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There are lots of reasons for doing yoga at home instead of a yoga studio, some of which include distance, busy schedules, kids, financial concerns, and health issues. The good news is you can set up ...

How you spend your morning can have a huge impact on the rest of your day, dictating your mood, focus, and energy level throughout. In those early hours after waking up, you’re setting the stage for h...

What is Ayurveda?In Sanskrit, Ayurveda means “science of life”Ayurveda is one of the oldest known medical practices with roots based in India. It’s an alternative type of medicine that believes in...

Take Charge of Your Sleep Cycle with this Meditation PracticeNot sleeping very well? If you’re having trouble with your sleep cycle, you’re not alone. Over 35 percent of Americans get less tha...

It’s no secret that music is old, ancient in fact. Humans have been making and listening to music for millenia…thousands of years. While the origins of music may be a bit of a mystery, it is obvio...

Are you familiar with the term pranayama? If you practice yoga in a western yoga studio or only use yoga as a physical practice to strengthen, tone, and become more flexible, then the word “pranayama”...

Knee pain affects approximately 20 million people in the United States alone. And that number is going up.One of the most common reasons I hear from people about why they think they can’t practice y...

We talk a lot about the different types of yoga on the MyYogaTeacher blog, but what makes yoga therapeutic? Besides relieving stress, addressing pain, and helping prevent or cure various medical condi...

Is there anything more debilitating than the sudden onset of a migraine headache? Definitely. But it doesn’t feel like it when you get one!Sensitivity to light and sound, dizziness, throbbing, nause...

It should come as no surprise to you that joints and bones deteriorate as we age. Mainstream media would have us think that we can look and feel eternally youthful until we die. But that simply isn’t ...

With the quality of our air decreasing due to climate change, continued use of air pollutants, and worldwide wildfires, breathing can be difficult (even harmful if outside) on a good day for people wi...

You may not know what “allopathic” even means. That’s ok because we’re about to tell you.Why? Here at MyYogaTeacher we believe the differences between allopathic medicine and naturopathic medi...

Modern science is slowly, but surely embracing so many things from ancient Eastern culture. More and more therapists are using yoga as a tool for psychotherapy, a “prescription” for mental health prob...

What Is Yoga Nidra?Yoga Nidra is a meditation that guides you to conscious awareness of your body for deep relaxation. Despite sometimes being referred to as "yogic sleep," Yoga Nidra isn't about fa...

A regular yoga routine helps prevent, and even cure, back pain. But only if the routine is full of all the right poses.If you have a back injury or have had one in the past, some yoga poses cause ...

Ancient medicine like Ayurveda, acupuncture, yoga and the traditional way of working on my health has been part of my life since 2017. With Ayurveda, it has been a much longer journey. I am Archana....

What Is Kundalini Yoga?Kundalini yoga is a combination of Bhakti, Shakti, and Raja yoga. Through Kundalini yoga, practitioners seek to awaken kundalini energy through breathing exercises, mantras, m...

You've probably seen that COVID is rampaging through India, tearing apart families, and leaving hospitals crippled by an overflow of cases.Image from BBC.com - hospitals in Delhi have been force...

We've all experienced stress and anxiety at some point. It's a natural, human response to stressful situations and can even save us from danger. Sometimes, it can go deeper than that and become a full...

When you’re young – like little kid young, not like 20-somethings young – you probably never considered how running barefoot on the pavement through the neighborhood affected your knees.You were i...

Thyroid disorders are common for people around the world. Fortunately, there are yoga asanas and pranayama that are beneficial for those with thyroid disorders to relieve the symptoms. In fact, a clin...

If you've never experienced restorative yoga, you're in for a treat! This type of yoga is suitable for everyone—from beginners to advanced yoga practitioners. Restorative yoga is a restful yoga practi...

Trataka is a candle gazing meditation technique that uses sight to bring stillness to the body and mind. You can practice Trataka using any object—a star, a point on the wall, the ground in front of y...

Maybe you don’t expect to see a chakra clearing session mixed in with yoga classes. The western part of the world tends to be more focused on outward results, and you do yoga because that’s what you w...

You hurt. Bad.Sitting is a struggle. Standing isn’t any better. Lying down is...tolerable.Ultimately, everything just hurts.Maybe you overdid it at the gym. Maybe you haven’t worked out in...

If you're dealing with back pain, you're not alone. More than 16 million adults experience persistent or chronic back pain according to Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute. Healthcare cost...

