Aging in a Culture of Longevity
Sandhya Gopalakrishnan February 3, 2026
Purpose before prolonging life.
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Purpose before prolonging life.
Nutritional treats for the cooler seasons.
A personal journey integrating yoga and nutrition for community health.
Being grateful for the small things.
Let’s explore why we need more rest.
We aim to improve the flexibility of hamstrings and shoulders, as well as the strength in the arms, thigh adductors, and the core. Variations are offered to develop the sense of balance on the arms. It is an exploration of your own expression in Firefly, whatever stage of life you’re in.
Mudras are highly stylized and symbolized as non-verbal communication. In this introduction to the Buddhist mudras, we will learn five Buddhist mudras and the mudras of the five wisdoms, or five Buddhas. After learning the forms and meanings of the mudras, it’s fun to observe the arts such as Buddha sculptures and paintings.
In this mantra, the 24 Mudras are practiced while chanting the Gayatri Mantra which has 24 syllables. Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to Savitri, a Vedic sun deity. Among various translations of the mantra, I introduce the first line by Tias Little and the rest of the lines by Swami Vivekananda.
Now that social media has become an extension of our own communities, a lot of negative perspectives and habits have made their way from the digital world to our real one. By becoming aware of your emotions and actions, you can get past the bad side of social media and enjoy the company of your social circle.
Forming new habits or having a different mindset can be a challenge, so how long does it take to form a new, healthy habit?
As we all come out of isolation, I find myself teetering between wanting to hang back in the world of the remote, or to bring myself deeply into community.
Duygu is an RYT 500 certified yoga instructor with over 15 years of dedicated personal practice.She completed her 500-hour training in 2024 and is currently
Purpose before prolonging life.
Small practices change everything.
Your saving grace to a high-pressured life.
From frustrated and mindless furniture assembly to in-my-body, grounded presence.
A perspective on meditation from a persistent practitioner.
Why understanding malas was my elephant in the room.
The baseline we create in class can invoke a sense of peacefulness that becomes the new normal.
3 simple practices you can offer yourself right now.
All it takes is some space.
What science has to say about emotions.
For the first time in my life, my true self was able to emerge like a lotus stuck in the mud.
Starting with deciding who gets a front-row seat in your life
When we give to others, we give to ourselves.
How to deal with change, from a school teacher (and parent).
Try this simple home decor boost using blooms.
The scent of roses represents home for me.
Are you polluting without realizing?
Remedies for resiliency during changing times.
They offer more than delicious menus and the feel of being in a romantic, 1950s film.
Expressing gratitude through cultural sharing.
The wheel explains the causes behind the pain and sufferings of all existence and, therefore, shows us a path out of it.
Simple fixes make the best solutions; most of these are free!
Purpose before prolonging life.
Being grateful for the small things.
Gratitude, presence, and impermanence converge.
How to regain childlike wonder and adjust thought patterns.
What I’ve practiced both on and off the mat helped me cope with the recent loss of my pet – during the pandemic.
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AKA how I’m coping during quarantine.
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An exclusive new interview with Angela Farmer
Delve into your five layers of consciousness.
Meet Sulabha, a scholarly renunciate that challenged the status quo.
Reflecting on lessons my grandma taught me.
Before you self-diagnose, consider if your body is asking you for this.
Take your gratitude lists to the next level.
Understanding the Sanskrit work ‘maitri,’ with the help of Pema Chodron.
