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Yoga for Weight Loss?

by laura on October 9, 2008

Here is a portion of an article about the weight-loss benefits of yoga. Yoga burns calories, builds lean muscle mass, and increases the mobility and health of your joints. It also reduces stress, and lowers your body’s production of cortisol, a hormone that wreaks havoc on your metabolism and causes you to store up extra [...]

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The Mind-Body benefits of Yoga

by laura on October 4, 2008

It’s not about twisting yourself into pretzel shapes… 1) Flexibility – Yoga stretches and strengthens your muscles and makes them more pliable and flexible.  You may think it’s odd that I listed flexibility as the number one benefit when there are so many others, and for all of us non-gymnasts in the crowd, it doesn’t [...]

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Anti-Aging Yoga

by laura on September 30, 2008

I found a great article on Prevention.com about the anti-aging effects of a consistent Yoga practice. If this doesn’t get you interested in giving Yoga a try, I don’t know what will! Minimizes wrinkles Yoga can reduce stress by nearly a third, reports a German study of 24 women. As a result, clenched jaws and [...]

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