Yoga is a fantastic way to keep your body healthy, both physically and mentally. It can help with flexibility, strength, balance, and stress relief. However, like any physical activity, it’s essential to take care of your body to avoid injury. In this blog, we’ll focus on knee health for yoga. The knees are one of…
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August feels like shifting. Creating space and definition, getting lists made and goals in mind, and planning for the change of seasons (however little we outwardly feel it) and incoming fresh perspectives. SuhkaLife is moving towards a blog and news based newsletter! And has graciously asked me (hi, I’m Carly!) to write the monthly blog.…
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As the Summer months bring hurricanes, fireworks, an uptick in events and opportunities, and a general feeling of lethargy combined with fanatic energy (amazing – the range!), we find ourselves revisiting the practice of reframing. It’s easy to get used to or caught up in certain thought and behavior patterns. And some of them may…
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Modifying your yoga poses in order to protect your knees is simple and easy. From group instruction to personal yoga at home we’ve got some great advice for you. Check out our list of ways to modify yoga for people with knee problems.
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When we consider the concept of balance, we tend to think of it as a set destination, a singular attainable goal that is fixed in it’s position. We also associate balance with a sense of peace, calm and focus. Balance does in fact invoke a feeling of calm and centers the mind, essentially, bringing together…
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We do not always consider the complexities associated with knees unless you have actually suffered or sustained an injury. The knee is the single most delicate joint of the human body. It is responsible for our ability to move freely, walk, stand, pretty much everything! In yoga, there are so many postures that affect this…
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A few years back, I was a horse trainer and I loved to run. That’s all I had to do to keep in shape. Well, the horse training slowly started to be replaced by children and running for myself was getting replaced by running after kids. I needed to do something. So what did I…
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When I started practicing yoga, I knew that my body was not ‘bendy’. I would watch the ‘bendy’ people with complete awe and I’ll admit it, jealousy. I thought that the more I practiced yoga, the more flexible I would become. Well, it is true to a point. What I didn’t take into consideration is that I’m…
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