Category: Yoga in the News

Yoga in the News and other mainstream media

Technology and How Fast Do We Need to Know?

Margaret Kruszewska
Yoga next to ComputerFor those like myself trying to make our way through techo-lingo, I'm including a link to a wonderful index of terms available on my friend Mark Glaser's blog for Public Broadcast Company (PBS) entitled Media Shift (which offers very thoughtful writing on the effects of technology on politics, arts and as a tool of globalization). And no doubt about it, yoga is part of that world....
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Getting Yoga

Margaret Kruszewska
I've been checking out yoga equipment and yoga accessories and am pleasantly surprised to locate them easily in popular retail stores like Target. There was a time, not too long ago, when yoga practitioners created make-shift yoga props with long beach towels and square throw pillows. When I began studying yoga in 1986, we simply laid towels down on a carpeted floor, wore old T-shirts and loose sweat pants. In fact, I didn't even own a yoga mat...
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Yoga Videos

Margaret Kruszewska
I've been reviewing popular yoga videos and DVDs on the market. That means I actually do the yoga class - and I'm doing it as a beginner to really check out how good it might be for a newcomer to yoga. (more…)
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Yoga as Integrative Health

Margaret Kruszewska
MS_integrative-health.JPGI see the term “integrative health” being used more and more. Public Broadcasting Television featured an excellent show on the subject entitled "New Medicine." The idea is that everything in your life contributes to your wellness. (more…)
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Yoga for Life!

Margaret Kruszewska
MS_yoga-for-life-weight-loss.jpgReading medical articles on measuring the health effects of different yoga practice and specific yoga postures. Tons of stuff showing an almost immediate positive result for the heart, blood pressure, muscles. A very recent one proves that even a once a week session maintained regularly over time will prevent the weight gain associated with aging. How much more can you ask for! (more…)
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