Hi! I am Abbey Reynolds. I am a huge yoga fan. I find yoga a great way to distress and stay fit. Join me as I explore the world of yoga, laughter, positivity and the ultimate zen.
For the Love of Yoga
When someone says they’re going to a yoga class, we usually picture a roomful of people lined up on their mats doing stretches. And while all that is fine and dandy, the beauty of yoga is that it is as flexible as the yogis who practice it. Like all things in life, there are amazing ways to reinvent and reignite even the most practiced yogi’s passion for it. If you think you’ve seen all there is to yoga, then you’re in for a real treat! Here are 4 ways people have reinvented yoga.
Imagine a world where yoga and the movie Pay It Forward get married and repopulate the Earth. Oh, what a peaceful place we’d live in where guns and tanks would be irrelevant and the whole world prospers! Not to mention, so healthy, we’d all probably live to be a hundred. If only this was a possibility, right? Well, it just might be actually. Here’s the story of two good-hearted women whose goal is to provide our kids the means to reap the benefits of yoga and teach them to channel their energies into a healthier and more productive way. Read More
What is ‘perfect’? It is being entirely free of fault or defect: flawless. It’s boring; utterly and undeniably boring. This idea of perfection that we all have has been labeled as something entirely outside ourselves, something better than ourselves, something decided by someone else, something unattainable. Bollocks! The beauty of a person is in what makes them unique; those tiny flaws. One good example is dimples. Dimples are flaws in skin tissue; but when found on a sincerely smiling face it has the ability to transform it into a thing of beauty, giggling with life. Too many people nowadays set their value according to how they look. Whether dictated by themselves, a partner, or society, the standard has the power to kill our self-love. Read more: Body Lovin’, Self Lovin’
While traveling is mostly enjoyable and relaxing, it can also be a little stressful for some. Being in a different country or an unknown city can sometimes be overwhelming, especially if it’s on one of those business trips most of us have to go on. However, all that can be avoided by bringing something from home with you. And what better traveling companion is there than yoga? Find out our Top 5 Yoga Fitness Travel Must-Haves
The word yoga means “unity” and the word karma means “action”. Joined together, these two words have the power to change our lives, uniting us through our own actions. If only we all found the path of karma yoga, there would be so much goodness in this world. Changing the world seems like a heavy task, but all it takes is one random act of kindness to start a spark. Read full story to learn more about karma yoga and how our selfless acts can affect the entire world.
The most brilliant dance careers, like a passionate love affair, are short-lived. The body can do amazing things, but it also gives in eventually. Where do these shining stars of the stage go after their knees have had enough? If you think they curl up somewhere, hidden and forgotten by time, you are greatly mistaken. Find out how Ann Crowell Inglis, a dancer for the New York City Ballet for 5 years and a ballet instructor for 30 after that, found a way to battle those aches and pains through yoga.
