Eat to Support Your Yoga

The practice of yoga is inherently individual, directly experienced within the solitary confines of the body’s internal landscape. And why you choose to practice yoga is also personal, with as many goals for yoga as there are different personalities and life histories. But while you approach the sticky mat with your own unique body type, physical geometry, injuries, quirks, and habits, what you are ultimately seeking through the practice of yoga is the universal form. By working with your own individual patterns within the universal form of the asanas, what you probably hope to discover is a place of balance.

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The Yogic Diet: 10 Foods to Enjoy & Avoid

Everything that we eat is food for our soul. Yogis believe that food is the creator of prana (life force) that sustains our bodies and brings us vitality and health.  Therefore, the types of foods we choose to eat reflect the level of our conscious development. The discipline of yoga suggests a pure (ethical) vegetarian diet, which facilitates the development of sattva.Sattva is a quality of love, awareness, connection, and peace with all sentient beings. Yogis believe that food is our first interaction with the world around us, and if we do not eat with a sense of love, connection, and peace, all other facets of our lives are inclined to suffer. 

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Breathing Exercises for Relaxation

The first act of life – breathing.

The last act of life – breathing.

Everything else lies somewhere in the middle but seems to assume utmost importance in our life. And this key element called breath, driving our very life journey, how often do we stop to observe the process of breathing in and out during the day? We don't feel the need to because it is so natural. But do you know a little attention on the way we breathe can open up numerous secrets to good health? Increased immunity, a calm and relaxed mind, and a happy state of being, for starters? All this by learning to breathe right!

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How to Do Yoga at Home

While attending instructor-led yoga classes outside of your home can be wonderful, it may be difficult to find the time and money to join a yoga studio. Whether you have financial or time constraints or you just prefer to exercise your mind and body at home, you can begin, establish, and stick to a successful at-home yoga routine that can support your mental and physical health.
Part 1 of 5: Planning Your Yoga Practice

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Set your intention. The first step in initiating yoga practice is deciding why you want to practice yoga. Yoga can be a method of physical exercise, a way to reduce and manage stress, a means of healing an illness or injury, or a path to complete fulfillment and peace.

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8 Reasons Why I Do Yoga

I am a human, much like you, and that means we are consciousness somehow floating inside a meat sack supported by bones. The mind-body duality maintains the same mystery as it did when the ancient philosophers were thinking about thinking, and then thinking about the relationship of those thoughts to the physical form that contains them. Even though we all have minds and bodies, the complexities keep us in a state of wonderment – and this is why I yoga.

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What is Yoga?

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline. There is a broad variety of schools, practices and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism (including Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism) andJainism. The best-known are Hatha yoga and Raja yoga.

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