by guest blogger Holly Walck Kostura, certified Iyengar Yoga teacher I’m currently in between homes and staying at a friend’s cabin buried deep within the woods. The other night, this snake (nonvenomous, a milk snake) landed on my head when I opened my front door. It took a few moments for me to realize that […]
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Yoga for Insomnia
by Holly Walck Kostura, certified Iyengar yoga teacher On the day after Thanksgiving, I left for India to study with Geeta Iyengar at her 70th birthday intensive. At the gathering, 1,500 practitioners represented 57 countries from around the globe with one intention: to practice yoga. It was the most precious experience of my life to […]
How Yoga is Like Apples
by Holly Walck Kostura, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher photos by T. Maxová, shot on the lush grounds of a private retreat located on the French Riviera and owned by a family of Karma yogis How is yoga like apples? The answer is simple: From one small seed grows a multitude of fruit. Apple […]
Joy to the World: An Easy Restorative Yoga Sequence
by Holly Walck, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher Planning, shopping, cooking, traveling, and gathering with extended family…the holiday season is upon us—and along with it, a number of challenges to the body, mind, and spirit. The good news is there’s a simple solution: the practice of supported yoga poses that nurture the body, replenish […]
The Yoga of Fullness
by Holly Walck, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher Do you know that saying, “Don’t tempt the fates”? Well, in my last blog I asserted that a dedicated yoga practice had seated me in gratitude, which leads to contentment. I’d already planned my next assignment, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, to explore the concept […]
Yoga for an Immune System “Boost-Up”
by Holly Walck, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher There are countless studies that show that yoga improves immune functioning, most recently the one mentioned in a post here by Dr. Eliaz that describes “how yoga is actually working to benefit us on the genetic level.” The online Oxford English Dictionary defines immunity as “the […]
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