Sandy’s Blog
IPPA 2023!
Last month, I participated in the International Positive Psychology Association conference, which was held over four days in Vancouver Canada. This is the third time I’ve attended this wonderful [...]
Why Active Happiness?
Today’s post explores the multiple meanings of my blog’s title and is also meant to provide an overview of the book I’m working on and the direction my work [...]
Remembrance
Long ago and just a few years into my yoga practice, my teacher Donald Moyer gave a brief talk before class that was revelatory for me. A dedicated and revered [...]
Sandy’s Guest Blog Articles
Yoga props: a chair, mat, bolster, blanket, blocks and a strap.
Whether you’re new to practicing yoga or a seasoned practitioner, very often the most difficult part of practicing is actually starting. That can mean the challenge of first establishing a home practice, but it’s also true […] Read More >
Morning Glories by Georgia O’Keeffe
Give Your Practice the Time of Day
June 8, 2023 | Yoga for Times of Change
There are any number of reasons you might want to develop your own yoga practice. For example, some people need to tailor their practice to specific conditions, limitations, or personal goals, and some […] Read More >
Living Room by Matthias Weischer
Finding Work-Life Balance with Yoga—or trying to
February 9, 2022 | Yoga for Times of Change
One of the most difficult things for me during the pandemic—and I know I’m far from alone in this—has been establishing and sticking to a schedule. If you’ve been working from home or live with someone […] Read More >
Morning Glory by Jolene Monheim
Yoga for Happiness: An Overview
November 3, 2021 | Yoga for Times of Change
A few years ago, I began writing about how my dual passions for yoga and positive psychology (also known variously as the science of happiness and the science of well-being) connect with one another. […] Read More >
The Joy of Life by Henri Matisse
Recently I had a lovely long Zoom catch up with a friend and fellow yoga teacher. We had a wide-ranging conversation, which included some discussion of the challenges of teaching yoga remotely and various other current events in the yoga world. […] Read More >
Beauty, Supported by Prudence, Scorns the Offering of Folly by Angelica Kauffman
My Journey Toward a Sustainable Yoga Practice
January 11, 2021 | Yoga for Times of Change
I’d already been studying and practicing yoga for about a dozen years when I decided I wanted to try Ashtanga Yoga. I was 38 at the time and, specifically, I decided I wanted to learn the first series of the Ashtanga system before I turned 40. I had several […] Read More >
New Growth by Jamie Wyeth
Yoga and Positive Psychology, Part 3: Growth and Change
December 2, 2020 | Yoga for Times of Change
Positive psychology is built on the promise that we can increase our own happiness. A leading theory suggests that forty percent of our happiness is based on our own choices and behavior, with another forty percent biologically determined by the brain […] Read More >
The Happy Family by Pablo Picasso
Yoga and Positive Psychology, Part 2: What is Happiness?
October 16, 2020 | Yoga for Times of Change
As I discussed in my post Yoga and Positive Psychology, Part 1, for me, yoga has been a happiness practice. Even on days when I have to drag myself to my mat, I always leave it feeling better, both physically and mentally. The discovery that, no matter how my day […] Read More >
Sandy Blaine
Meet Sandy Blaine
September 29, 2020 | Yoga for Times of Change
Hello, Yoga for Healthy Aging readers! Like you, I imagine, I’m delighted to see the return of the blog. And I’m also very pleased to be joining as a regular contributor. …Here is a little about me: A longtime yoga practitioner and teacher, I graduated from […] Read More >
Afterglow by Maxfield Parrish
Yoga and Positive Psychology, Part 1
October 30, 2018 | Yoga for Healthy Aging
A few years ago, Ram wrote a lovely post on yoga and positive psychology. He spoke of positive psychology as a new and burgeoning field of study, pioneered, in its current incarnation, by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. A serious yoga […] Read More >
After the Rain by Joan Webster
Honoring the Process in Your Yoga Practice
August 5, 2014 | Yoga for Healthy Aging
Typically physical exercise is a goal-oriented pursuit; whether the goal is to beat your opponent at tennis, better your time in running, or improve your heart health and increase your muscular strength, you are after results. With yoga, the process, rather than […] Read More >