Aligning your structural body can free you up to truly enjoy your practice and build strength in a functional and lasting way. Using your practice to align your thoughts and actions with your ethics and all that you find meaniful, valuable and purposeful in your life can bring you greater joy
Purchase raffle tickets and enter to win clothing from Lululemon, private yoga sessions, massage and spa packages, naturopathic and chiropractic doctor visits, group and privet yoga classes, and so many more great prizes! Half the proceeds will be donated to help a community member in need. Drawing held on our celebration night: Saturday Oct. 16th. Click…
The addition of an infant (or a roomful of infants) may seem counter-intuitive to a peaceful, focused yoga session, but more and more often this can be essential to a regular and fulfilling daily yoga practice for parents.
Todd uses LinkedIN to connect with other professionals and peers in the Yoga world. Recently he answered a question someone put up on LinkedIN Answers and we wanted to share it here with you today because his answer is something we all could take the time to remember once in a while.
Ganesh Chaturthi, or Vinayaka Chaturthi, is the widely celebrated Hindu holiday honoring the birthday of the deity Ganesha. Ganesha (known by his elephant head), is one of the five primary deities of the Hindu pantheon: he is worshiped as the god of success and wisdom, often called the Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles, or…
Yoga Union is throwing a 4 year anniversary party!
Well, Annie and I are back from our ten day trip to Park City Utah. We flew out with our seven-month-old baby and our yoga mats to train with Anusara yoga founder John Friend. How was it? Amazing! But that doesn’t do it justice. Vacations are like yoga poses – difficult to express. They both transform…
Backbends are challenging and invigorating postures that open up your body and encourage overall strength and energy. Backbends appear in yoga poses of all levels of difficulty and expertise — from the simple Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward Facing Dog) to the more challenging Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance) and Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow or Wheel Pose).…
Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम), is at the core of every yoga practice. Yoga works primarily with the energy in the body, through the science of pranayama, or energy-control. Prana means also ‘breath.’ Yoga teaches how, through breath-control, to still the mind and attain higher states of awareness. The higher teachings of yoga take one beyond techniques, and…
When life gets you down and you just don’t feel like going into yoga class, you may be having one of those days. How to beat the lack of motivation and inspiration!
We are updating more than our sign around Yoga Union Community Wellness Center.
The playful and heart opening pose of the month may be just what your body needs.
Handstand Workshop: Handstand is a courageous, fulfilling posture; invigorating and exciting is the moment when it all comes together. Have you ever wanted to go up into a handstand on your own, jump to it from downward facing dog, or take yourself from trying to balance to settling comfortably on your hands? In this workshop, we…