So if you are driving along the highway and you happen to see a person in the next slow moving vehicle bobbing and circling his head in a figure eight, then you might have come across the unique idea in yoga – Drivetime Yoga.
It might seem a bit crazy or enlightening. Consider the number of people furiously running the road trying to cut another two minutes off of their...
"I think there is a definite connection between a patient's mental health and their physical health, which is why yoga might have major benefit for heart failure patients," he said. "It stresses that connection between the mind and the body."
-Dr. Bobby Khan, Emory University School of Medicine
Although this may not sound like “news” to devoted yoga practioners, it is an encouraging advancement for the medical community. Many physicians, researchers and patients have been ardently...
At what point in your life did you decide that yoga was the key to making a change in your life? Did that come easily? Or was it an unfamiliar challenge? We often hear about the benefits of yoga in ones daily life, but what did we have to overcome in order to begin?
With all the known benefits of a consistent yoga practice, it is always good to hear about someone who was truly...
At what point in your life did you decide that yoga was the key to making a change in your life? Did that come easily? Or was it an unfamiliar challenge? We often hear about the benefits of yoga in ones daily life, but what did we have to overcome in order to begin?
With all the known benefits of a consistent yoga practice, it is always good to hear about someone who was truly...
Just before dusk on a drive through Los Angeles a fierce amber sun hung in the skies that had become overcast with soot and ash. All around us was a dry and thick aroma of settled embers that lay across the cities north and south of us. We drove towards it as it moved into the sea and each of us let out a gasp of reverence. (more…)
Sometimes it takes courage to laugh, to set aside our judgements, and doubts and to just allow ourselves to experience the humor in our lives.
According to Dr. Madan Kataria in Bombay, he has been able to merge the benefits of yoga and laughter into one practice. In an article by Alex Perry, Dr. Kataria was observed in central Bombay at sports area with a group of...
A consistent yoga practice has long been attributed with achieving a more flexible and toned body. But how does it affect your brain?
In an article in the Canadian paper The Gazette, entitled “This is Your Brain on Yoga” by columnist Donna Nebebsahl, (more…)
Last month we began to look into this adapted form of yoga practice. As we continued to research this area, we found that it has been around for awhile and has been accessed by all ages and ranges of mobility.
From those students who are being challenged by arthritis ,MS, recovering from a recent injury or for those seniors who are having a little extra trouble with floor exercises, chair yoga has become a valuable alternative....
In a LA YOGA article by Julie Deife “Is Yoga Medicine”, she reports “2,000 yoga professionals are represented in the U.S. by the International Association of Yoga Therapist (IAYT).
Keeping up with your body as it shifts and evolves can be a daunting task. As we all experience the benefits of our yoga practice, we recognize how much easier it is to manage the natural progression that comes with age.
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