Daily Cup of Yoga Starts Today!

Daily Cup of Yoga loves everything and anything that deals with yoga. That means that just about anything is fair game for posting that pertains to yoga, contemplative, simple and spiritual living. Daily Cup of Yoga serves as a repository of resources to help “seekers” discover their inner/hidden yogi. While not every post on Daily Cup
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Take Some Time for Crystal-Clear Reflection

Yoga Bookshelf I have a weakness for books, especially books about yoga. Check out the yoga bookshelf to see what I’ve been reading lately. lokah samastha sukhino bhavanthu may all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and
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“The Hugging Mother”

Before this morning, I’d only sort of heard of Amma, the Hugging Mother. NPR had an interesting segment on a few aspects of this Indian Saint’s work for making the world a more peaceful, compassionate place to live. Listen to the interview here.  Read more about her life at Amma.org. Here are a few of my
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AshtangaNews

I ran across a great image on the AshtangaNews blog today (check out the image below). It was produced by Flickr Leech, an image application that creates image collages based on keywords. All you have to do is type in “Ashtanga” and a great set of photos pops up. It looks like it could be
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Face Yoga – The Quick and Easy Office Yoga Routine

Doesn’t sitting at a desk all day, hunched over and staring at a computer screen, give you a major kink in the neck and make you feel like you’re going blind? Since I’m a law student (third year, almost done thank goodness!) that’s pretty much what my days consist of–blurry eyes and tight shoulders. If you’re
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BKS Iyengar Yoga: 1938 Silent Newsreels

These are some amazing clips of BKS Iyengar when he was still a young man. He puts on quite the exhibition. I love the beginning of the first clip where he stands up with his leg behind his head. If only my hamstrings were a little looser. Part I If you enjoyed the first clip,
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Use Time Well to Simplify Your Life

Think in the morning, act in the noon, read in the evening, and sleep at night. I really enjoy this line from a poem by William Blake about the ebb and flow of his day. I think life could be so much simpler if we recognized the internal clock that drives each of us, however
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10 Great Reasons to Try Yoga

Many people, especially men, are afraid to try yoga because it’s different. Yoga isn’t like any of the traditionally recommended methods for improving health and well-being in America. Men especially gravitate towards the more competitive activities for getting in shape, such as basketball, racketball, etc (picture sprained ankles and welts on the back of the
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10 Tips for Mindful Living

It’s not always easy to practice mindful awareness when the day starts to get hectic. A pleasant hour on the yoga mat early in the morning can quickly become a long lost memory once we put the keys in the ignition and hit the gas pedal. It seems like the busier the day gets, the
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Practice Voluntary Simplicity

Yoga Bookshelf I have a weakness for books, especially books about yoga. Check out the yoga bookshelf to see what I’ve been reading lately. lokah samastha sukhino bhavanthu may all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and
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