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Ask Strala: I’m hurting myself in yoga, help!

Ask Strala: I’m hurting myself in yoga, help!

  Question I understand yoga should be helping not hurting, but the more I practice the more my wrists hurt. Help!   Answer Yoga should help, and there's no need for it to hurt. But the fact is, a wide array of injuries are happening in yoga. Yoga teachers in…
Ready. Set. Knit.

Ready. Set. Knit.

Hi Friends, You are a space maker. Every inhale creates more room and space inside. Every exhale moves you right into that new space. The deeper you breathe the more space opens up. Everyone likes the feeling of having space around. Space to move. Space to breathe. Space to live.…

Ask Strala: I’m too stiff, what should I do?

  Question I'm really stiff for my morning yoga. Am I doing something wrong? Should I wait for my body to "wake up" a little before practicing? Practicing yoga, learning to breathe, and de-stressing my body and mind has done some amazing things for me. I don't want to be…

Ask Strala: How can yoga fight anxiety and depression?

  Question I have so much anxiety and I'm always feeling depressed. I really want to fight it out. I want to be happy again. Can you help?  Are there some yoga methods I can use here?   Answer The short answer is, breathe and feel.   Anxiety makes your…
Ask Strala  Finding balance between too easy and too injured

Ask Strala Finding balance between too easy and too injured

  Question How do I find the right balance between hurting myself, and going so easy that nothing happens? After 2 years of very little exercise, I've started doing yoga again to strengthen myself physically and mentally. I love the philosophy that Strala has of not stressing yourself or pushing…