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Undesking: Yoga for Working Life, Part I ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
You wake up every day feeling stiff and its only getting ; The hours sitting on airplanes, in meetings, in your car, and in front of a computer are taking…
Why Shoulder Stand Is Obsolete ~ Maya Devi Georg
I stopped practicing and teaching shoulder stand (Sarvangasana) years ago. It was around the time I got a cell phone, and that is no accident. There's no reason for…
It’s Time To Dump Yoga Alliance ~ Maya Devi Georg
A few years ago I wrote an article about Yoga Alliance. I wasn't defending Yoga Alliance then, but I urged people to participate in the process by joining their boards…
Yoga, Plagiarism, & Exposure: 4 Things I Learned By Going Viral ~ Maya Devi Georg
A few years ago I wrote 6 Reasons To Stop Obsessing On Alignment. Posted on a major yoga website (now defunct), it went viral. It was shared over 500,000 times and…
Bitches Be Guru Trippin’ ~ Maya Devi Georg & Chris Kiran Aarya
Let's begin by saying that there is no material reward for a spiritual ; In fact, any reward, material or otherwise, only hinders our practice. In chapter three of the…
Quintessence: Asana & Energy ~ Maya Devi Georg
In Latin the word quintessence refers to the fifth element, that which permeates all others. Today, it means the most perfect example or embodiment of a thing. We rarely see this…
Come Insegnare Yoga ai Perfezionisti ~ Chris Kiran Aarya
“Alle radici del perfezionismo non c’è amore per la meticolosità. C’è paura. Paura di commettere errori. Paura di deludere gli altri. Paura del fallimento. Paura del successo” – Michael Law…
Wild Thing Variations ~ Maya Devi Georg
These Wild Thing variations are for people that are already comfortable and steady in wild thing pose. Things to remember: keep your hand forward of the shoulder, keep your foot…
Finding the Soul in the Traumatized Body ~ Chris Livanos
“You probably aren’t doing enough yoga.” Those were the words of the emergency room doctor after my wife somehow managed to hoist me into the back of a car and…
Stop Bitching About Yoga Alliance ~ Maya Devi Georg
The latest hot topic in the yoga world is about how much Yoga Alliance sucks. This is mostly done by teachers that conduct teacher trainings. While they were content to…