With the coming of her second child, yoga teacher Anastasia Shevchenko had to re-think her work. Read her story about bringing a big project to life despite a very small budget and lack of investors – while taking care of two small kids!

Vi fortsätter in på vecka 2 av 4 tillsammans med Veronica "Vevve" Jäderlund där vi ser närmare på fotplacering och benaktivering i stående positioner. Fokus under dessa fyra veckor är att lära dig grunderna, bryta ner positionerna så du kan bygga upp dem så de passar just dig. Yoga på ditt sätt helt enkelt! För en personligare och roligare yogapraktik.

It all started with philosophy. Yoga was developed as a practical way to break free from certain patterns and to reduce suffering. But yoga in itself is not important. What is important is the effect it might have on you. Dare to try Yoga Philosophy online!

This is the fourth and final part of the theme month on yin yoga. Yin yoga places you in positions that are challenging for joints, ligaments, and muscles; positions that can hurt you if you leave them too quickly or aggressively. In this part I will give you some final advices so that you can continue your practice when this theme month ends. Let me educate, guide and inspire you to a more balanced life where yin yoga plays an important part.

We are all battling stress, tension, and mental challenges. Yin yoga is the theme for this month and in this second part (of four) you will learn more about how you can reduce stress and tension in your life. I, like most people, have a long list of tasks to accomplish every day and many roles to juggle. Let me educate, guide and inspire you to a more balanced life with where yin yoga plays an important part.

What is desire? And how do we find space to see our true desires? Sarah Platt-Finger helps us understand desires from a tantric perspective and how they are connected to our chakras. She also explains the concept of Gunas in this inspiring blog post that takes us into the world of yoga philosophy. I would love for you to come practice with me, and my husband Alan Finger, at Yoga Games Gothenburg on May 26-28. 

Regardless of how your day has been, give yourself a moment to wind down, reflect and let your body find peace. To go to sleep without a moment of relaxation may have a negative impact on your sleep and your body's opportunity to recover. So give yourself the chance to balance OFF and ON with a nice evening routine!

Start practicing yoga at home! It doesn’t have to be a full yoga session, a bit of stretching with a few exercises to open up the body can do wonders. If you add up what 15 minutes per day would be in a year… It’s 5,475 minutes, a total of 91 hours, it doesn't have to be more than that! Leia Dehlin gives you the best tips and tricks on how to get started with yoga at home.

Are you in a unstoppable spiral where the days run together? Is it difficult to find the time to live between job, commuting, pickup and leaving, leisure activities and the never-ending pile of laundry? Here we discuss the research on Downshifting – less working hours and consuming less, to get more time for other things.

Sometimes we might expereince things that we can't really explain. This can be very confusing, and scary. When it comes to yoga philosophy there are many parts of this that might be difficult for our western minds to grasp, such as prāṇa, the energy of life. Simon Krohn, yoga teacher with an MA in philosophy, had one of these experiences, which took him on a journey within himself. Here he explains how we can understand life and open our minds through different approaches to different experiences. 

Sometimes we all tend to get lost in ourselves, in playing roles that isn't really who we are deep inside. So how come we keep falling into these patterns, over and over again? Here invite you on a journey to discover how yoga can be the tool that sets us free and open us up towards ourselves and the world around us.
Also, I would like to invite you to Yoga Games Stockholm February 10-12, 2017, come practice with me there! 

"Yoga has the ability to heal. Yoga has the ability to bring about peace. So the more people we can inspire to practice the happier and healthier this world will become. By taking yoga into the art world I hope we can inspire more people into yoga." Richard Pilnick, also known as the Yoga Photographer, shares his beautiful encounter with yoga and how it completely changed his life. 

Life works in mysterious ways, right? Today I practice hatha yoga almost every day, and share it with others: some in wheelchairs and others with bodies in varying conditions. How did I get here? How did "this" happen? In this text I share a peace of my story, from american football player to yoga teacher on wheels.

According to yogic philosophy Truthfulness, or Satya is a core value and foundation for a balanced and joyful life. The meaning and practice of Satya reaches further than only speaking the truth. It is about being honest with yourself in your emotions, thoughts and actions. When living in your own truth you become more at ease with yourself, feel more confident, are able to take care of your own needs and to make decisions that serve your higher self. Read this inspiring text from yoga teacher Amanda Holmström and start living your truth!

The social tectonic plates of the world are massively shifting and they are way up there on the hypothetical richter scale. Peace in the world must start with peace within ourselves. Finding balance and harmony in our lives, souls and for the planet upon which we walk our walk cannot be done from the outside. It cannot be structured or forced. It cannot be packaged and sold off the shelf. It must come from the inside.