering. Of course, there are the traditional ways of staying warm that include a heavy coat, scarf, and mittens; however, there are actually other less used methods that also can keep your internal oven lit.

Every style of yoga holds a different place in my heart. For example, I do Ashtanga yoga to strengthen body and spirit, hot yoga to sweat and detox, restorative to soothe and stretch sore knotted muscles, and get down with some flow to connect my body and breath. However, I always make time for yin yoga in my weekly practice and here’s why.

Yoga has so many amazing benefits, and one of them being that it keeps us young and healthy! Here are all the ways yoga works to do this.