Vinyasa Flow Yoga: What It Is and Why You Should Try It

Vinyasa Flow Yoga: What It Is and Why You Should Try It

If you’re like most Americans, you haven’t tried yoga yet. That may come as a surprise because you hear about yoga all of the time nowadays. In fact, between 2012 and 2016, the number of Americans doing yoga grew by 50%. However, that still equates to only one in three Americans having tried it. Perhaps that’s because people don’t understand what yoga is, or they’re intimidated by it. Well, there’s one type of yoga that everyone should try. Here’s why.

Finding Her Shine: Sytera’s Yoga Journey

Finding Her Shine: Sytera’s Yoga Journey

It’s early on a Saturday morning at SyteraYoga in a quiet section of Virginia, and students are waiting for class to begin. The room is full with people who arrived well ahead of time. Sunlight peaks in the windows and slants across the floor.

Kathy Low: Yoga from the Heart

Kathy Low: Yoga from the Heart

Alone, shaking and drifting out to sea, SyteraYoga teacher Kathy Low made a decision. She vowed not to forget what it’s like to be a beginner and to never leave a student stranded. The surfing instructor she had followed into the waves while on vacation in Costa Rica was a terrific surfer but he had forgotten what it was like to be new at something. “The experience brought me into a place of fear; but for him it was not fearful, and it made me realize that it’s easy to lose that connection with a beginner,” she said.

When to Do Yoga to Further Your Practice

When to Do Yoga to Further Your Practice

People from all walks of life have turned yoga to find balance, happiness, and peace in their daily lives. It’s also a phenomenal source of fitness training that works the arms and sculpts the core. It’s no wonder that 36 million Americans practice this ancient art, despite its origin in India dating back to over 5,000 years ago.

A Beginner’s Guide to Vinyasa Yoga

A Beginner’s Guide to Vinyasa Yoga

The yoga community continues to grow throughout the U.S., with approximately one in three Americans trying out yoga at least once. But whether you’ve taken a few yoga classes or have merely considered trying out instructional videos at home, you might not realize that there are many variations of practice within the discipline of yoga. There are several different techniques and methods to choose from, which can make it a bit confusing for those who are less experienced in this area to find the right yoga studio nearby. In today’s post, we’ll be discussing one particular type of yoga: vinyasa yoga. Let’s find out more about vinyasa and why you might want to consider incorporating it into your routines for fitness and stress relief.

Can Taking Yoga Classes Relieve Your Back Pain?

Can Taking Yoga Classes Relieve Your Back Pain?

In recent years, yoga has increased in popularity throughout the United States among all demographics. In fact, the number of yoga participants aged 50 and above has tripled during the last four years alone. Yoga classes have mass appeal for a variety of reasons; people can take yoga for the purpose of losing weight, toning muscle or even for pursuing mental or spiritual wellness. For others, practicing yoga can also be a way to minimize or even eliminate painful conditions.

Beyond the Physical: The Psychological Benefits of Yoga

Beyond the Physical: The Psychological Benefits of Yoga

In recent years, the popularity of yoga has continued to rise. In fact, the number of Americans who practice yoga increased by 50% between 2012 and 2016. In Western culture, yoga classes are seen as a way to tone the body, gain flexibility and balance and even lose weight. But traditionally, many of the benefits of yoga extend beyond the physical.

SyteraYoga launches its unique Nadi Ball method

SyteraYoga launches its unique Nadi Ball method

SyteraYoga is a relaxing, fun, and inspiring community for people who are passionate about yoga and self-care. It is for people who want to experience the benefits of yoga — to be happier and healthier without having to give up their modern lives. SyteraYoga's diverse...

Yoga Helps You Breath through Stress

Yoga Helps You Breath through Stress

There are obvious benefits of yoga, like improving flexibility and increasing strength. But yoga is so more than just conventional "fitness." Yoga is a lifestyle dedicated to self-care. And a big part of self-care is stress relief. If we don't manage stress, the...

Yvette’s Living Yoga: Stronger Than We Know

Yvette’s Living Yoga: Stronger Than We Know

Yvette Carlucci believes in finding out what it’s like to give it your all on the yoga mat. As a child, she watched her mother shy away from physical activity, so Yvette committed to leading a more physical life. In high school she joined the track team, and it...

Loosen Up with Yoga Body Rolling

Loosen Up with Yoga Body Rolling

A set of body rolling balls arrived on our doorstep and my husband freaked out. At the gym he has rolled a lacrosse ball across his back and shoulders to loosen the muscles. So, the prospect of fixing the “issues in his tissues” with a new type of rolling sphere was...

Zaiba Hasan: The Heart of a Yoga Community

Zaiba Hasan: The Heart of a Yoga Community

Everyone has a story to tell, and Zaiba Hasan wants to hear it. Zaiba, a regular and friendly face in the SyteraYoga community, is an open person by nature and can be found volunteering, parenting, and listening to the many people she calls her friends.. Zaiba is the...

Family Yoga: The Union of Parent and Child

Family Yoga: The Union of Parent and Child

Be honest, haven’t you always wanted to howl during upward-facing dog pose? Well, now you can! It’s called family yoga, where adults are encouraged to yuck it up. And, as for the kids, they’ve been doing this for years—it’s called being a kid. This is the “yes zone,”...

Carolee Jakes: The Art of Yoga

Carolee Jakes: The Art of Yoga

At an art class at the Corcoran in 2005, Carolee Jakes knew that her life’s direction was about to change. Before then, she had been a career nurse, a stay-at-home mom, and “a person who did a lot of PTA activities," she explained. At that class, the first of many,...

Ashtanga Yoga: Transformation through Permanence

Ashtanga Yoga: Transformation through Permanence

Everyone has a different reason for beginning yoga. In the case of SyteraYoga teacher Kathy Low, it was a colicky baby. Kathy had taken many styles of yoga since 1998, but it wasn’t until she ended up in an Ashtanga yoga class in 2007 that she began to see the light...

Rick and Mary Saunders: Living Yoga

Rick and Mary Saunders: Living Yoga

Not everyone’s husband will join them on a weeklong, mostly-female, vegan yoga retreat. But SyteraYoga student Mary Saunders is lucky. Her husband Rick did just that. A career Army officer and former national security advisor to the Vice President, Rick had just...

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