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Centering Your Mind Through Yoga

When I’m teaching a class, I try to remind my students to keep coming back to two things: breath and body. Whether I tell them to engage or relax a muscle or focus on each and every inhalation and exhalation, what I’m trying to do is center them into their experience of what’s happening right […]

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How Yoga Helps Relieve Stress

Science has given us solid proof of what we might have all believed since we first started practicing – that yoga helps relieve stress! Yoga is not just a woo-woo technique to stretch your body and do weird breathing exercises, but it’s now an evidence-based practice that has many proven benefits and can lead to […]

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Five of the Most Important Yoga Resolutions You Can Make

Yoga Resolution #1 – When in doubt…yoga it out Whenever I’m feeling angry, anxious or sad (insert challenging emotion here) it helps to remember that more often than not, yoga really helps in working through my emotions. I really try recognize exactly how I’m feeling when I first sit down (or lay down) on the […]

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Give A Gift to Yourself: Yoga Teacher Training

It’s always important to care as much about yourself as you do others, and giving yourself a gift of a yoga teacher training is one of the longest lasting gifts you can give! We offer a variety of yoga teacher trainings, one to suit your interests as you delve deeper into the practice–whether your ultimate […]

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December 2017 Kunga Theme: 10 Minutes of Savasana

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”  -Mohandas K. Gandhi Relaxation is one of the primary benefits of a hatha yoga practice, as well as one of the sweet gifts of life itself. When our body and mind are relaxed and at ease, we can function optimally, allowing a balanced, calm and harmonious […]

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Posture Clinic: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana- Bridge pose Typically, the name of yoga postures is derived from their appearance and what the poses mimic in nature. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, interpreted as bridge pose, is a posture that looks like a man-made or natural bridge, but also contains a deeper meaning. Bridge pose symbolizes a spiritual connection between the […]

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Our Instructor Explains Why She is Grateful for Yoga

A Journey of Gratitude Through the Chakras – Taylor Lawrence, RYT200 If you know me, then you know how much I love to write – especially when it involves my love for yoga. But when I sat down to write about why I am grateful for yoga, I’ll be honest, I felt a little overwhelmed. […]

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Six Ways to Prepare for Your Yoga Retreat

By nature a yoga retreat is designed as an opportunity to distance yourself from the citta or distractions and fluctuations of a quotidian routine. One is able to take time away from their everyday life to engage more deeply in a spiritual journey, delve into the offerings of a different geographic location, and also to […]

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Posture Clinic: Dhanurasana

Dhanurasana – Bow Pose Dhanurasana, Bow Pose, resembles an archer’s bow, hence the name. It creates a powerful stretch along the front body and an opening at the heart center (anahata chakra), while building strength along the back body. Heart openers like dhanurasana can be invigorating and help to promote courage. Try it using the […]

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Yoga Trainings + Workshops You Can’t Afford to Miss

At Wilmington Yoga, we like to give our students lots of options and opportunities for deepening their practices….whether that be through diving into a teacher training, joining us for a mini workshop, or traveling with us on retreats (and of course, offering a full schedule of public classes 7 days a week)! You can find […]

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