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Family-friendly activities in the time of COVID-19

Although coronavirus restrictions are loosening in many parts of the country, a lot of families are still opting to stay home more often than they were before the pandemic. While there are advantages to spending more time together as a family, it’s also not healthy for anyone to stay indoors and apart from society for…

Yogis and safety are synonymous at Esha Yoga

Coronavirus and Yoga The first key component to yoga is purity of mind, body, and spirit. Therefore, if you practice saucha or self-love, you could insulate yourself from the harmful germs around you and within you. Purification is the touchstone of yogic asanas and pranayamas as they detoxify the body. Take the sat-karma-kriya with six…

Seniors and Caregivers: How to Meditate in the New Normal

Are you thinking about beginning yoga and meditation? With the many health benefits both practices offer, there is increasing interest them. However, getting involved with anything new can be intimidating, especially if you aren’t very familiar with how those activities work. Here’s information to help seniors and caregivers who are thinking of easing into meditation…

Women’s Health Yoga Routine

Happy National Women’s Health Week! It’s easy to overlook awareness holidays, especially when there are so many of them. But this time, take a moment to ask yourself, “when was the last time you did something for my health?” Millions of women are affected daily by what seems like an endless list of health problems,…

How to use yoga as a self-care tool

Do you ever feel like life is moving at warp speed and you hardly have time to catch your breath? If so, you probably think you don’t have time for self-care. In truth, that’s exactly why you need it. Self-care helps you feel calm and centered. When you’re not stressed out and mentally overloaded, you…

Strike a Balance Between Self-Care and Fitness

The secret to total wellbeing lies in forming a symmetric relationship between your fitness routine and self-care practices. When it comes to self-rehab, holistic methods, including simple self-care, work best to relieve stress and make the mind and body whole once again. These six suggestions will help you bring more self-care into your health routine….

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Active Lifestyle for Addiction Recovery

Today, 20.8 million Americans are suffering from substance use disorders. Addiction takes a heavy toll on individuals, families, and society, but getting through recovery can be the toughest task of all. You can make your recovery easier by developing a healthy routine focused on physical fitness and mental health. Maintain a Healthy Routine A routine…

Kids yoga summer camp

Esha yoga is offering one week of summer camp for kids. Join us for summer camp, where we embark on a different yoga adventure every day! While our imagination transports us to exciting new places around the world, we practice numerous yoga poses by stretching like cats, jumping like frogs, and running like dogs— to name…

Yoga for children’s emotional health and wellbeing

Yoga and mindfulness activities at school can help improve the emotional health of children with anxiety, according to a study. Researchers worked with a public school in New Orleans to add mindfulness and yoga to the school’s existing empathy-based programming for students needing supplementary support. Third graders who were screened for symptoms of anxiety at…