Omstars – Page 41 – Online yoga classes for beginners and advanced yogis

September 7, 2020
What Is Mantra & How Do We Use It Respectfully?

As you begin your yoga practice, you are probably searching through a lot of information. Some of this information you may come across is most likely unfamiliar territory. After all, ...

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Category: Culture
September 4, 2020
Yin Yoga: Who Needs It?

A flow class will get your juices flowing, a restorative class will bring you to a state of deep relaxation, and a yin class will make you ache. Fun, right? ...

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Category: Wellness
August 31, 2020
Bakasana (Crane Pose) – Living with Equanimity

Bakasana or the crane pose calms the nervous system while one attempts to stay in the posture with hands placed on the floor and the knees placed in the armpits ...

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August 28, 2020
Thoughts on the Privilege of White Motherhood and Whether or Not We Are the Problem

I am a white mother of black boys. This gives me a certain perspective in the conversation of race. I have to be mindful and aware of my whiteness and ...

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Category: Culture
August 24, 2020
What is Mudra and How to Do It Respectfully?

Before diving into mudras, we should ask ourselves how we acknowledge yoga a universal practice while honoring its roots. It is essential to jump in with this as mudras are ...

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August 21, 2020
Yoga Stories Series: Bharadvajasana

Knowledge is never knowledge until shared. The posture of Bharadvajasana with a spinal twist looking over the shoulders is symbolic of the effort we all can make look beyond ourselves, ...

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August 17, 2020
Top Three Yin Yoga Postures to Relieve Stress

Puppy Pose is perfect for stretching out tired shoulders and tight lower back muscles. Supta Baddha Konasana is a therapeutic pose that allows your mind and body to truly ...

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August 14, 2020
For Yogis with Chronic Illness or Cancer

In the spring of 2011 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I was really lucky. Not only did I catch an aggressive form of cancer just before it started to ...

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August 10, 2020
Why Yoga is not a safe space for all – Part 1

What we believe to be Yoga, the community, the collective voice, the healing, the vibrations, has always been a place of exclusion, and though it has presented as a ...

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August 6, 2020
One Arrow, A Thousand Arrows

As it was explained to me by my teacher, Yogarupa Rod Stryker – the first arrow is the cause of pain. Thousands of arrows are the thousands of stories/worries that ...

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