Study of Yoga – Coming Home: Tadasana
- SEP 04, 2017.. maybe small movements of the arms, small backand-forth movements in the spine, hips or other joints – until it feels like everything is just right. (more…)
Author: Mary Byerly
Horoscope August 2017
- AUG 05, 2017ARIES: Your ruling planet, Mars, is traveling through Leo this month, another compatible fire sign. This activates your 5th house of creativity, children and fun, so make sure
Study of Yoga – Back to the Basics II
- AUG 03, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our introduction to back care basics in last month’s issue began with four poses to bring length and s
Study of Yoga – Back Basics Part 1
- JUL 04, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back pain can be debilitating. An estimated 80 per cent of us will experience some kind of back pain in
The Study of Yoga – Giving Back: Seva
- MAY 05, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spring has sprung here in Guanacaste, and the hoopla of Semana Santa has passed. As we all have fewer v
The Study of Yoga – Living Your Yoga
- APR 04, 2017Beyond the physical postures of a yoga practice, there are the eight limbs of yoga ascribed by a man called Patanjali. The first two of these limbs, the Yamas and Nimyamas, ar
Yoga Headstand: Sirsasana
- MAR 03, 2017Yoga Headstand / Sirsasana: This month, we explore Sirsasana, or yoga headstand. Sirsasana can help balance your endocrine system, bring fresh blood flow to the head, and acti
Ardha Matseyandrasana: Half Lord of the Fishes
- FEB 01, 2017As legend has it, Matseyandra received the name “Lord of the Fishes” because while he was inside of a fish (he was a fisherman, swallowed whole by a giant fish), he happen
Now Begins the Study of Yoga – Gratitude
- DEC 28, 2016Recently I had the opportunity to be part of a group where we practiced slowing down our communication with each other. What this gave us was the chance to really hear each ot
Now Begins the Study of Yoga
- NOV 21, 2016There are two main aspects of the pose: a forward bend and a spinal twist. The most important thing to remember in doing this pose is to keep the integrity of those two action