by The Well | Apr 20, 2024 | General, YogaSutras
A Guide for Everyday Life What is Patañjali’s Yoga Sutra? Patañjali’s Yogasūtra is one of the most important texts on the practice of Yoga. Think of it as an instruction manual for living a satisfying and meaningful life. Patañjali’s Yogasūtra presents the principles...
by The Well | Mar 17, 2024 | Ayurveda, General
There are numerous benefits to Āyurveda, an ancient health science from India, that focuses on how to bring mind, body, and spirit into balance. Āyurvedic medicine supports each individual to come into balance as well as to maintain that balance over a lifetime....
by The Well | Mar 11, 2024 | General, Guest Blog
When I first embraced the Yoga Well community, as a student in the 2020-2021 DYY Program, I was somewhat adrift spiritually. A BIT OF BACKGROUND The foundation from which I let myself lift into the nebulous was a lifelong love for the Episcopal Church with its...
by The Well | Mar 4, 2024 | General
When I tell people that I work as a Yoga Therapist, I often have to explain what that means. People know what Yoga is, but Yoga as a healing modality is something they want to know more about. They ask, “What is Yoga Therapy?” Essentially, Yoga Therapy uses the tools...
by The Well | Jan 18, 2024 | Breathing, Guest Blog
Guest blog by Carrie Heeter, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University When you do a personal daily yoga practice you are alone. Your focus is internal. The outside world feels distant. But the outside world flows into and back out of you with every breath....