Recently, the U.S. Disabled Cross Country team was given the opportunity to learn the benefits of yoga during a training program in Frisco, Colorado.

The Cross Country team is part of Disabled Sports USA, a national non-profit organization established in 1967 by disabled Vietnam veterans. Their goal is to help build “confidence and dignity” by offering individuals with disabilities the opportunity to explore their capabilities through sports, recreation, and educational programs. (more…)

For a beginning yoga student, adjusting to the flow of a yoga class can have its challenges. Perhaps you sometimes lose your place when the teacher is moving quickly through a sun-salutation, or you have no idea what a downward dog pose looks like. Oh, and by the way – when do you get to breathe?! (more…)

Gopal Chandra Adak was raised in Jhalalsi, a village in West Bengal’s Howrah District that was often barraged by floods. Seeking a way to survive in his environment, he began practicing floating for hours in the water. Even though he was only ten years old when he began, he soon discovered that he enjoyed this activity and decided to take it further by trying various yoga poses in the water. (more…)

Practicing yoga is universal. And the profile of an individual who enjoys yoga is widely diverse. From athletes to toddlers, there is a form of yoga that can benefit every need. (more…)

According to writer Jeff Davis, “yoga can help you access your creative faculties, strengthen your creative discipline, and navigate the tricky mental patterns that come with being an artist of any kind.”
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Kent Katich, the owner of All Sport Yoga, has been incorporating yoga into his coaching of professional athletes for the past 15 years. And now he has taken his work and experience of training NBA teams, golfers, and baseball players, and incorporated it into his DVD Yoga Hoops. This DVD provides players with a comprehensive “core conditioning workout” that utilizes yoga to stretch and lengthen muscles for better balance and strength. In addition, it teaches them how to use yoga to sharpen their mental focus and concentration.
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There are days during my whirlwind life of being a WAHM (“Work at home Mom”) that I feel old.

Feeling old – what does that mean? What does it really mean to “feel old”?
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Do you know where your senior friends or relatives are this morning? Well, if you happen to live in the community of Brockport, NY, they may just be hanging out with Nancy Burhyte at the Burhyte Ballet School – except they won’t be learning how to do ballet poses, such as the first position or an arabesque, but will rather be in a yoga forward bend or child’s pose.
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Angie Bow, an English teacher and yoga instructor, moved to Japan from Illinois over ten years ago. Recognizing that the stress levels among children in Japan were extremely high, she decided to combine her English and yoga expertise by opening a yoga studio for families and children.
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That’s what happened here in Southern California on Tuesday. It’s been quite a while since we experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4. But this was just a friendly reminder from our planet of the universal and planetary shifts that take place on a daily basis.

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