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Yoga for Beginners at Home: Your First 30 Days
Fifteen minutes, four days a week, six poses repeated until they feel familiar. A calm, week-by-week plan for starting yoga at home, with easier opti…
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Sūtra 1.2
yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ
Yoga is the settling of the mind’s restless movements.
Patañjali, Yoga Sūtras
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Sleep & Rest
Yoga Nidra: What It Is, How It Feels and How to Start Tonight
Yoga nidra is guided rest you do lying down. What it is, what it feels like, which length suits you, and what research can and can't say yet.
Breathwork
Cyclic Sighing vs Box Breathing vs 4-7-8: Which Calms You Fastest?
A Stanford trial compared breathing techniques head to head. Cyclic sighing came out ahead for mood. Here is how each method works, what the evidence…
Yoga for Health
Chair Yoga for Seniors: A Free Printable Week-by-Week Program
A free, printable four-week chair yoga program for older adults, in three levels, with a safety check before you start and clear signs for when to mo…
Life Stages
Perimenopause and Menopause Yoga: The Symptom-by-Symptom Guide
Yoga helps some menopause symptoms and not others. A symptom-by-symptom look at what two large trials found, a simple weekly plan, and what to pair i…
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Yoga for Hot Flashes: Cooling Breaths, Poses and What Research Shows
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Life Stages
Perimenopause and Menopause Yoga: The Symptom-by-Symptom Guide
Yoga helps some menopause symptoms and not others. A symptom-by-symptom look at what two large trials found, a simple weekly plan, and what to pair i…
Yoga for Health
Chair Yoga for Seniors: A Free Printable Week-by-Week Program
A free, printable four-week chair yoga program for older adults, in three levels, with a safety check before you start and clear signs for when to mo…
Home Practice & Gear
Yoga for Beginners at Home: Your First 30 Days
Fifteen minutes, four days a week, six poses repeated until they feel familiar. A calm, week-by-week plan for starting yoga at home, with easier opti…
Breathwork
Cyclic Sighing vs Box Breathing vs 4-7-8: Which Calms You Fastest?
A Stanford trial compared breathing techniques head to head. Cyclic sighing came out ahead for mood. Here is how each method works, what the evidence…
Sleep & Rest
Yoga Nidra: What It Is, How It Feels and How to Start Tonight
Yoga nidra is guided rest you do lying down. What it is, what it feels like, which length suits you, and what research can and can't say yet.
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