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One of the things I always find comes up for me when I am learning a new pose in yoga is that my ability to find the pose is just as hard as staying in it. I don’t just mean the stretch, although since I do have a tendency to go hot and cold on my yoga practice, I have times when I have been away for a week or two and need to get myself back into a nice long stretch again.

No – I mean that when I decide I need to add a post to my routine, maybe because it will strengthen some part of my body that needs strength. Usually if that is the case, I find that getting to the pose and then relaxing in it is easier if I can just relax and center myself mentally in that pose. And to do that, sometimes it helps if my feet feel like they are completely in touch with my mat on all points. That is where yoga socks can really help. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone starts yoga at some point with just the most basic of yoga gear, usually meaning nothing more than a simple mat. And that is fine, truth be told you shouldn’t really need a lot of yoga gear to do yoga. The important thing is to clear your mind, sit in your pose, and use the yoga to give yourself that centered peaceful place. That is, after all, why we do it.

But it never hurts to have that little extra bit of yoga gear that helps us along the way. If you do your yoga at home, I do it by myself quite often, and then a video or two is what will inspire you to keep going. There are some amazing videos shot in some of the most beautiful places in the world. Just to see one of these teachers doing a pose on a beach or beside a mountain can be enough to inspire any of us to try a little harder, stretch a little more. Read the rest of this entry »

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 Although you probably could do yoga without great yoga gear, under a tree in your bare feet without a mat – why would you want to? Just think of all those cool yoga videos with people in wonderful yoga gear, by the ocean or in the mountains. Read the rest of this entry »

No matter how great a yoga studio you may have, you will find that there is always something, some yoga prop, you wish you had for that special situation. It could be that you need more blocks for the new natal class, or longer straps for the all men yoga retreat you are planning. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are setting up your own studio, whether it be for private practice or to hold classes, you will probably need a few things to set the mood. Here are some posters to help with the poses and give everyone some inspiration. It might be you are thinking of expaning your storefront. Here are some great items that will allow your students to carry that yoga mood with them into the world. Read the rest of this entry »