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The Purpose of the Yoga Well Institute

The Purpose of the Yoga Well Institute

The past year has been one of growth for the Yoga Well Institute. We’ve been exploring different ways to achieve our vision and continue to help our community live a purposeful and satisfying life through Yoga. Read a short overview on some of the new programs...
How Meditation Helped Me with Health-Related Stress

How Meditation Helped Me with Health-Related Stress

One of the causes of suffering, defined by the Yogasūtras, is the fear that when our mortal body fails, we will be gone out of existence. The Sanskrit word for these causes of suffering is kleśa. Sometimes, I feel like navigating the world with a chronic medical...
Are You Worthy?

Are You Worthy?

Being Over-Busy Do you know people who make themselves over-busy? They have a busy job, with lots of responsibility, kids that seem to always have activities going and then they volunteer for every project, committee, and fundraiser? Are you one of those people? If...
Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes

Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes

All of us – at some point in our life – get stuck in a rut. We go to the same restaurants, always go to the beach, or even go to the same beach for vacation. In and of itself, these things are not bad. Sometimes, it’s about tradition and that’s great! But...
When You Want One Place to Learn

When You Want One Place to Learn

Pragalbha Doshi had just about given up on Yoga trainings. After all, she had been a Yoga student and practitioner for more than 20 years. She was experienced, knowledgeable and doing individual studies on topics like the Yogasūtra. She didn’t realize she was still...
Bending Over Backwards

Bending Over Backwards

Bending Over Backwards – Lessons of Failure from a Yogi I’m lying on the floor, face up. My back is extended over a thick, hard bolster and my head and neck hang off the end. I can only see the wall behind, upside down. The bolster pushes me upward, forcing me...