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20 Benefits of Yoga. Is it like instagram shows?
October 11, 2021

20 Benefits of Yoga. Is it like instagram shows?

What are the Benefits of Yoga? In the modern world the benefits of yoga can be seen everywhere; we'll come across pictures with thin bodies, sunsets and sunrises with people in fancy poses, we will read citations by Ram Dass, Buddha or Gandhi with a pink lotus flower. Instagram is filled with photos of  expensive [...]
Breath is the First Medicine
June 24, 2020

Breath is the First Medicine

Breath as a Medicine Last year I volunteered at a music festival in the medical tent. Because of my history with asthma, I worked with the patients who rushed in with asthma attacks. They were helpless. Unable to be at peace and afraid they might never find a satisfying breath again. There seemed to be [...]
More Than Just an Exercise: Yoga for Total Wellbeing
May 11, 2018

More Than Just an Exercise: Yoga for Total Wellbeing

Traditional Yoga is More Than Just an Exercise In busy lifestyles driven by working hard and looking good, following the latest trends in exercise and fitness to get the best body in the shortest time is commonplace. Splashed across social media and in magazines or blogs, it’s all about toning up, slimming down, and getting [...]
Yoga for Asthma: How Yoga Can Help You Breathe Better
March 24, 2017

Yoga for Asthma: How Yoga Can Help You Breathe Better

The Practice Learning to use tools of yoga for asthma changed my life. The practices that helped me can help anyone breathe better, even those who don’t have asthma. Asthma can be triggered for different reasons, and different things will help different people, but some basic yoga practices are ideal if you want to breathe better. [...]
Pain Without Suffering on Elephant Journal
November 5, 2014

Pain Without Suffering on Elephant Journal

Can there be pain without suffering? It mostly depends on how we describe pain. I wrote an article for Elephant Journal on this. One addition to the article that should be mentioned is, please listen to your body! Though we can learn to keep our mind steady even while discomfort is happening (read the article […]

How to Find Balance in Your Life and Yoga Practice
February 12, 2013

How to Find Balance in Your Life and Yoga Practice

Find Balance Through Yoga In this video Doron tells how you can use your yoga practice to find balance between the feminine and masculine sides - yin and yang. The terms Yin and Yang come from Chinese philosophy, where they symbolize two different energies existing. Yang energy is dry, active, hot, focused and fast. Yin [...]
Yoga 24/7
June 1, 2011

Yoga 24/7

Yoga 24/7 I remember when a friend told me “You keep slumping in the car when you drive, then you go to yoga to fix it. Stop slumping throughout your day and with yoga you will move a great deal further”. I was in constant negligence of the body throughout the day. The next yoga [...]
Finding Your Edge
May 1, 2010

Finding Your Edge

What is the edge? The concept of "edge" is often used in western thought and conversation.  Innovative companies are often described to be on the 'cutting edge' of technology.  People describe anything that brings them relief as 'taking off the edge'. An 'edgy' person is someone who is defensive, or close to becoming angry.   [...]