No, you don’t have to breathe the way the teacher teaches in yoga. Here’s why.

Published on January 30, 2026 12:12 pm “Inhale as you extend your arms up. Exhale as you lower your arms.” “Inhale as you arch your back. Exhale as you fold forward.” Many yoga practitioners are used to being instructed to connect breath and movement in a very specific way: inhaling to get into poses that […]

What Losing Over 10,000 Followers in an Instant Taught Me About Aparigraha (Non-Attachment) | Om Yoga Magazine

On an unusually sunny August day in Dublin, I decided I was following far too many accounts that I no longer resonated with. In fact, I couldn’t remember why I followed half of them in the first place. I decided to do a bulk unfollow. Unfortunately for me, the platform incorrectly identified me as a […]