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The Language of Yoga

n the new work landscape created by the pandemic, managing our stress is a whole different beast. Many of us have doubled our workplace stress by bringing it home and we’re feeling more burnt out than ever.
The Language of Yoga

Preventing vs. repairing burnout

We can tackle burnout from at least two vantage points: preventing it and repairing it. It's the difference between going to the gas station to “top off” your gas tank and waiting until you’re stranded on empty. Here's everything…

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8 steps for building resilience

What we might call “bouncing back,” “rolling with the punches,” or “bending so we don’t break,” psychologists define as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, or significant stress. These problems, as the APA American Psychological…

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Manifestation during times of uncertainty

One of yoga’s many teachings is unity—there is no separation between the doer, the act of doing, and that which is done. There is no difference between the yogini, the act of practicing yoga, and the poses themselves. After…

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Mudra: A full bucket is your birthright

In the yoga tradition, a mudra is a hand gesture or bodily symbol that is meant to cultivate a certain “bhavana,” or feeling-tone.  The word “mudra” literally means “seal,” as in, “to seal something in.” The implication is that…

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Mantra: A tool for the mind

From the Sanskrit root “manas,” meaning “mind,” and “tra,” which translates as “tool,” a mantra is literally a tool for the mind. Yoga classes today are full of affirmations and “OMs,” however these “mind tools” are anything but new.…