Spark Your Spirit with Baron Baptiste’s 60-Minute Power Yoga Playlist
Baron Baptiste’s playlist starts off primed for Sun Salutations, builds energy for a series of standing poses, and then chills out for seated and supine poses.
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Take your yoga practice off the mat and into every aspect of your life for enhanced balance and clarity. Consider this your center for conscious living. We cover the latest in sustainable apparel, healthy recipes, stress-relief techniques, relationship advice, Ayurveda, astrology, and more.
Take your yoga practice off the mat and into every aspect of your life for enhanced balance and clarity. Consider this your center for conscious living. We cover the latest in sustainable apparel, healthy recipes, stress-relief techniques, relationship advice, Ayurveda, astrology, and more.
Student and Teacher Sitting in a Tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Image: Brant Ward/The Chronicle I'm not sure where it came from, but the idea that yoga teachers should never date yoga students seems to be prevalent in the yoga community. It was taught as ethics in my teacher training course...
Bikram Choudhury Opens Up About His Copyrighted Sequence
Bikram Choudhury discusses his famous copyrighted sequence, his spending and his goals for the future.
Bed, Breakfast, and Yoga
Summer traveling can be challenging for a yoga student. Hours cooped up in crowded airplanes, routine meditation and asana sessions disrupted by altered schedules, so far from your yoga studio. Travelers have long been seeking out cozy Bed and...
Are Yogis Yuppies?
Unless you've been living in a cave lately (a rent-free cave) you probably know we're in a recession. And unless you've been living in that cave AND on an incredibly long media fast, you know that people are cutting back...
Back to the Present
After a hiatus, in which I was blogging about the first-ever Yoga Journal Conference in New York City and visiting family, I'm back to blogging all of the buzz in the yoga community. (Did you miss me?) First, I wanted...
Roasted Vegetable Salad
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Yoga: The New Bachelorette Party
Gather your girls, a few pink feather boas, and a gaudy beauty pageant sash that says "Bachelorette!" It's wedding season—and with that comes the rehearsal dinner, the bridal shower, the next-day brunch, and of course the infamous bachelor/bachelorette party....
How Yoga Makes You Happy
If you've ever wondered if there's a scientific reason you feel such a warm, happy glow after your favorite yoga class (also known as a yoga buzz), the latest issue of Oprah magazine offers an explanation. The culprits are...
Discover How Less Is More With Consistent Yoga
Even though thousands of New Yorkers cut back on retail purchases, yoga classes have gone up in popularity. Is yoga the secret to a less is more lifestyle?
Snap Peas and Baby Carrots in Carrot “Butter”
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Asian Spinach Salad with Marinated Mushroom
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Free Music!
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Never Too Old
We all know that yoga is great for all ages—from the tiniest tots to those much later in life. But for many of us, the class title Yoga for Seniors, calls to mind images of chair yoga, gentle stretching, and...
Ultimate Chocolate ‘Cheesecake’
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Practice Ahimsa on Earth Day For Greater Connection
Yoga practitioners across the country celebrate Earth Day as a practice that relates to ahimsa, the yogic principle of non-harming.
Ancient Allergy Solution
One of the most popular articles gracing NYTimes.com last week questioned whether nasal irrigation using a neti pot can help reduce allergy symptoms. "While it is not nearly as convenient as popping a pill or using a spray, several...
Warm Kale and Potatoes
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Mellow Yellow Rice Noodles with Roasted Peanuts
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Italian Eggplant Ragoût
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Improve Your Memory By Reducing Stress
Yoga offers tools to enhance memory and focus—and transform the way you think.
Depressed? Anxious? Yoga Works!
The latest Harvard Mental Health Letter touts yoga as a tool to help people manage both anxiety and depression. In the past, studies evaluating yoga as a therapeutic tool have been too small and poorly designed to be scientifically...
3 Classic Ayurvedic Detox Practices
Try three healing treatments from Ayurveda's classic individual-tailored detox program, Panchakarma.
Ayurvedic Makeover for Diabetes
Learning to cope with chronic illness, one woman discovers Ayurvedic treatments that transform body and mind.
A Male Point of View
There has been a lot of discussion in the yoga community lately about why women make up such a large majority of yoga students. Could it be because yoga clothing companies aren't providing appropriate attire for men? Could it be...
Lettuce Risotto
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Israeli Couscous Risotto with Shiitakes
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Ginger-Pear Jam
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Donna Karan Donates to Support Yoga Therapy
Fashion designer Donna Karan donated $850,000 to Beth Israel Medical Center in New York to help fund yoga therapy in the cancer wing there, reports USA Today. Karan, a yoga practitioner for more than 40 years, saw the need for...
Mixed Vegetable Kootu
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Feel the Joy
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Growing Awareness
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In The Mood: An Ayurvedic Take On Sex Drive
Keep your libido strong by balancing your body, mind, and emotions.
Union Made
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Late Bloomer
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The Path Less Traveled
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Label It Mantra
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Grilled Tempeh Satay
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Sea Palm Salad
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Soba Salad with Miso Vinaigrette
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Cranberry Applesauce
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Apple-Ginger Stack Cake
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Sweet-and-Sour Red Cabbage with Apples and Tempeh
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Newly Unemployed Turn to Yoga
Some yoga students are turning the recession into an opportunity of a lifetime. According to an article from Reuters.com, some recently unemployed yoga students are taking advantage of their open schedules to enroll in yoga teacher training programs. Though...
Toffee Apples
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Mexican Mocha Pudding with Pumpkin Cream
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Arugula Salad with Roasted Grapes
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Harvest Canapés with Chipotle Cheese Topping
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Easy Kiwi Jam
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Fantastic Fig Spread
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Oven-Roasted Apple Butter
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Tangerine-Glazed Polenta Cake
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Jellied Cranberry Molds
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Yoga Helps Seniors Face Fears
Researchers at Indiana University released a study today that showed older adults who practice hatha yoga may be less afraid of falling—which is important, the study says, because that fear can limit physical and social activity, ultimately diminishing the...
Frozen Toffee Pie
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Upside-Down Apple-Cinnamon Pie
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Radicchio and Plum Tomato Risotto
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Penne with Caramelized Cauliflower
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Corn-and-Polenta Fritters
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Easy Kiwi Jam
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Arborio Rice and Savoy Cabbage Soup
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Avocado, Fennel, and Citrus Salad
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Candy-Apple Coupes
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Mushroom Ravioli with Green Pea Purée
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Dilled Potato Frittata
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Root Vegetable Chili Soup
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Pasta Primavera Salad
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Noodle Kugel with Caramelized Apples and Raisins
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Plums with Cider Sauce
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Pressed Waffle Panini
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Savory Tofu and Vegetables over Tomato Couscous
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Buttery Bean Topping
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Ricotta and Spinach Topping
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Tofu-Apple Topping
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Sweet Potato Supper
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Mexican Polenta
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Apple-Chestnut Crêpes
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Swirled Berry Cheesecake
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Green Pea Dip with Toasted Pita Chips
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Curry-Kuri Squash Soup
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