Category: Health
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Siri on the mat–sort of
Feel kind of silly pimping something that really hasn’t been proven yet and is rather gimmicky, but here it is: a talking yoga mat. I wonder if it talks dirty.
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Five of the Hardest Things Yoga Taught Me
This post from Yoganonymous by Kate Stone, a yoga teacher in Boston, speaks to me on many levels. No, I can’t do a a Forearm Stand. In fact, the only inversion I can do at this stage in my practice is the basic Legs Up the Wall inversion. Still, the yogi writing the…
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Back on the mat and the bike
Trying, in vain, to meditate before my Vinysana Yoga class. Check out the boxing BOB looking at me in the background. Now that my exercise restriction has been lifted I have returned to hatha yoga three times a week. The first two sessions felt like I hadn’t been practicing in…
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… as I was saying about the fedora
I’ve always loved the fedora as I stated way back in May of 2006, but was afraid wearing one would either make me look old (which I am) or like I was covering up my baldness (which I also am). Now, there’s a more practical reason: ever since my skin…
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Meditation: It’s Even Better than Drugs
Meditation: It’s Even Better than Drugs
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Astrological Bangle: My Quest for Magic Bling
I am currently reading Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. I was encouraged to read it after seeing the movie trailer to “Awake: the Life of Yogananda.” While I am not completely enthralled by the book as so many millions have been since it was originally publish in 1952, I am fascinated and jealous…
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Yoga Jellies
Update October 11, 2014: I broke down and bought a pair of Yoga Jellies and used them for the first time last night. They work, but considering how graceless I am at yoga the moving of these appliances during a session is a bit annoying. Still, my knees seem to…
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What a Twist!
Here are some yoga twists to improve circulation in your back. They are two of my favorite asanas.
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Goodbye Cancer. Hello Beautiful!
The cancer is gone. On Thursday September 4 the surgeon cut it out leaving an oval hole in my cheek. They placed a temporary bandage over the hole and showed me to an interior waiting room. There I attempted to read my yoga book, but couldn’t help listening to all…
BURGER SCOOT 