the balance blog
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      create the ultimate yoga staycation
Whether you have a couple of free hours or a whole weekend, follow these steps and enjoy the rejuve ...read more - 
    
    
      
      how to cultivate peace in your practice
The sanskrit word ahimsa is defined as the practice of non-violence in all forms. It’s about allowin ...read more - 
    
    
      
      your home practice - finding the time and making it work
I had a my first child last summer, and for many months after, it was hard to get back to a yoga cla ...read more - 
    
    
      
      fall into balance with ayurvedic wisdom
Fall is here, the perfect time, according to Ayurveda, to prepare our bodies inside and out for the ...read more - 
    
    
      
      practicing gratitude
While it is easy to space out during your yoga practice, yoga offers an amazing opportunity to pract ...read more - 
    
    
      
      make fomo (fear of missing out) work for you
FOMO (the fear of missing out) raises its shaggy head and sniffs the wind when we are stressed out b ...read more - 
    
    
      
      how to choose a mat for your style of yoga
Do you practice Hatha? Power? Flow? Yin? Hot? A combination of styles? Reflecting on your practice w ...read more - 
    
    
      
      five ways to renew your yoga vows this fall
Fall means the end of beach days, camping and BBQs, but it’s also a chance to get back into a routin ...read more - 
    
    
      
      pack your secret weapon — six yoga poses to take on vacation
It doesn’t matter if you travel by train, plane or automobile, this is how vacations often start. We ...read more - 
    
    
      
      the secret to a successful summer studio
Keeping your yoga studio bustling with life over the summer is a challenge. Your students still love ...read more - 
    
    
      
      prune your life — make space for what's really important
My mother has a green thumb; her home boasts plants overflowing from their pots, and a yard full of ...read more - 
    
    
      
      we are all mothers
Mothers are among in the form of aunts and uncles, and spirit, and siblings, and stories, and happen ...read more 
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