Realistic Goal Setting Strategies

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Goals vs Expectations How many times have these and other similar thoughts crossed our minds? “I am so disappointed in you” “I am really disappointed in your attitude” “I am extremely disappointed in your behavior” Unfortunately, more than we consciously realize. In actuality, disappointment requires adequate planning! . There is a big difference between Goals [...]

Finding the Perfect Yoga Mat for Your Practice

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  Which Yoga Mat Should I Buy? Use this guide to find the right yoga mat for you by Melisa Deane . When I first started doing yoga, more than a decade ago, teachers had one option—a thick, heavy black mat made out of PVC, weighing about nine pounds. I still have my first black [...]

Yoga in the NBA

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Teams add to their strength and conditioning programs by Kyle Stack / @KyleStack  Every NBA player — frankly, nearly every athlete — has an internal clock counting down the days until he can no longer play the game professionally. In that time, he is likely to make an incredible amount of money. And he is [...]

Exercise Smart

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Your Health and Life and the Quality of Both Depend on It! No matter how well you eat or how much water you drink, no matter how many supplements you take, none of these things will take the place of exercise. You must do some type of exercise every day. For the greatest overall health [...]

Basic Structural Alignment

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Mountain Pose Tada asana, or Mountain pose, is the oldest and most basic of all yogic asanas. It is the alignment pose, or zero gravity point and should be imprinted and encoded in our body Bio-Computer. Although this pose may seem effortless, it is a powerful asana for improving posture, toning the spinal nerves and [...]

Revolutionary Running

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5 Finger Shoes and the Mid-Foot Strike by John Wall @johnjwall Recently I’ve been talking with a number of people about my “crazy shoes” and about technique with a number of runners. Ever since I ran the Boston Marathon in 2002 I’ve had trouble with my left knee, a common runners injury called IBS. As [...]

Whole Body Stretching

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Reawakening the Instinct to Stretch Like a Baby You would think that as we grow older and wiser we would automatically be better at doing what comes naturally ― stretching. Wrong. We need to relearn how to stretch as we once did as babies and young children. If you observe animals, you’ll notice, when they [...]