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What is Yoga Nidra?

What is Yoga Nidra?

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailWhat is Yoga Nidra In Sanskrit “Nidra” means sleep. You may have heard that 20-45 minutes of Yoga Nidra is equivalent to 4-6 hours of sleep, but what is Yoga Nidra and how does it work? Yoga Nidra is a...
What is a Doula?

What is a Doula?

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailWhat is a Doula? Sarah recently embarked on becoming a Doula and upon completion of her training she has been often faced with the question “So what is Doula and what do you actually do?”. Find out why the...
The Hidden Calories of Smoothies

The Hidden Calories of Smoothies

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailThe Hidden Calories of Smoothies Of course you’re healthy and drink your daily smoothie, but what’s in that drink? In general Americans consume about 300 more calories per day than we did 30 years ago. We...
Apple Pie Smoothie

Apple Pie Smoothie

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailApple Pie Smoothie In honor of the first day of Fall I wanted a special treat. Since I don’t drink pumpkin spice lattes I decided to whip up something of my own to observe the Autumnal Equinox. Try this Apple Pie...
Get to Know Dana Slamp

Get to Know Dana Slamp

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailGet to Know Dana Slamp We’re so excited to have Dana Slamp join us in April on our Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica. Dana was twice-named “New York City’s Best Yoga Teacher” by New York Magazine. We...
Yoga Music

Yoga Music

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailYoga Music On our trainings I often get asked who the artist are on my playlists. While music is highly personal, there are some excellent artists that are great to get your yoga on with. Whether you are a Yoga Teacher...
Get To Know Alana Kessler

Get To Know Alana Kessler

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailGet To Know Alana Kessler We are excited to announce that Alana Kessler will join us on our Yoga Teacher Training in India this November. Alana will teach Ashatanga Yoga for morning asana and workshops on Yin Yoga. We...
What is Meditation?

What is Meditation?

Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailWhat is Meditation? What: What we often call meditation in the West is actually the practice of focusing the mind, concentration, or in sanskrit known as Dharana. It is often miss understood as stopping the mind but...