Yoga

By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT Anger. A powerful emotion. Everyone feels anger at some point. We all feel it uniquely. Yet, our bodies experience it nearly identically. Feeling angry is an example of how we create our own suffering because of what we perceive, how we perceive it, …

By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT “Are you one of those yogis?” A question that I frequently hear after I tell someone what I do for a living. I can hear in the tone that it’s a bit of a loaded question. I admit that it used to ruffle …

by Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT – Suffering is defined, in a broad sense, as an experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual. The opposite of suffering is pleasure or happiness. Suffering can be mental, physical or emotional. …

By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT – “Embracing reverence and love for all (Ahimsa), we experience oneness.” — Yoga Sutra 11.35 In The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman’s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras, author, spiritual leader and one of my beloved teachers, Nischala …

  By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT  The benefits of yoga are felt the FIRST time you do it. We go to yoga because we want to increase flexibility, strengthen and tone our muscles, alleviate stress and let go of our busy days. For some, it’s the only time we …

  Interview by Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter – For this installment, we had the pleasure to interview renowned vocalist, workshop leader, peace activist and author, Snatam Kaur. Kaur was raised in the Sikh and Kundalini Yoga tradition. She has released more than 20 recordings and published three books. Her …

By Shelley Russell – “Take one yoga class, by the body, three times per week.” There is a growing number of parents, a quiet army who are saying no. No to children being overdiagnosed, overtreated and medicated. Families who are rejecting processed foods offered to the masses and deciding to …

By Bharat Kalra – When I talk about “my body,” I am declaring that I am separate from my body. When I say “my mind,” I am declaring that I am not my mind. But, if I am not my mind or body, then what am I? Long ago, human …

By Shannon Chada – Just as a yoga practice is unique to each individual, so is the art of being in-tune with our doshas. We are all different in mind and body, and our yoga practice should be a unique devotion to our overall wellness. Using supportive asanas, pranayama, nutritional …

  By Marianne Clyde – What do we do when it looks like the world is going to hell in a hand-basket? We change our focus. Not by putting our head in the sand, but strengthening our own internal locus of control. So that rather than become part of the …