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the birth of a community
A Vibrant and Diverse Community That Has Supported Us From the Very StartAs Yogi Times celebrates 25 years of service to its readers, we look back...
Enter the world of spirit
The real roots of YogaEvery day in cities across North America, Europe, and Australia millions of people roll out their yoga mats and practice a...
utkatasana | chair pose
How to ease into Utkatasana or Chair pose.Some postures like the utkatasana chair pose yoga position may come naturally to you, with minimal difficulty in...
Interview with Swami BV Padmanabha
Bhakti Yoga Brahmachari Swami BV PadmanabhaSince his teenage age of just 19, Swami BV Padmanabha has lived a life of brahmachari. After Nince years of vowed...
the space between breaths: kumbhaka – pranayama
This summer, I took an eight-week course on pranayama, the yogic art of breath control. Halfway through the course, we began to work with kumbhaka...
The Soul of Yoga: A journey back to its ancient essence
Every day in cities across North America, Europe, and Australia millions of people roll out their yoga mats and practice a vast range of yoga...
how bikram yoga nearly broke us up
This is the story of a man, his woman and how Bikram Yoga nearly broke us up. I shall refer to the man by his...
Yogis Gone Wild
Yoga Yenta Summertime is here and I’m ready for some R & R! Yapping about yoga all day can be exhausting, not to mention pondering...
How Anna Getty created a space for her family to thrive and explore in Ojai
A family oasis in OjaiEnter most homes where a fourteen month-old baby resides, and the theme that pervades the household is ”pandemonium.’ However, this is...
flying pigeon pose
Why Eka Pada Galavasana – flying pigeon poseNamed for the sage Galva, Eka Pada Galavasana, or flying pigeon pose, is a big asana, combining hip opening...
confessions of a cheating yogini
Cheating ConfessionsHow did it start? I can’t really pinpoint one specific moment when I fell in love with Mat. It was the kind of a...
Megan Pappenheim: Transforming Ubud, One Dream at a Time
From New York Roots to Balinese MagicMegan Pappenheim, a native New Yorker with a flair for entrepreneurship and cultural connection, landed in Bali in 1992...
devaduuta panna asana or fallen angel pose
How to devaduuta panna asana Squat with legs together on your tiptoes, fully extending your arms up. Draw fingertips together, bend elbows wide. Exhale, placing your...
the true yogic journey begins
what being a yogi meansBecause I grew up doing yoga in India, I am often asked about the background, practice and philosophy of yoga. People...
savasana – corpse pose – death or dead asana
Why is it that in nearly every yoga class, no matter what the style, we end with Savasana?Could Savasana be the most important pose we...