If you’ve ever experienced any sort of back pain, you’ll know exactly how debilitating it can be. After all, your back and all its parts are what keeps all the rest of your body parts moving.Wheth...

If you suffer with lower back pain or muscle pain, recovery yoga is exactly what you need. Yoga is a mind-body practice that's often recommended to treat both stress and body pain, using specific pose...

By Shelly PiplaniPracticing yoga is a tool that sharpens the mind so that you can see the reality clearly. It is not just a stretching routine that helps you get limber. In essence the yoga practi...

During an agitated and confusing time in my life, I glimpsed in asana practice the possibility of refuge. As the practice became consistent over the years, that refuge has gone to open something d...

This is what yoga means to me:After spending 14 months studying yoga (900 hours advanced Teacher Training Course), I believe I have discovered what it feels like to be truly alive. My experience w...

Bhavnita SharmaThe best way to live life is to be the best version of ourselves. If we can truly believe that there are no limitations to our potential, then this is really possible. Yoga has give...

I started my Yoga journey in the year 2008 when I joined Omshantidhama Gurukula (Traditional school). There, I was introduced to yoga by Swami Ramdev. I started my practice with traditional hatha yoga...

If you’ve ever practiced yoga, you likely noticed that there is a strong focus on pranayama, or the regulation of breath. Most people know the classic, “breathe in, breathe out” structure— but tho...

Yogis tend to view breath differently, and no story greater sums up this concept than hearing about the tests police offers have to take in the academy. In one of the tests, contenders are strapped in...

Having one of those days where the world feels like it is moving too fast and you can't keep up? Or maybe you are preparing for something that makes you nervous (or excited!). Take a few minutes a...

How many scientific studies have backed up how relaxation can improve your health? More than we can count."The time to relax is when you don't have time for it."Sidney J. HarrisBut what is rel...

Growing up, my dream was to tell stories, make people think & make a difference in the society. That's how I joined the Indian Film & TV industry as a Creative Producer & Director! Well, 12 years ...

How many hours a week do you spend at your desk, driving a car, or looking at your phone? Introducing TECH NECK! This is a fun term that Yoga teachers call that forward position your neck is i...

1. The 5 Whys: Your inner toddlerA goal is high-level but if it was easy, you'd have it done by now. To get a goal to stick, you have to understand why you haven't done it already.So channel y...

Think of how your mind feels when you've got too much going on . . . you're trying to manage too many things . . .you're stressed or you're tired. Now, imagine that feeling has a sound. Maybe, for yo...

by AdarshNamaste.My journey with Yoga has been interesting and fascinating. I grew up hearing stories of great Yogis and Rishis, and I always thought "I want to be a Yogi when I grow up!"I...

Lost your voice? Full blown case of laryngitis where all the sound you can make is a long drawn out squeak? Here are some quick remedies that you can do from anywhere to get your voice back.Turm...

An ardent learner and a dedicated guru, Dhakaram ji is a prominent personality who lives his Yoga. He made his mark by being an international gold medalist twice and has earned many national awards. \...

My journey into yoga began as a child.Yoga was part of our school curriculum and the regular practice was fascinating and fun. Fast forward a few years, the keen interest rekindled and I wanted to...

I vividly recall when my mom went through a surgery and the doctor asked her to start practicing yoga & meditation. I left my corporate job to look after her and we appointed a yoga teacher for he...

During an agitated and confused time in my life, I glimpsed in asana practice the possibility of refuge. As the practice became consistent over the years, that refuge has gone to open something deeper...

My bond with Yoga stems from how it grounds me.I’ve been practicing yoga since my school days; my sister and I were enrolled in Iyengar Yoga classes during our vacations and we thoroughly enjoyed ...

My journey to be a yoga teacher was completely unplanned. I was studying music and working as a photographer when my health started to deteriorate. I wasn’t able to keep up with my hectic schedule any...

Yoga was never a "new" concept to me. When I was a child, I saw my father practicing pranayama for his asthma. So, it was natural for me that when I suffered from an acute backache, I turned t...

“We didn't rise up from mud; we fell off from the stars”My first step in entering the deep ocean of wisdom called Yoga came during my Master’s in Food and Nutrition from Mumbai University. In the ...

Technology changes all the time; human nature, hardly ever. - Evgeny MorozovHabit is habit, and not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. -Mark TwainDo...