5 Best Supplements to Improve Your Yoga
If you do yoga you require the appropriate levels of energy and a healthy body to handle the demands of yoga. But, supplying your body with the nutrients needed to maintain your yoga routine isn’t easy. Any nutritional deficiencies are best addressed by supplements. This article will review the top five supplements that…
Yoga and chronic disease
After getting married, I was diagnosed as having Crohn’s Disease. My native Catalonia was where I had fled, but I moved to America with my husband. I recall feeling overwhelmed by pain, discomfort, uncertainty, and fear. I started to explore yoga as a wholesome, inclusive, accessible, and potentially life-changing practice. Yoga asana has…
What is Restorative Yoga?
Yoga can have enormous benefits for the mind and body. However, when life is fast we might find that our bodies and minds speed up to keep up. When our minds race, it can lead to feeling overwhelmed and drained. Overstimulated people may also be drawn to high-intensity exercise or a vigorous yoga practice. The result…
EkhartYoga Bloopers 2021!
You can see the work behind the scenes at yoga studios and homes. It’s not easy. It’s not all plain sailing. Each year, we enjoy putting together our favorite clips. We are all human; just a reminder! We are grateful for your support, dear EkhartYoga teachers and members. We hoped to see you…
What is accessible and inclusive yoga like?
Yoga has changed, just like all things in life. As the world changes, so have our priorities and needs. This means that yoga practice must also adapt to these changing needs. We, as teachers and practitioners of yoga, must take a moment and reflect on what accessibility and inclusion mean to us and…
Holiday Yoga Toolkit
It is officially summertime in Northern Hemisphere. It’s the season of adventure, excitement, and fun… and possibly falling out of your hard-earned routine. Do you fear losing your calm, fitness, or routine but still want to have fun? You can have it all with EkhartYoga! We have your back. An app to keep…
EkhartYoga has 10!
Our beautiful community has grown to over 150 countries since EkhartYoga’s inception. Many of you have been there since the beginning, creating a special connection with us through your comments and friendship – especially when we meet you in person. Bas, myself, and the entire team want to express our gratitude for your…
EkhartYoga bloopers and outtakes 2022
As the 10th anniversary of EkhartYoga comes to an end, it’s time to take a look behind-the-scenes at the moments that don’t go according to plan. As we rest here, it is easy to shift our attention to the nature and consciousness of awareness and consciousness. You can sense your interconnectedness and become…
What is yoga Nidra?
Yoga Nidra, also known as “yogic sleeping” or “effortless relaxation, ” is guided meditation. The practice is usually done lying down, with a teacher leading the session. This practice helps us to focus inwardly and allows us to transition between wakefulness and sleep. When our bodies find their natural equilibrium (homeostasis), breathing becomes…
The Limbs of Yoga: An explanation
Yoga means to connect, unite, or ‘yoke.’ We seek to connect with the true Self, also called the ‘divine essence’ or ‘ultimate selves’ or atman. This could also be called the soul. This way of thinking may not resonate with you. Yoga can also be translated as separation or disentanglement. We are disengaging…