Author Archives: Whole Life Yoga

Nine Tips for a Successful Home Yoga Practice

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

Let’s face it. We all live busy lives. Most of us can barely carve out one hour once a week for yoga class, let alone several. Unfortunately, yoga practiced that infrequently is unlikely to yield long-term benefits. The solution? Supplement … Continue reading →

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A Meditation to Create Tranquility and Joy

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

This meditation practice is one of my favorites for clearing out emotional “gunk” and creating a state of inner peace, tranquility, joy and healing. Even better, it can be done anytime, anywhere. I hope you like it! Sit comfortably, with … Continue reading →

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Breathing in Asana: The Anatomical Breath

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

Some yoga teachers describe breathing as filling a bucket of water, asking students to breathe from the bottom up, as if they were breathing into their bellies.  This would make sense if air were a liquid; it’s not.  Air is … Continue reading →

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Touch Me or Touch Me Not?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

This week’s blog entry was written by guest author Brandy Reinke. Brandy is a graduate of Whole Life Yoga’s teacher training program. She can be contacted at brandy.reinke@gmail.com. I love when I lay my fingers just under the arc of my … Continue reading →

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Zen on the Go

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

This week’s blog entry was written by guest author Wesley Vonn. He can be contacted at wesvonn@gmail.com. Traveling can bring stress to your mind and body that can hinder your happiness and affect the overall quality of your trip. Even … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of a Yogi

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

I recently spent several hours digging through the mountains of paper stacked all over my house, desperately looking for some notes I’d taken while researching my next novel. I finally found them, tossed mindlessly in my yoga teacher training binder. … Continue reading →

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The Balancing Breath

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

There are literally thousands of breath techniques used in yoga, but the most simple are also often most profoundly effective. Krama pranayama is a breathing technique that most of my yoga students—even those who don’t normally like pranayama—love. The word … Continue reading →

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To Sanskrit or Not to Sanskrit. A Pose by Any Other Name…

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

I look forward to answering your questions in this blog. Please feel free to leave a comment or e-mail your questions to tracy@wholelifeyoga.com. A Whole Life Yoga teacher training student asks: In some of the classes I attend, the teacher … Continue reading →

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A Meditation of Warmth and Light

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

Sometimes the most powerful meditation practices are also the most simple.  This meditation practice is one of my favorites, and it works especially well for individuals whose most dominant sense is sight.  The changing nature of a candle flame makes … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Movement

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

One of the key hallmarks of Viniyoga is its unique combination of movement, flow and stay.  Some yoga lineages, such as Iyengar and Yin, focus primarily on staying in poses.  Others, such as Ashtanga and Vinyasa, primarily flow from pose … Continue reading →

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