By Jeanette Conery The International Association of Yoga Therapists (the accrediting body for all yoga therapists) says that “Yoga Therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of Yoga.” It’s important to know that yoga therapists aren’t setting out to “cure”… Read more »
By Tom Hess Many consider the second chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali to be the most important chapter of the text for the practitioner of yoga because it describes the actual practices that one should do to follow the path of yoga. Patanjali starts out in this chapter by defining Kriya Yoga,… Read more »
Unbroken Commitment By Tom Hess We at Yoga Center of Chico are celebrating our three-year anniversary this month and we want to thank the people of Chico and the greater Northern Central Valley for supporting us. We are committed to bringing you the best, most consistent yoga teaching that we can. One of the… Read more »
Yoga, Essential Oils, and Energy Medicine What Do They Have in Common … Besides Durham, California? By Mikaela Hengst They all have a similar purpose: to bring balance to the body. Used individually each modality can be extremely effective in bringing about a balance to the inner and outer landscape of our lives.… Read more »
By Tari Prinster ISBN-13: 978-1-62055-272-8 (Healing Arts Press, 2014) Surviving cancer has a lot to do with taking back control of your life and this book would be instrumental in that process. I personally know the healing aspects of yoga and detoxing so your body can do what it does best … heal. This book… Read more »
By Tom Hess Advancing in a yoga practice means the student must travel deeply within. In the Taittiriya Upanishad is a description of the five kosas, or layers of awareness, to see the real self within. These kosas provide a vision, or a set of plans, for self-awareness. They are the anamaya kosa, or physical… Read more »
