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Sometimes silence is overrated. (Photo: Getty Images) Updated February 16, 2026 12:46 PM Every Sunday morning for the past seven years, I walked into a noisy room full of students to teach a heated vinyasa class. Noisy as in the dressing room, festive night out, noisy at restaurant level. It is far from peaceful shalas […]
Published on February 16, 2026 7:02 am You’ve no doubt read the science and heard the warnings from seemingly everyone, whether TikTokkers or your exercise-obsessed friend, about how essential it is to practice strength training. And chances are, the areas you neglect most include arm-strengthening exercises and core workouts. This type of resistance training not […]
And I highly recommend it for desk jobs. (Photo: Helena Lopes | Pexels) Published on February 15, 2026 4:33 am Sometimes the most difficult things in life are also the most necessary. That thing in front of me somehow made it to my yoga mat on a recent weekday afternoon. Turning to a yoga practice […]
Published on February 13, 2026 2:45 PM Chaturanga, also called a “yoga push-up,” is a humbling exercise. One moment you are in class and moving along with the rest of the group. The next moment the teacher gives Chaturanga a signal and everyone seems to lower their bodies as one stable unit. Meanwhile, you might […]
Published on February 12, 2026 1:23 PM Yoga diary‘s archive series is a curated collection of articles originally published in back issues dating back to 1975. This article first appeared in the March-April 1990 issue of Yoga diary. In his book The universe is a green dragonPhysicist and cosmologist Brian Swimme describes the maturation of […]
Teachers, I’ve been there. Here’s how I navigate through it. (Photo: Binik | Getty; Canva) Updated February 12, 2026, 8:00 AM A few weeks ago I went to the same studio three times in one week. Three different vinyasa teachers. Three different classes. And guess what? Every teacher taught almost the same sequence. Different voices. […]
Published on February 11, 2026 1:19 PM When we talk about practicing yoga for the heart chakra, our focus is on releasing tension around the heart, including the chest, upper back and shoulders. Even more, the anahata, or heart chakra, has to do with our ability to give and receive love, as well as our […]
Here’s what changed when I started making playlists my way. (Photo: Courtesy of Anaiz Ochoa at Sweatshop Central in Phoenix; Canva) Updated February 11, 2026, 11:12 am I vividly remember watching it Saved by the bell as a little girl and drawn to the character of Zack Morris. However, my grandfather Tati repeatedly mentioned AC […]
Published on February 10, 2026 8:03 am This morning’s yoga practice gently reminds us that self-love is built in moments of presence. Self-love is not powerful. Instead, it is meeting yourself without judgment, noticing that you can breathe deeply and understanding that you can learn to be with yourself even when it feels difficult, just […]
