There is a widespread and well-known image in Indian Tantric art: Lord Shiva lies inert and corpselike on the earth while the Goddess Shakti dances wildly on his body. He is all potentiality, all mind-space, she is all fluid energy. Together they symbolize the wholeness of universal life, the perfect union of still mind and vibrant matter...more

When I first encountered pranayama, I thought it was a complete waste of time. I had been taking classes for a couple of years and had just found the instructor I later came to see as my first "real" yoga teacher. One day she announced to the class, "Today we're going to do some pranayama." Huh? I thought. What's that? Prana—what?

Even if you are already teaching your own classes, learning to assist a senior teacher can be one of the most valuable learning opportunities you will ever have.

Position, props, and partners can all assist you in breathwork.

You put in the training and eat right. Yet you still look for ways to improve your athletic performance. Putting in more hours may seem like a logical way to go faster or further, but if you were to change nothing but improve the quality of recovery, your performance would also improve.