Articles About Yoga Lifestyle


  • Planet Namaste: Ahimsa for Green Living
    Planet Namaste: Ahimsa for Green Living

    Author Prestonne Domareski

    Yoga is more than an exercise, it’s a lifestyle. As an avid practitioner and teacher of hatha yoga, I actively participate in this "yoga lifestyle" – I buy products made of organic material, recycle and compost whenever I can, drink tap water out of a reusable water bottle, ride my bike whenever possible, wash my clothes in cold water and consume organic, locally grown whole foods. However as the popularity of yoga increases with the temperature of our planet, I notice more Starbucks cups in the trash after class and less green living than I see in Yoga Journal advertisements. I find myself wondering if other yogis share the same environmentally friendly habits – does practicing yoga actually make you more environmentally sustainable, or is it simply a pretence perpetuated through the media? 
  • A Yogi’s Breakfast: Start Your Day with Vitality
    A Yogi’s Breakfast: Start Your Day with Vitality

    Author Ulyana Michailov ND

    Breakfast has been known to be one of the most important meals of the day. It is also a time of setting a healthy intention for the day ahead. If you start the day with a nutritious breakfast, you give yourself a good chance to picking healthier food choices for the rest of the day.
  • What is a Yogic Diet
    What is a Yogic Diet

    Author Carol DiPirro

    A Yogic diet is a balanced diet that ancient Yogis believed had a huge influence not only over our physical well being, but also over our thoughts, and ultimately our emotional and spiritual well being. This diet can also be called lacto-vegetarian, which means that it is made up of non-animal foods with the exceptions of dairy items and honey. With continued awareness about the body through yoga you may find that vegetarian foods become a natural choice.
  • Yamas Applied To Eating
    Yamas Applied To Eating

    Author Melina Meza

    There are numerous opportunities for the Yamas to support your current wellness and nutritional aspirations. The Yamas create a wheel of ethics that includes kindness, honesty, refrain from stealing, moderation, and non-hoarding. Following these five principles will help ensure that your life is filled with healthy relationships, including the one with yourself, others, and the natural world around you.
  • Winter Weight Gain: 7 Tips to Calorie Cutting
    Winter Weight Gain: 7 Tips to Calorie Cutting

    Author Kreg Weiss, B HKin

    By the end of winter, many discover that they have packed on a few (or many) extra pounds.  To add to the issues of reduced physical activity, the winter brings on holiday festivities that surrounds one with calorie-rich meals and treats.  With a little planning and discipline, you can avoid the onset of the winter weight gain.
  • Prana: The Vital Wind
    Prana: The Vital Wind

    Author Todd Caldecott

    Prana is used in both a general sense and a specific sense in Ayurveda. In a general sense, prana is the animating force of the body that we receive through the air we breathe, and the food and water we drink. In Ayurveda prana is intimately connected to vata dosha, and in this sense, vata represents prana in a disturbed state. Ayurveda delineates five specific aspects to prana, as different vayus or ‘winds’ of the body.
  • Yoga: A Cure For Modern Day Stress
    Yoga: A Cure For Modern Day Stress

    Author Michelle Trantina

    Stress has become a chronic aspect of life for many of us; and it takes its toll. The nervous system senses continued pressure and remains slightly activated, producing extra stress hormones over an extended period of time. This can wear out the body's reserves, leaving us feeling depleted or overwhelmed. Over time the immune system weakens causing illness and fatigue, mood swings, lack of focus, and irritability.  HOW CAN YOGA HELP?