Laughter: The Best Medicine

Amazing Health Benefits of Laughter Yoga (via ModernLifeBlogs) Laughter Yoga is a unique exercise routine that combines laughter exercises with yogic breathing which brings in more oxygen to the body and brain making one feel more energetic and healthy. It is a powerful cardio workout. In fact, 10 minutes of hearty laughter is equal to […]

Getting on the Yoga Mat

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 […]

Finding the Perfect Yoga Mat

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

Teams add to 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 to […]

Basic Structural Alignment

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 […]

Whole Body Stretching

Reawakening the Instinct to Stretch 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 awaken they stretch. […]