Ardha Matsyendrasana – Half Spinal Twist

Ardha Matsyendrasana – Half Spinal Twist

This is an excerpt from the book Spiritual Yoga – Awakening to Higher Awareness by Gyandev McCord of the Ananda Yoga® tradition. Shared with permission by @Hansa Trust. We are excited to welcome Nayaswami Gyandev for the 27th Anniversary of the SOYA Annual...
Can  Biotensegrity Change Everything?

Can Biotensegrity Change Everything?

Article written by Chris Morita Clancy, SOYA, IYTA, E-RYT500  Vijnana Yoga International, Founder of Embodied Biotensegrity Can  Biotensegrity Change Everything?  Even Our Approach to Yoga? How does the way we think about the body shape the way we practice and teach...
Finding Stable Ground Again

Finding Stable Ground Again

Article and photos by Terri McDermott SOYA Lead Faculty, E-RYT500 “Let us pause, take a deep breath, soften our knees, bend over and touch the Earth, connect to its energy, brace ourselves and rise strong.  Then, as that little one, sigh, giggle and connect to our...
Ustrasana – Camel Pose

Ustrasana – Camel Pose

This is an excerpt from the book Spiritual Yoga – Awakening to Higher Awareness by Gynadev McCord of the Ananda Yoga® tradition. Shared with permission by @Hansa Trust. We are excited to welcome Nayaswami Gyandev for the 27th Anniversary of the SOYA Annual...
The Stressed Out Yogi

The Stressed Out Yogi

submitted by Natasha (Lalita) Scott E-RYT 500, SOYA Faculty How can I be stressed, I’m a practitioner and teacher of yoga?  How can this be? I wondered as I left the emergency. What I  thought was a heart attack was not. It was stress.  How can this be? I wondered as...