Spring Renewal: Yoga and Ball Rolling for Mind, Body, and ‘Sole’ By: Deirdre Smith-Gilmer I like to do a little asana test before I start, as a warm-up but also as a way to watch my progress. Then, I do the ball work on one side, then I re-do the asana, then do the ball work on the other side and then repeat the asana one short final time so that I can see the difference the ball work made. […]

Maintaining a Sustainable Yoga Practice Plastic. Trash. Single use items. Carbon emission. These are all items that quickly come to mind when you think of types of pollution that we are battling every day. But as a yogi, have you ever considered how your practice impacts our environment? The most common piece of equipment you use may be offsetting your efforts in sustainability. Many yoga mats contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which environmental experts claim to be highly toxic. For years, […]