Llewellyn Journal: Yoga https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/RSS.php?topic=Yoga The Llewellyn Journal RSS news feed for articles by famous and new writers on Yoga. https://www.llewellyn.com/images/moon_logo.gif Llewellyn Journal: Yoga https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/RSS.php?topic=Yoga en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:00:00 CST Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:00:00 CST TextPad TLJEditor@llewellyn.com (Journal Editor) How Yoga Helps You Heal Your Past https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/3104 Every person behaves based on their experiences, and the beliefs that were formed as a result of those experiences. In yoga, these mental imprints on our soul and our psyche are called samskaras, and they can be healthy or unhealthy. Here, Yoga Wise author Molly Chanson illustrates the reason that yoga focuses on the concept of samskara, and how we can heal. With compassion and curiosity we can be free from our past experiences; we don't need to carry the residue of our past with us into the present. Mon, 22 May 2023 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/3104 Yoga Become Fearless with These Kundalini Yoga Secrets https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/3002 Have you been dreaming of making a big change but trying to muster the courage to make that leap? That could be in your career, your love life, or even your spirituality. Here, Kundalini Energy author Shannon Yrizarry explains how Kundalini yoga can be an antidote to our fears. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/3002 Yoga 6 Benefits of Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2912 Could you use more energy, focus, and durable happiness, all coupled with a satisfying, meaningful life? Yoga Nidra may be exactly what you're looking for. Here, Yoga Nidra Meditations author Julie Lusk details 6 benefits of this powerful practice. Mon, 31 May 2021 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2912 Yoga 8 Yoga Secrets for Psychic Power https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2822 Yoga is not just for the purposes of increasing flexibility; it's a way to unite your consciousness with higher spiritual realms. Use these 8 yogic practices from Psychic Yoga author Shannon Yrizarry to open your chakras and your intuition, and reap the benefits that come from doing so. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2822 Yoga 7 Ways to Create a Balanced Life with Yoga and Seasonal Awareness https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2755 There is an ebb and flow to our lives; the sun rises, the sun sets; tides rise and fall; the moon waxes and wanes. We can find balance in our yoga practice and in our life by connecting with nature and the cycle of the seasons. Here, Yoga Through the Year author Jilly Shipway illustrates 7 ways we can integrate our yoga practice with the seasons for a better life. Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2755 Yoga No Pain, No Gain? 3 Body-Mindful Practices to Get Yourself Off of the Hamster Wheel https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2719 As a society, we are conditioned to look outside of ourselves for answers, seeking external validation for our decisions, feelings, and dreams. We are taught to go faster, push harder, buy more, follow others' advice, keep up with trends, chase an ideal. The well-known expression, "no pain, no gain" perfectly captures the social belief that it is necessary to suffer or work hard to be successful. As such, many of us find ourselves in a constant state reaching outside of ourselves to prove our worth. All the striving weakens our connection to our inner wisdom, especially if we do not carve out time daily to pause, get quiet, and all our inner wisdom to reveal itself. Jennifer Kreatsoulas and Bob Butera, co-authors of Body Mindful Yoga, provide 3 body-mindful practices to help get us out of the "no pain, no gain" mindset. Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com (Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD & Robert Butera, PhD) https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2719 Yoga Yoga Self Care for Parents and Caregivers of Autistic Children https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2596 As any parent or teacher will tell you, nurturing children in a mindful way and giving them the structure they need to thrive is a big job. When it comes to children on the autism spectrum, the scope and intensity of caregiving doubles or triples since these children often require more from their parents and caregivers than most children do. Shakta Khalsa, author of the new Yoga Way to Radiance, presents ways that yoga can help the parents and caregivers of all children, but especially those on the autism spectrum. Mon, 05 Sep 2016 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2596 Yoga 3 Ways Yoga Changes Your Life for the Better https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2587 It can be confusing when you see yoga represented through pictures. It's very hard to photograph a person's process, so you might look on Instagram, and see someone in a bikini on a yacht in Bali with her ankle behind her head and say, "What?!? If that's what yoga is, it doesn't apply to me!" But, yoga is about so much more than the poses. It's about tuning in and facing those places within you where you still have healing to do. Here, Yoga's Healing Power author Ally Hamilton explains 3 ways yoga changes your life for the better, and not simply through its poses. Mon, 01 Aug 2016 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2587 Yoga 5 Uncommon Tips to Release Stress Using the Flexitarian Method https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2575 Today's world offers us many opportunities to create and live in stress; even though it has been many thousands of years since we have had to fear attack from wild animals, modern man has his fight-or-flight system turned on most days, and with no idea how to turn it off. Work, relationships, schedules, kids, media, and much more assist in creating stress. Luckily, there are many tools to bring us back from the fight-or-flight response into the rest-and-digest system, or the relaxation response. Thankfully, there are many ways to release stress; here, Doron Hanoch, author of the new Yoga Lifestyle, provides five ways to use the Flexitarian Method to ease stress. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2575 Yoga 5 Stress Management Tips for Relaxing Your Whole Being with Yoga https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2531 Stress and anxiety affect us on all levels. Be it the body's pounding heart, the rapid pace of breath, overwhelming feelings, racing thoughts, or a disconnection from our deeper beliefs, stress weaves its way into all levels of our experience. Yoga Therapy teaches us to understand how to address our stress on all layers of being. Robert Butera, Erin Byron, & Staffan Elgelid, co-authors of Yoga Therapy for Stress & Anxiety, provide five steps to managing stress through yoga and its principles. Mon, 12 Oct 2015 06:00:00 CST TLJEditor@llewellyn.com () https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2531 Yoga