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Yoga Pose Mythology: Boat Pose as a Steady Seat in Unsteady Waters
Rivers and waterways crisscross India, making various forms of boats a necessary means of transportation. It’s no wonder, then, that a posture like Boat Pose, nāvāsana नावासन, finds its way into the practice of yoga. Read more about the mythology and energy of boat pose.

Tuesday Irby
Apr 33 min read


Yoga Pose Mythology: The Merchant, the King, and the Gift of the Goddess
Read the stories about the seated yoga pose called throne pose, bhadrasana (also known as baddhakonasana or bound angle pose.) Tuesday Irby's retelling of the stories of Suratha, Medhas, Mother Maya, Mother Wisdom and the Great Goddess Durga will give context to your yoga practice. Read and practice to be reminded of the strength, poise, and wisdom already within you.

Tuesday Irby
Mar 177 min read


The Missing Yama
Patanjali missed an important yama in his list of to-do's that will move us all towards greater peace.

Tara Lemerise
Jul 28, 20254 min read


What Taylor Swift Can Teach Us About Yoga?
Can Taylor Swift's song teach us anything about karma?

Tara Lemerise
Feb 10, 20255 min read


Making Progress in Yoga
What does it mean to make progress in yoga? Is it in the poses? Or in right alignment? Is this even the right question?

Tara Lemerise
Jan 24, 20247 min read


Practicing Freedom
The Bird Who Flew Free Once upon a time there was a kind-hearted, wealthy man who had a beautiful talking bird as a companion. The bird...

Tara Lemerise
Jan 17, 20233 min read


Restorative Yoga to Combat Eye Strain
Screen time dominates our time, wreaking havoc on our eyes and our nervous system. This Restorative Yoga sequence with a headwrap will help.

Tara Lemerise
Sep 6, 20229 min read


5 Ways to Level Up Your Yoga Practice
Looking to take your yoga practice to the next level? Here are 5 great ways to deepen your relationship to yoga.

Tara Lemerise
Sep 1, 20223 min read


Which Way Does the Wind Blow?
This is part two of a post about prāṇa. Check out part one here. Yoga poses are the part of yoga that most folks think of when you say...

Tara Lemerise
Aug 5, 20223 min read


The Greatest Yoga Hack of All Time
Viparītakaraṇī isn't the Sanskrit name for legs-up-the-wall pose. It is an entire practice and one of the greatest yoga hacks of all time.

Tara Lemerise
May 19, 20226 min read


An Ode to Restorative Yoga
My favorite kind of home makeover shows are where they find something really valuable and unexpected under some badly designed wall or...

Tara Lemerise
Feb 12, 20226 min read


Winning at Yoga and Risk
First things first. You can't "win" at yoga. That just gives me a clever title. My husband, though, ALWAYS wins at Risk. It's kind of...

Tara Lemerise
Jan 7, 20223 min read


Practicing Integrity
Here's why practicing integrity via garudasana - eagle pose - makes complete sense.

Tara Lemerise
Nov 4, 20213 min read


Compassion In Action
Half moon pose instant typically top of mind as a quintessential pose of compassion. This story might convince you otherwise.

Tara Lemerise
Sep 30, 20212 min read


The (Non)Violence of Our Times
Ahiṃsā pronounced exactly as it looks: short “a” sound, “him” as in the male pronoun, “sa” with short “a” sound at the end Non-violence....

Tara Lemerise
Aug 9, 20213 min read


How to Let it Be Easy
I was deeply inspired by a recent email I received from teacher, mother, writer and resting advocate, Octavia Raheem. She implored me and...

Tara Lemerise
Apr 15, 20212 min read


We might need compassion instead of solutions.
Is your default compassion when someone is going through a tough time? Mine definitely isn’t! The other day a friend texted me and I...

Tara Lemerise
Feb 18, 20213 min read


What are your obstacles?
The other day a friend shared this: Does that sound familiar to you? It certainly does for me and I felt joyful about my friend’s feeling...

Tara Lemerise
Nov 5, 20203 min read


The Essence of Stillness
My son Will is a dreamer, a thinker, a creative mind kind of kid. Sometimes I’ll catch him just sitting still, staring at this elaborate...

Tara Lemerise
Oct 8, 20203 min read


Truth and Change
The other day I noticed that my daughter had moved the clock in her room. When I asked her about it she told me that the nightlight on...

Tara Lemerise
Sep 4, 20202 min read
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