Yoga offers a rich array of resources for living healthier and better lives. The asana, pranayama, and meditation practices of yoga are well-honed tools for cultivating an abiding sense of wholeness in our lives and for opening to a more expansive appreciation of life itself as part of the sublime nature of human existence. They can also be applied in uniquely customized yoga practices to help us heal common injuries and ailments, including those that can arise when practicing yoga. 

 

From the earliest times of yogic exploration in India’s Vedic period (c. 1500 BCE), seers, sadhus, and various seekers have sought to make life better through reducing or eliminating suffering. This is the leitmotif of yoga. For some yogis, suffering is seen as an inherent part of the human condition that is ultimately addressed o...