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yoga

This Yoga is Laughable

September 1, 2010

One of the hottest concepts in health in recent years has been the idea of ‘mind-body’ medicine. Usually it refers to the ability of the brain to influence the health of the body, tapping into the power of thoughts and emotions to influence our physical health. For instance studies have shown that meditation can help [...]

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Workout Wednesday – Take A Deep Breath

July 14, 2010

How breathing correctly can improve your help.

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Workout Wednesday – World Cup Flexibility!

July 7, 2010

We have a new yoga class on Tuesdays, it’s Ashtanga Yoga, which means “eight limbs” in Sanskrit, it’s a fast paced yoga challenging the student to move quickly and fluidly from pose to pose.  When you leave the class you are very aware that you have just experienced a fast paced, intense, physically demanding yoga [...]

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Workout Wednesday – I May Have Been Wrong About Yoga

June 9, 2010

For years I’ve been reluctantly  dragging my sorry bottom to yoga every once in a while. I knew it was good for me, all that stretching and breathing and stuff, but I just never liked it. I did it almost as a form of penance – good ex-Catholic that I am – for all the [...]

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Be Your Own Kid’s Yogi!

November 20, 2009

Last week we took care of Emma Danger, she’s 10 months old now and just beginning to stand, but she has the yoga “happy baby”  pose down. In fact, Emma can suck her toes and sit for long periods of time in a sling on her mother’s chest. She is one flexible little [...]

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Workout Wednesday – Stretching. The Truth

October 21, 2009

When I was a kid growing up in London one of my favorite places to visit was the Tower of London, that started out as the home of the King of England but ended up as his or her prison of choice. One of my favorite places in the Tower was St. Catherine’s Tower. Now [...]

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