According to The American Psychiatric Association, it will affect 30% of Americans at some point in their lives. So you are not alone. I am going to share 5 ways that you can manage your anxiety that I’ve found effective and we’ll practice one together. None of them cost any money, they simply require you to take a few moments and apply these self-care techniques.

The benefits of yoga for mental health have been well documented. Yoga keeps you in the present moment by requiring you to focus on your breath and experiencing a pose throughout the body. It trains the mind to pivot from a focus on either the past or the future, which are linked to depression and anxiety.

From a yogic perspective, the breath (prana) is your life force. Yama translates to control. So controlling your breath is the true meaning of pranayam. So why would you want to control your breath? Isn’t it something that we do unconsciously to survive? I’ll answer that question in a bit.

If you’re like me, it takes a while before I try something new. So even though we are already a few months into the new year, let’s look at the top 5 yoga trends that many of us are searching online. Look at your lifestyle, and particularly what your routine will be like as the world opens up more. What will support you in creating the greater inner stillness, vibrancy and well-being that is yoga?

One of the first questions I often get from new Kundalini Yoga students is about Kundalini awakening or rising. There is a lot of curiosity and even concern about how to make it happen and if it’s something they should try to avoid.

One of the first questions I often get from new Kundalini Yoga students is about Kundalini awakening or rising. There is a lot of curiosity and even concern about how to make it happen and if it’s something they should try to avoid.

Anxiety is not a condition that you can simply turn off or should ignore. You might be surprised that symptoms of anxiety can include insomnia, headache, as well as heart palpitations. You are probably not surprised to learn that Harvard Medical School research found that yoga can reduce anxiety and provide additional health benefits. But you may not know which postures are most beneficial to reduce anxiety.

If you are looking for a new and fun activity to try with your children that will not only benefit your health but will also teach discipline, grab a mat and try these yoga poses together! Research has shown that the current generation of young adults is most stressed out generation. That was before the pandemic. The added stressors COVID-19 brings, makes it even more valuable for children to be able to tap into an inner calm and more easily face challenges and uncertainty.

When you think about practicing yoga at home, do you have an idyllic unrealistic fantasy about what that looks like? If it includes being able to achieve (and hold) challenging poses while keeping your zen on in the quiet of your candle lit home, let’s agree to just drop that fantasy and get real about practicing at home. A personal home practice is unlike anything else you can do for your mind, body and spirit. It brings you closer to your true self and allows you to confront your physical and mental strengths, as well as your challenges, all at your pace.

According to the online magazine Health, a reasonable amount of stress can increase brainpower, motivate us, and even increase our resilience. However, went pushed beyond our personal levels of reasonable stress, we experience the negative impacts of too much stress on our our mind, body and souls. For these reasons, consider incorporating yoga into your daily routine.

Even as quarantine restrictions begin to ease, many people don’t yet feel comfortable going to a yoga studio. What to do? Start a home practice. So before you join your first virtual class, here are 4 secrets to get you off to a great start!

Don’t know what the ambrosial hours are and want to read the full article on the benefits of meditation and when to meditate?

Unless you’re a ballerina, odds are you don’t maintain proper posture at work and most likely hunch over your computer for hours a day. This creates neck and shoulder tension that can become quite painful.

When life is in flow and things are going well, it can be easy to quickly list the things that we are grateful for. But in challenging times, like those we are currently living in, we can get stuck in a place of fear and uncertainty. That list of things we are grateful for may be harder to come by.

Meditation has been a wellness tool for thousands of years because it’s simple and it works. Gong sound therapy is an old practice which meshes beautifully with your own meditation practice.