Yogic Hands and Flowering Lives: 2 Ways to Expand & Uplift Your Energy

* Sages of old didn’t try to escape the world.They remained within its very center—on a lotus-petaled seat—drawing nourishment from the mud beneath them, connecting to the abundance of the earth and all that is, to support their layers and layers of unfolding. The lotus, that ancient and lasting symbol of beauty and vitality, rises from decay and darkness,…

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Why Use a Yoga Strap?

* In AHA! Yoga sessions, we often use yoga straps.  No, it is not a strange torture device, nor is it meant to stick you in difficult yoga poses.  A yoga strap can help you get all the benefits from specific postures, while maintaining comfort and ease.  Yoga straps can also provide more space for your body, so that…

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Recline & Balance Pose: Anantasana

This posture is a little known sleeping beauty waiting to be discovered, as it is one of the only yoga poses that has you lie down on your side.  It is also a subtle balance asana (posture), sometimes easier for those who find standing or arm balance poses frustrating or painful. ANANTASANA: Pronounced:  /Ahh—Nahn—TAH—sah—nah/ ANANTASANA = “Ananta” is the…

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