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4 Ways to Sit for Meditation

April 21, 2015

The other day over on the Yoga Forum, someone mentioned that sitting in meditation was uncomfortable for them. This is often the case - at least for me. My legs will start to go numb after a while, and when I first starting meditating regularly I found it really difficult to sit up straight for an extended period of time.

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Yoga Practices as a Supplement for Anxiety Treatment

March 24, 2015

It's well documented on here that I dealt with major anxiety throughout my years in high school and in college. Aside from a fantastic therapist, I found meditation and yoga really helpful. If you or someone you know is dealing with anxiety, I've put together some yoga practices below that might be helpful in addition to seeking professional help.

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There's an App for That: Meditation

March 24, 2015

If you've been following along with the 31 Day Balancing Project's suggested schedule, then congrats. You've not only dedicated yourself to growing your personal asana practice, but your meditation practice as well. To keep the momentum going, we thought we'd share six awesome meditation apps.

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A Guide to Mudras, Part 2

March 4, 2015

We're back this afternoon with four more mudras to help elevate your meditation practice (see what I did there?! - sorry, that was cheesy). Anyway, here we go.

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A Guide to Mudras, Part 1

March 3, 2015

Since this month's 31 day balance project includes a bit of meditation, I thought we'd kick it up a notch by chatting about mudras. Mudras, for anyone new to the meditation world, are just a way to position the hands. Different mudras are said to be for different focuses, if you're looking to meditate on a certain topic. I've chosen four to cover today in part one and part two will come mañana. Ok, let's do this.

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5 Minute Guided Meditation - Body Scan

February 25, 2015

Remember yesterday when I said it was back to basics for me with simple meditation and gentle yoga? I wasn't kidding. Here's a body scan meditation I love to do for stress reduction. I notice that as I move my awareness, I can physically feel my body's response. It's pretty incredible.