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Yoga for Your Period
I never thought that Yoga would lead me to actually enjoy having my period, but this has truly been the case. For many years I dreaded...


The Value of Yoga Teacher Training
More than anything, yoga is a system of practice, not a belief system or one requiring faith. Many refer to it as a science. I would lean...


Yoga for Seniors
“When I am in an asana, I go beyond the chronological and psychological boundary of time.”– BKS Iyengar Yoga is a wonderful and...


Prenatal Yoga as Birthing Preparation
Preparing for birth can be an exciting, and sometimes stressful, process. Many women enjoy the benefits of weekly prenatal yoga to help...


The Chakras
In Sanskrit Chakra means ‘wheel’ or ‘circle of movement.’ There are seven main Chakras or energy centers in the human body, which can be...


The System of Yoga
To gain the most from this brief article, we suggest reading it slowly three times. The system of yoga is essentially a users manual for...


Zoreh Interview on Well-Woman Show
Click HERE to listen as Giovanna Rossi interviews HDY founder Zoreh Afsarzadeh on the Well Woman Show, celebrating International Women's...


Process Work and Aging
Mainstream American culture doesn’t always value the wisdom of age, and the later stage of life is primarily viewed through a negative...


The Benefits of Practicing Inversions
Inversions, poses that turn the body upside-down, practiced regularly and safely help to restore the nervous system. Shoulder Stand...


The Aparigraha of Asana
Each of us lives in a mind-body complex that takes its current form from our responses to the biological predispositions at birth and to...
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