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Thoughts on practice, energy, and everything in between, from trusted voices across the Nova House Yoga + Movement community.

Why Managing Your Energy Matters in an Age of Overstimulation

We live in a world that will take every ounce of your attention if you let it. Notifications, group chats, three tabs open before breakfast, a to-do list that never actually ends.

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The Eight Limbs of Yoga: An Ancient Roadmap for a Very Modern Life

When most people hear "yoga," they picture the physical postures, the deep stretches, the arm balances you see on Instagram. But asana, the physical yoga practice, is only one piece of a much bigger system.

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Yoga + Pilates Isn't a New Trend. Here's Why It's Having a Moment Anyway.

If you've noticed more studios blending yoga and Pilates lately, you're not imagining it, but you're also not looking at something brand new. Yoga and Pilates fusion classes have been around for close to two decades.

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Shoulders, Neck, Hips: Where Are You Actually Holding Tension? Let's Talk About the Piriformis

Ask most people where they hold stress and you'll get the same three answers: shoulders creeping toward the ears, a tight neck, a jaw that won't unclench. Those are real, and worth paying attention to.

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Why We Do 108 Sun Salutations When the Seasons Change

Four times a year at Nova House, we do something a little different: we move through 108 Sun Salutations together, as a group, all the way through. If you've never done it, the number alone probably sounds intimidating.

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The Spiritual Meaning of the Harvest Moon

Every full moon carries its own kind of energy, but the Harvest Moon has always felt different. It's the full moon that falls closest to the autumn equinox, and for centuries it's marked something bigger than just a bright night sky.

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