Mala beads, once used for religious practices, is now becoming popular as a fashion accessory. I see it hanging almost everywhere and worn by people from all walks of life. Did you know that malas are not simply beautiful ornaments worn on the body, but can be a very useful…
Having a morning routine that includes energizing yet simple yoga stretches is one of the best ways to get your day off to the right start. The below exercises will help you wake up your spine, detox your organs, and get your mind in the right mode to tackle the…
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Seated yoga poses are suitable for practitioners of all levels and help to tone the core as well as promote better posture. You can do them at the beginning of a yoga class to warm up the body, or at the end of the class to cool your body down.…
If you think you are inflexible, you are not alone. Flexibility is determined by several factors, including gender, age, genetics and exercise history among others. When I first started yoga, half-splits were a torture, let alone full splits. But at the ripe age of 29 (going on 30!), I found…
Before I turned 25, the idea of backaches was so foreign that I never understood why my older friends and families talk about them for back pain relief either using medicated plasters, painkillers, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) or massages. Now that I am in my 30s, I completely get it.…
Before building morning rituals into my life, I seemed to always be rushing for time – waking up as late as I possibly can, rolling out of bed, taking record-speed showers and scrambling to catch the bus before a large cup of coffee. By mid-day, after the caffeine wore off,…
There are times when we all need a little motivation for our yoga practice. Either it feels especially hard to roll out our mat at all, or we struggle emotionally and mentally to sustain a yoga habit. During days like that, I tend to reach out for my journal and…
Many of us tend to go through the day unaware of our posture whether we are standing or sitting. Sometimes I stand with most of my weight on one leg, or I hunch my back or tuck my pelvis under the shoulders rounded forward. These bad habits tend to have…