What is Yoga?
Originating in India, Yoga as a practice includes a series of postures and breathing exercises to control the body and mind and promote a state of tranquility. The deliberate poses strengthen the body and help focus and relax the mind. Several different forms of yoga abound, from the extremely low impact to more physically demanding yoga including hot or Bikram yoga.
Yoga Tips for Strengthening Your Hips
I have been on the receiving end, recently, of an email chain about moving from Downward Facing Dog into a low lunge. Specifically, how hard it is for a good number of folks to get their foot to their hands in one fluid step. There was talk of dropping onto the knees first to step [...]
Partner Yoga- Combining Spirituality, Connection and Yoga by Jasmine Kaloudis
Partner Yoga is a unique physical and spiritual practice which combines techniques and exercises from yoga and massage. Union is the essence of yoga. Joining in postures and stretches while supporting each other, enhances awareness and brings new depth to one’s practice and relationship. The practice takes you to a place where you can take [...]
Yoga for Pregnancy- Helpful Tips, Caution and Wisdom
Benefits of practicing yoga while pregnant: Yoga when you are pregnant helps to strengthen the body for child bearing and aids in relieving the common discomforts the body experiences. Yoga also help you find the time and space to look within yourself, allowing you to openly explore your own intrinsic knowledge about the cycles of [...]
Alternative Medicine 101
[amprotect=nonmember] A note from Christianne: I first became interested in alternative medicine and holistic health when I was injured reporting for a television news station in Utah five years ago. A butane tanker truck caught on fire extremely close to me, searing off the inside lining of my lungs and requiring me to be placed [...]
Apples and Yoga- A fresh Applesauce recipe and Yoga Sequence
A note from Christianne: One of our yoga contributors, Emma Silverman, has easy access to apples this time of year (a close friend works at an apple orchard!) but this is an easy recipe AND yoga sequence for anyone who’s in an apple mood : ) Whether you get fresh apples from your local farmers [...]
Partner Yoga- Bring Play and Open Communication into your Relationship (with how-to Video of Several poses!)
A note from Christianne: If you haven’t taken part in a Partner Yoga class before- you may wonder what it looks like and how you can actually participate. Well, one of our yoga contributors, Jasmine Kaloudis is here to help. She created a video that shows you several different partner yoga poses so you [...]
Yoga and Music- Sound suggestions for Meditation, Massage and Yoga by Jasmine Kaloudis
One of my favorite things to do at places like Whole Foods, or the store in a yoga studio is to put on headphones and listen to some of the music they are selling. One of my main tasks when I am at those kinds of places is to plunk myself down and go through [...]
Breathing and Conceiving? Yoga and Fertility.
Breath is Life. The first thing we do when we are born is inhale, the last thing we do when we die, is exhale. Our lives are made up of all the breaths in between. Breathing is essential to life, but it is also essential to creating life. Stress and Infertility When we go through [...]
Bending, Flexing, Opening, Folding- A Beginner’s guide to Yoga
Common Yoga Poses – Benefits and Risks If you are just starting your yoga journey, it is helpful to know the benefits and risks with certain classes of poses, usually divided into four categories. If you are pregnant, working through any serious injuries then it is best to consult a rehabilitation doctor or OB/GYN before [...]
Slim yet Enlightened – Using the Tools of Yoga, Education and Mindfulness for Weight Loss
There are a number of wellness practices that can lead to an increased sense of purity and vitality as it relates to a yogic lifestyle. Since the modern diet, which is centered around convenience, speed and mass production often does not correlate to food that is vitalizing and full of nourishment. Since we are very [...]
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