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Five of the hardest things yoga taught me
Here are Five of the hardest things yoga taught me from Yoganonymous.com. I haven’t really learned them yet, bit I am working on it.
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MEATUP. Finally, a good reason to visit a CrossFit gym
When he is not busy kicking my ass in chess, Angus creates websites. Recently, he shared with me a website he created for someone who creates and sells food for Paleolithic (Paleo) diet customers. MEATUP is a Northern California business that creates Paleo dishes and delivers them to CrossFit gyms (Surprise!) in…
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“Sitting is the new smoking”
My modified workstation with movable monitor arms and a keyboard tray that elevates. (Sorry for the mess.) Part of the reason I jump started this blog has to do with this “disease.” No, it’s not really a disease just as Degenerative Disk Disease isn’t one, but one creates the other.…
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Yoga Etiquette for New Students
I never knew there was such a thing as Yoga Etiquette for New Students–just good manners. Now I know. Thanks Yoga International.com!
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Observations From the Mat #1: An Introduction to my Various Practices
I attend three, sometimes four, yoga classes a week. While I have been practicing yoga for over two years now, I am still pretty green. This is mainly due to spending my first year only attending one Gentle Yoga class a week and treating it mostly like it was just…
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How to do a headstand
Yoganonymous.com’s surefire ways to nail your headstand a yoga sequence to get you there. I’m years(?) away from doing that kind of an inversion, but I’m posting it here for future reference. For now it’s strictly “Legs up the wall.”
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Climate Change Cheat Sheet
Mother Jones.com has this cool Climate Change Cheat Sheet for winning arguments with narrow-minded conservatives.
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How Yoga Changes Your Body, Starting the Day You Begin
An interesting graphic from Yoganonymous.com about great yoga is for your body. Sources:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/body-on-yoga_n_4109595.html?1382963173http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/it%E2%80%99s-no-stretch-yoga-may-benefit-heart-disease
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Guided Mindfulness Meditation for Vata Season
This morning was the first day I started a daily morning meditation regime. I have attempted to meditate without guidance and in an irregular manner since the time I rejuvenated this blog last summer. A yoga teacher who grew up in a family that meditated regularly told me not to…
