All by M Ryan Saldiver

4 Rules Of The Mat For Self-Development

By M Ryan Saldiver

In our Yoga mat practice, it’s important to remember we’re not pushing for perfection, but excellence.  Aristotle said “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly...

Meditation: How To Use Stress To Your Advantage

By M Ryan Saldivar

With so many conclusive studies about the positive aspects of meditation - strengthened immune response, increase in grey matter density in the brain, more even emotions and better memory - the practice is gaining popularity.  In my own classes, a question I get often is: how to clear the mind of stress?  The answer is simple: Don't.