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Yoga is the fountain of youth, folks. No arthritic wrists for her! The full article has pictures of 83-year-old Bette Calman in Peacock, Crow and a variation of Tripod, all of which require crazy upper body strength. Women lose 10 to 15 percent of their muscle mass between the ages of 20 and 50, and then the [...]
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From Info Barrel
I love this picture! First of all, this woman has an amazingly fit, healthy, strong and flexible body. And look at the joy radiating from her face! She just exudes energy and confidence. Talk about aging gracefully. This is why I practice yoga, folks. I want to be doing the splits when I’m [...]
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Yoga is an effective treatment for postpartum depression, with none of the side effects associated with anti-depressants, which is particularly important if you are breastfeeding. Find a gentle, slower paced class to ease your body back into shape, while calming your poor, sleep-deprived brain. This article does a great job explaining, medically, why yoga is [...]
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Prenatal yoga is a great preparation for childbirth. The poses strengthen and open those areas of the body that are involved in labor, while minimizing pregnancy aches and pains and helping you to sleep more deeply.
10. Pranayama: Deep, slow breathing, in and out through the nose, helps to keep you calm and relaxed during the [...]
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10. Go to bed by midnight. Or at least one.
9. Get up every morning at the same time.
8. Meditate every day.
7. Eat fruit or veggies with every meal.
6. Cook. No more fast food!
5. Wean myself off Diet Coke. (NOOOOO!!! I don’t think I can do this one)
4. Stop repressing anger. [...]
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By Lauren Cahn, on The Huffington Post
Yoga Bunk 1: “You have to be flexible to do yoga.”
So not true.
Not only do you not have to be flexible to do yoga, but in fact, it is far better if you begin yoga with a lack if flexibility. Lacking flexibility, it will be difficult for you to overstretch to the [...]
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
-B.K.S. Iyengar
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Put on some relaxing music and try this gentle routine about 20 minutes before bedtime. Spend a good 10- 15 minutes in Savasana after the final pose, using an eye pillow to help relax your eyelids and forehead. You can rub a little bit of Lavender or Chamomile essential oils on your wrists and temples [...]
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When we feel depressed, our bodies slump forward, our minds feel foggy and sluggish, and we close ourselves off from other people. For depression relief, it’s all about inversions, back bends, and chest-opening poses! Inversions bring fresh blood and oxygen to a weary brain, while calming the nervous system. Heart-openers release tension, improve posture, and [...]
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One of the main reasons I practice yoga is to manage my insomnia, which can be very severe at times. I have had episodes of total sleeplessness that have lasted 3-4 days. Seriously. When my anxiety goes through the roof like that, nothing helps, not a hot bath, or a boring book, not even sleeping [...]
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