Don’t Get It Twisted: The Importance of Twists in Our Asana Practice
In our physical yoga practice, there are 6 ways that we manipulate the spine. One of which is twisting postures. The spinal twist is integral to the practice and supportive of holistic wellness for the whole body. Although twisting poses are supremely beneficial, they...
Benefits of Shrimp
According to Ayurveda, shrimp, like all foods is understood by looking at the qualities of the food. Shrimp is sweet, salty, dense, and watery. For this reason it has nourishing and warming qualities. Unlike most food that is nourishing, shrimp is easy to digest....Elevate your seat, Elevate your soul
Sitting still and meditating for long periods of time is so simple that there couldn’t possibly be any tricks for it, right? Wrong! Before all of the yoga postures and vinyasas came to be, there was only meditation. The Sanskrit word “asana” comes to...
Ayurvedic Recipies by Ali Nohinek
Beet Salad 1. Grate one pink beet. 2. Grate about 1 tbsp of fresh ginger. 3. Add one teaspoon of plum vinegar or apple cider vinegar and/or lime juice. 4. Add honey to taste. 5. Mix together and enjoy as a pre-meal or during your meal. This is great medicine for...
“Stuck-ness”
What is stuck and why should we release it? Our tissue does not just hold physical tension, our tissue holds emotion. Think about every moment you have cringed when you experienced something that was less than desirable. Every impression of tension that passed through...
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