Getting on the Yoga Mat

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Ten Reasons People have to Avoid Yoga by Karen Fabian @barebonesyoga and Ten Accompanying Reasons to Try It I’ve been teaching yoga for many years and I’ve heard a lot of reasons why people don’t try it.  I’m not one to push yoga on anyone, so if your reason is that you just don’t think [...]

Exercise Smart and Reduce Stress

Get Fit for Life

Your Health and Quality of Life 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 benefits including stress [...]

How to Eat Healthy

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Become a Conscious Consumer The key to longevity is to eat to live not live to eat! Whether you eat 3 square meals a day, 5 plus small meals or fast one or more days per week the transformational power of food is “good medicine” as you learn to become a conscious consumer. Each of [...]

Realistic Goal Setting Strategies

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

Finding the Perfect Yoga Mat

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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 mat, [...]

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 [...]