Moisture and temperature influence the body in countless ways and largely determine how immersive and beneficial your yoga practice will be. Therefore, it is essential to know whether you should shower before or after yoga to maximize your experience. It is best to take a cold shower before yoga to stimulate the glands and prepare…
If you tend to run hot, even the fluid motions of yoga can make you feel like you are about to collapse from the heat. With so many different opinions on the best practices for yoga, you might be unsure if using a fan while doing yoga is OK. Using a fan while doing yoga…
Yoga is a great way to stretch tired muscles and recenter before or after your day has started. If you’ve ever caught yourself yawning during yoga, you might have wondered why yoga makes you yawn? Well, we’re answering that question today. When our minds are preoccupied with an intense activity like yoga, it’s easy to…
As someone who started doing yoga a few months ago, there are many do’s and don’ts to learning how to practice yoga safely and enhance your experience. There are arguments surrounding the ideal environment and air circulation of the space to practice yoga. So, is the rule of never doing yoga in a closed room…
Yoga is a wellness practice that strengthens and uplifts the body, mind, and spirit. Downward Dog, also referred to as Down Dog, is one of the first asanas (poses) that you’ll learn as a beginner yogi. While this pose may seem extremely basic, it is far more than a warm-up and cool-down asana; it is…
As someone who recently began doing yoga, I became curious about some of the myths surrounding the different exercises and their effects. Yoga has been shown to improve flexibility, fitness, balance, cardiac health, mental health, stress, etc. Being such a beneficial exercise then begs the question, does downward dog make you taller? Throughout the day,…
There is nothing worse than slipping or sliding on your mat during a sweaty Bikram yoga class! From that perspective, my microfiber yoga towel has become an essential part of my yoga kit. Although, I was concerned about keeping it hygienically clean. With so much conflicting information on the internet concerning the best way to…
Yoga is one of the best and most popular forms of exercise and is highly effective for improving flexibility and balance while building strength and pursuing a state of mindfulness. However, tall people might find yoga a bit harder to pick up. So, is yoga harder if you’re tall, or is it all in your…
There is nothing that relieves the aches and pains of an intense vinyasa yoga class like a full body massage. Just like the yoga session revitalizes the mind, the massage helps to revitalize the body. However, although the two seem to complement each other, it did beg the question should I have a massage before…
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