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Practice the Heart of Yoga: No Mat Required

When I ask people at my yoga classes or on retreat if they know the eight limbs of yoga, I usually get a blank stare. Many people who practice yoga are only familiar with the asana (posture) practice, and maybe some pranayama (breath control) and dhyana (meditation). However, the eight limbs of yoga as outlined

Taking It Off The Mat: Yoga For Your Life

I’m in the middle of teaching the 21-Day Summer Sunrise Yoga series. Every two days I teach one of the Yamas or Niyamas (basically the yogic directions on how to live your life found in Limbs One and Two of the Eight Limbed Path of Yoga). Each Yama and Niyama have an associated mudra (hand