3 reasons why ‘playing yoga by ear’ deepens your practice When I first started coming to classes at Yoga from the Heart, it quickly became clear that this was a yoga studio unlike any other place I’d attended classes before. One of the first things I noticed was the interactive teaching style used there. Instead of having an instructor stuck …
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Yoga Changed My Life and It Just Might Change Yours
The transformative power of yoga continues to amaze me. I love hearing personal stories of how "yoga changed my life." Recently I spoke with Kat Baumann, a student at Yoga from the Heart, to learn about her journey to greater health and happiness “all because of yoga.” What do you believe you delayed giving yoga a try? I had always wanted …
Type A-Ness on Your Yoga Mat
Type A-Ness works in the Olympics but not on your yoga mat. Read this Q & A with Lynn Burgess to learn more. Q: Even as an old guy who should know better I am way too competitive with others and especially with myself. Every day I should beat my personal best on my bike ride, I want to beat the Dow Jones every month and at first I wanted …
A Yoga Journal Can Enrich Your Practice
A yoga journal can be wonderful tool to detail your development and help you get more out of your practice. Here is a conversation between author Bruce Black and yoga teacher Lynn Burgess to help you get started. Bruce: I’m wondering how often you write in your journal? Lynn: When I first began journaling, I wrote in it after each yoga …
Easy Pose Can Be Quite Challenging
Don’t let the name fool you. If you’re used to sitting in chairs, Easy Pose can be quite challenging as one of Yoga from the Heart's new-to-yoga students notes. Q: Lynn, I continue to really enjoy the yoga practice at your studio but I have some more questions: The open and closing "cross legged" sitting position (Sanskrit still baffles me) is …
How to Pick the Best Yoga Mat
Q: I am going to buy my own mat, mostly so I can better practice at home but I also want to look like a yogi when I walk in the studio! I notice they range from a few dollars to over $100. Any guidance on how to pick the best yoga mat? A: Fifteen years ago, there was only one basic type of yoga mat and your only choice was whether to buy purple …