August 6, 2025
Do you know those days when you wake up focused and breeze through your to-do list in no time? And then there are the other days, when you can’t seem to concentrate for even an hour, and every distraction takes you on a mental detour. When that happens to your yoga practice, you may find...
April 27, 2025
Our daily lives revolve around a tight balancing act of life and work, but we sometimes take for granted our own health and well-being. As a result, we end up getting stressed, burned out, and depressed as all the negativity piles up on us. With that in mind, we think about ways to de-stress and...
February 18, 2025
Restoring the balance of your natural hormones can maintain the quality of your physical and mental health. One of the ways to balance these hormones is through yoga practice. The endocrine system is made up of a collection of glands that produce hormones and is essential to every function in the body. These functions include...
January 10, 2025
Are you breathing easily? It’s not a trick question. In a time when most of us spend our days racing from one commitment to the next, constantly running behind schedule, it can be hard to catch a proverbial breath. As a result, our stress levels remain almost permanently high, and many of us can’t shake...
July 5, 2024
One of the main benefits of yoga is just how little ‘equipment’ you need to practice. In fact, you’re good to go with little more than a mat, enough space to roll it out, and comfortable clothes. But here’s the thing – choosing the right mat for you can really make a difference. It may...
May 27, 2024
Yoga is an ancient practice with roots reaching back thousands of years in Asia. Thanks to the plethora of benefits, Asians never ceased practicing different types of yoga. In the United States, yoga has almost exploded in popularity over the past decade and a half. We love introducing more practitioners to yoga and helping others...
May 24, 2024
What’s it like to join a yoga class for the first time? If that’s a question you’ve been asking yourself for a while, you’ve come to the right place. At Uptown Yoga, we pride ourselves on welcoming a community of diverse yogis of all backgrounds and abilities. This blog tells you everything you need to...
April 19, 2024
When can you call yourself an advanced yoga practitioner? The answer is – it depends. But while that may be true, it doesn’t help you pick the best yoga class for you. Would you benefit most from a beginner, intermediate, or advanced class? And what does ‘all levels’ mean? In this blog, we take a...
April 14, 2024
Seasoned yogis know that your yoga practice blossoms when you devote time to it regularly. Beginners find that they progress faster if they practice at least once per week. As obvious as that may sound, it’s not always easy to fit in a yoga class once a week or more regularly. Work and family commitments...
March 19, 2024
How fit are you? We’re not asking you to look in the mirror but rather to think about how easy or hard it’s been to make time for exercise lately. Even with the best of intentions, it’s not always straightforward to balance a busy work and family schedule, let alone fit in exercise. Still, most...
