Yoga Green Book

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Bias and systemic racism contribute to trauma, mental illnesses, diseases, and death disproportionately impacting Black Americans. Yoga and meditation can improve cardio and circulatory health, reduce stress, lower blood pressure and blood sugar, boost the immune system, build strength, increase flexibility, and much more. Join our community of black folks, allies, and those that love what we're doing and want to be in community with us! ❤️
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Full Moon 🌕. Get grounded. Release what no longer serves you and bring things to full completion.

During a full moon, it is stated we will feel energetic and emotional, but not well grounded. In addition, we are likely to be more headstrong. Intentional, slow breathing in this video will help counter those effects.

5 Minute Full Moon Breathing Exercise This 5-Minute Full Moon Breathing Exercise will help you relieve anxiety and stress and feel grounded. During a full moon, it is stated we will feel energeti...

4:4 Breathing to feel grounded and relieve stress on this full moon and election day

Equal (4:4) Breathing Exercise | Day 2: Breathe to Ease Anxiety and Stress Today, we will practice an equal breathing exercise called 4:4 breathing. We will slowly breathe in to the count of 4 and then slowly breathe out to the coun...

How to do Belly Breathing

Belly Breathing Exercise | Day 1: Breathe to Ease Anxiety and Stress We will practice a breathing exercise called diaphragmatic breathing also known as belly breathing.Belly breathing helps balance the nervous system and relie...

5 Rest Practices And The Black Folks Who Lead Them

5 Rest Practices And The Black Folks Who Lead Them Rest is most certainly a trending topic these days. From social media channels, to blog articles, to podcasts, talking about rest seems to be everywhere in mainstream media. But, rest has always been central to the practice of yoga. Because western methods have focused so heavily on asana - equating...

21 Yoga Books by Black Yogis

21 Yoga Books by Black Yogis Here are 21 yoga books written by black yogis: Black Women's Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner Peace by Stephanie Evans Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Trauma by Dr. Gail Parker Transforming Ethnic and Race-Based Traumatic Stress With Yoga by Dr. Gail Parker Skill in Action: Radicalizing You...

3 Facts About Black Maternal Mortality – And How Yoga Can Help

3 Facts About Black Maternal Mortality - And How Yoga Can Help This year, April 11th - 17th is recognized as Black Maternal Health week in the US and we wanted to bring awareness to this important topic. The health and wellbeing of Black people is the core of our mission at Yoga Green Book. Maternal health is a very serious issue for Black women* as we

4 Trailblazing Black Women In Yoga You Should Know

4 Trailblazing Black Women In Yoga You Should Know Celebrating the contributions of women is appropriate and necessary at any time of year. Yet, while March is still designated as Women’s History Month in the United States, it’s a great time to recognize and share the inspiring work of black women in yoga. Below are a few women who have been ins...

5 Black-owned Wellness Apps You Need To Know

5 Black-owned Wellness Apps You Need To Know Black folks have been an important part of the tech scene for years. We are continuing to make strides in digital media spaces and app development is no exception. Black creators have developed a variety of apps across many categories. Today, we can now find black-owned apps that

3 Simple Ways to Make Meditation Easy

3 Simple Ways To Make Meditation Easy Wouldn’t it be amazing to escape to the top of a mountain, sit in undisturbed silence and quietly meditate for as long as you wanted to? Sounds like bliss to me. But let’s keep it real…ain’t nobody got time for that! LOL :) If you’ve been wanting to try meditation but feel like it’s too ...

3 Black Ashtanga Yoga Teachers You Need To Know

3 Black Ashtanga Yoga Teachers You Need To Know Ashtanga Yoga is a commonly misunderstood style of yoga. It has a reputation for being “hardcore” that often leaves it overlooked or trailing in popularity behind Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin and other more popular yoga styles. But Ashtanga is an amazing practice! What’s so great about it you ask? Well...

"It is so important for us women to take care of ourselves so we can show up fully in the world and fully for those who need us the most." - Tiana Hill; Live Well, Be Well

Practice self-care with Tiana at yogagreenbook.com

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Retreats/Workshops

🙌🏾🙌🏾 Upcoming workshop with Sherrell, YGB Teacher and creator of Faith & Flow Yoga: Mothers & Caregivers Day Retreat, May 6, 2017, 2pm to 6pm, Columbia, MD

http://sherrellmooretucker.com/retreatsworkshops/

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The Way of the Warrior: A Moving Meditation

Ever been in a yoga class (local or virtual) and had to look up during the entire class to figure out what the teacher was doing?

Starbird Yoga just created a sequence that changed everything. Join her in a new class that repeats the flow so you can spend more time inward instead of watching and imitating.

http://yogagreenbook.com/p/yoga-for-beginners-the-way-of-the-warrior

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Beginner's Mind: Tips for the New Yogini

"Practice with the body you have today, and delight in a new body every time you step to the mat. Practice with curiosity and compassion, and without expectation." - Jessica Young - A Devoted Yogi

http://blog.yogagreenbook.com/beginners-mind-tips-for-the-new-yogini/

blog.yogagreenbook.com Tips for beginning, returning and prodigal yoginis* (*or yogis, you know, whatever pronoun suits you)

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"In between what looks like the perfect shot or the perfect life is real life and the real shot. There is no such thing as perfection. No matter how perfect someone's life looks on Instagram or Facebook there are always those behind the scenes moments and what really happens when the camera stops rolling. Yoga is a practice! Every day show up to the mat to experience what it is that is waiting to be uncovered. Show up to life the same way! Tree pose with an attempted toe stand!" // 📷 Tiana Hill; Live Well, Be Well

Practice yoga with Tiana in our online studio.

"Whether you're struggling with balance, or looking to advance your practice, the secret may be the most overlooked part of your body- your feet. Bringing more awareness to your what your feet are doing in each pose, as well as stretching them regularly (and mindfully), is a great way to improve your yoga practice." - Starbird Yoga

Get rooted and show your feet some love. Practice with Starbird in her new online class at yogagreenbook.com