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Each week, the editors at Yoga Journal compile moments—sometimes mind-bending, sometimes simple—that remind us yoga is, in fact, everywhere.
LEARN
In the most recent episode of the insightful Yogaland Podcast, Jason Crandell notes several ways students and teachers alike can help prevent injury as a result of practice. Although occasional aches are part of being human, as Crandell notes, these not-so-obvious tactics can keep things from escalating or even happening at all. His approach synthesizes decades of experience teaching students and training teachers and delivers information in an approachable and actionable style. So when he calls for a change in the way we’ve been practicing, we listen. As should you.
OBSERVE
Practicing yoga poses isn’t what makes you a better person. Case in point: “The Eco-Yogi Slumlords of Brooklyn,” a recent article in The Cut reporting on the owners of a yoga studio and their alleged not-so-yogic acts. Although there is much to be learned from the physical aspect of yoga, the point of the practice is to bring your awareness to how you show up to life. That practice begins on the mat. It never ends.
OVERHEARD
Toward the end of a challenging practice, the yoga teacher, Alicia, cued students into Wild Thing and I heard the woman next to me say something I couldn’t quite make out. Her young daughter, who she sometimes brings to class, then shouted, “Alicia! My mom said a bad word!”
STREEEEETCH
As with most things in life, it’s easy to measure ourselves against external markers of “success.” With yoga, it’s actually quite the opposite. It’s less about what a pose looks like from the outside than how it feels for us within. So while it’s easy to equate drama in a pose with its benefit, that’s not the case. We asked teachers for the subtle poses they feel are underrated when it comes to hip openers. These are the seven stretches they want you to know about—and practice.
FEEL
When you’re in your feels after yoga class and, as you make your way home during rush-hour traffic, you let someone pull out in front of you and they give you five waves and a grin via their rearview mirror. And in that moment, you’re reminded of the kindness of (most) humans.
LAUGH
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