Yoga & Meditation

When you think of a fall food harvest, what you envision? This fall harvest salad recipe is the epitome of fall with its roasted apples which pair nicely with Brussels sprouts, hearty wheat berries, toasted nuts, and cranberries. When the...

2022 has been a big year for Patagonia and sustainability. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard recently designated the Holdfast Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting the environmental crisis and defending nature as the company’s single shareholder. As Chouinard said in his...

Hormones and emotions. We often think of emotions as being side effects of hormone or biochemical imbalances. It has become common in everyday conversations, and even in medical writings, to blame our hormones for how we feel. There is also...

We are thrilled to announce the very exciting news that YogiApproved is now YouAligned! Everything you know and love about us will remain the same. We will continue publishing informative articles that support your healthy lifestyle. We will continue adding...

One mark of a truly great yoga teacher is excellent cueing. Creative yoga cues can connect the dots for students in new ways, even if they’ve been practicing yoga for years. It’s easy, when we’re new to teaching yoga, to...

Chanting Bija mantras is a quick yet powerful way to connect deeply to the vibrational energy of our bodies and the universe. Chanting these sacred seed sounds affects the mind, the physical being, and the subtle energetic centers of the...

Beginner yogis, welcome! If you’re ready to learn the yoga basics, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re brand new to yoga and looking to build your practice before stepping into a studio (or an online yoga class) or...

One of the things that makes yoga so great is that anyone can do it because of its variety of styles and ways to practice! From intense poses to calming flows, the difference from one type of yoga to another...

Have you always felt a bit different than the rest of the world? Do you find it hard to confide in someone? Do people call you “shy” or “weird” and you are misunderstood quite often? Do you often feel like...

Statistics show there are currently more than 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States, and it’s estimated more than 287,800 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2022. Those statistics are a bit scary. But the...