Fitness, Health and Wellness

  While getting a pretty yoga mat is a good way to embark on a yoga practice, trying to google the difference between hatha and yin yoga can harder than holding a half-moon pose. If you had attended your first yoga class and didn’t enjoy it, it’s not that yoga and you aren’t meant to be — it’s probably because you haven’t found a style that works for you. Here are the five most popular styles, although it’s important to note that as hip hop yoga studios and goat yoga practices become the hottest classes to go for in the recent year, more classic forms of yoga have been adapted to be more fitness-focused. HATHA Hatha classes are usually a good place to start a yoga practice because it tends to be more low key, and slower paced. It focuses on basic postures, such as downward-facing dog or the warrior poses and breathing tends to be rhythmic. Hatha is also a good practice for anyone looking for a good stretch or to work on their alignment.   VINYASA Vinyasa tends to be a more vi...

You eat well, you practice good hygiene and you even add adaptogens to your smoothies to make sure you’re in top shape — something more important than ever. While you’re putting your personal immunity as a priority, we’re here to remind you that yoga naturally uplifts your vitality‚— and you never have to step away from your comfort zone, or your Sugarmat for that matter, while you’re at it. Here are four yoga poses you should incorporate everyday to help you build resilience inside and out: PRANAYAMA Pranayama is the heart of yoga. It is the formal practice of controlling your breath, and the practice helps to soothe and revitalize a tired body, and at the same time, calm anxiety and uncertain thoughts. How to: Start in a comfortable seated position, on the mat, blocks or even a cushion. Keep your shoulders over the tips and sit tall. Inhale a deep breath, feeling it up and down your spine. Repeat.   MATSYASANA, OR THE FISH POSE This variation of the fish pose is an immunity-stren...