Category: Health
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The secret to not slipping during your down dog!
I’ve slipped from time to time, and I don’t want to buy those yoga gloves and footwear! My wife bought me a pair of Gaiam yoga socks which work better on hard surfaces so if I can just start doing yoga at home without my mat–which is currently at work–I…
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Five things to do before breakfast for a happy day
Okay, so on work days I don’t eat a breakfast per se. I have a biscuit or a croissant with my coffee during my morning break around 9:30 a.m–about four hours after I get up. I know I should be eating right when I get up so perhaps that will…
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Part of my New Year’s Resolutions
Here’s a great way to start out 2015 from DoYouYoga.com: Seven Steps to Manifest Fabulousness in 2015
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Stepping forward out of Downward Facing Dog, gracefully!
Stepping a foot forward from Downward Facing Dog is one vinyasa I cannot do. The link below is from YogaGlo.com, an online yoga teaching ministry that I am considering becoming a member. The class looks helpful and reminds me–I need a couple of blocks for my home practice. This is…
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Sciatica can be a pain in the ass!
I suffer from Sciatica. The pain varies in intensity: there are times I can barely walk and other times I am just annoyed at the nagging pain. Here are seven poses to calm that raging nerve down from Yoga International.
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Meditation sans the religion
I just finished Dan Harris’ book 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works. It’s an excellent read for anyone who is interested in how powerful meditation can be and how you can do it without becoming…
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Seven reasons men should do yoga!
From Yoganonymous.com: Gentleman, get on your mats
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Observations From the Mat #2: “Gentle” Yoga and its Rock Star Teacher
Sunday afternoons I attend “Gentle Yoga.” I place the quotation marks around the word gentle in the heading because the latest teacher, Aviv, after successfully auditioning for the class teaching a restorative set of asanas moved into more advanced postures when my fitness club’s group exercise (GX) manager stopped attending.…
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Guided Meditation: Unplug from Your Thoughts | Yoga International
Guided Meditation: Unplug from Your Thoughts | Yoga International
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A Beginner’s Guide to Pranayama
Breathing is at the heart of yoga and pranayama from YogaJournal.com: A Beginner’s Guide to Pranayama
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