Yoga Explained

Stephanie Turple

Domesticating your Downward Dog

Downward Dog. Many of us, even those who don't practice yoga, have heard these words, and know it's some kind of variation of a common...

Stephanie Turple

The Scarcity Steal

The third of the five Yamas (Universal Morality) in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is Asteya or non-stealing. Seems pretty self-evident at...

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Attached to Attachment

I was talking with a group of students a few days ago and we got onto the subject of attachment, which is considered one of the five...

Stephanie Turple

Plank This

Ahh, plank. Everyone's favorite pose. I don't know too may students who relish lingering in what feels like a torturous pose, and I get...

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Ain't that the truth...

Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? When considering the second of the five Yamas, Satya or Truth, ask yourself these three...

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Transitions are also yoga poses

In our Western societies, much value has been placed on being "efficient", or as I like to think of it, rushing through life with our...

Stephanie Turple

Do No Harm

"Blood-thirsty tyrants may be vegetarians, but violence is a state of mind, not of diet." B.K.S. Iyengar In Patanjali's Yoga Sutras,...

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Yoga Explained - Mountain Pose

Were you ever told growing up to "stand up straight" or "don't slouch"? At the time, it may have sounded like an annoying parental...

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Yoga Explained - Yogic Breath

So you're in a yoga class (most likely virtual these days, but feel free to draw on your memories of in-person classes taken...

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