Science says Buddha was right about your brain

How your brain structurally changes based on your thoughts.

Living WellCara McDonaldFebruary 4, 2016brain, science, stress, anxiety

The two best asanas I learned at the Yoga Journal conferences

What I took away from the Yoga Journal LIVE! conference in San Francisco, California: Friendasana and Oneasana.

YogaCara McDonaldJanuary 26, 2016conference, event, yoga, travel

3 playlists for power vinyasa yoga

Three of the playlists I use for my C2 classes.

YogaCara McDonaldJanuary 13, 2016playlist, yoga class, popular

7 things your yoga teacher wants to tell you (but won't)

Secrets of a yoga teacher.

YogaCara McDonaldJanuary 10, 2016yoga teaching, yoga, popular

My word for 2016

I wrote up some intentions for the year. Then I edited, simplifying them more and more until I landed on one word.

InspirationCara McDonaldJanuary 1, 2016New Year, mantra, popular

7 New Year's intentions for yogis

Here are some ideas for intentions for your 2016 yoga practice, and perhaps beyond.

YogaCara McDonaldDecember 28, 2015intentions, New Year, goals

Transformational Yoga: 5 tips to deepen your practice in 2016 {Elephant Journal}

Make more of your yoga practice this year.

YogaCara McDonaldDecember 28, 2015Elephant Journal, yoga, transformation, New Year

Melt anxiety with these variations of child's pose

Benefits of child's pose and fun variations to add to your practice.

YogaCara McDonaldDecember 22, 2015Balasana, yoga, poses, Child's pose, how to, Anxiety, yoga benefits, Friday Faves, Stress, asana, hip-openers

A letter to anyone struggling this winter

Dear friend, What you are going through is unfair. I’m so sorry...

Inspiration, Energy + Healing, Body ImageCara McDonaldDecember 18, 2015winter, letter

Epiphany: I'm not proud of my beliefs

The more I think and read and learn, the more confused I become. Instead of strengthening what I believe to be true, I find myself even more unraveled.

Cara McDonaldDecember 9, 2015beliefs

Why I don't strive for self-acceptance anymore

I want more.

Body Image, Energy + HealingCara McDonaldNovember 22, 2015body image, love, self love, self acceptance

Simple mantras to cultivate gratitude

The season of Thanksgiving is an appropriate time to adopt a gratitude mantra (though really any time is a good time).

Living WellCara McDonaldNovember 13, 2015Gratitude, Thanksgiving, meditation, mantra

The power of hips

Your hips store stress and trauma. This isn’t news to me. What is news to me is that they hold a lot of power. At least I believe this to be true. Let me explain why.

Energy + HealingCara McDonaldNovember 4, 2015hips, power, I Am Power, third chakra

I started doing this every day and my stomach shrank

So much changed when I traded self-hate for self-awareness. One of the surprising changes was in my belly.

Body Image, Living WellCara McDonaldOctober 27, 2015weight, Solar plexus chakra, pranayama