It is well known that the benefits of yoga stretch longer than a downward-facing dog in even the most challenging of yoga classes. Physically speaking, it increases your flexibility, is great for toning and can improve sleep, pain diseases and your posture (just to name a few). In terms of the psychological benefits, it increases overall mood, confidence and self-acceptance, and decreases anxiety and depression. So it’s not surprising that these benefits translate well beyond…
This past week, we’ve discovered the amazing benefits of the downward dog, warrior 1, headstand, camel and crow poses in yoga. But today’s featured pose combines two unlikely friends. Only in yoga you would see the graceful cat and the calm cow paired up to create harmony; even…
All Ayurvedic recipes are geared towards balancing the doshas. As previously discussed in our earlier article Ayurveda whata? each person has a body constitution or dosha which Ayurvedic practitioners will balance through various treatments. Certain foods and diets can assist the dosha to balance out and therefore help…