I have a friend who has recently become a fan of Anusara and she’s gotten crazy over arm balancing poses. Unfortunately, this has also made her into somewhat of an arm balance evangelist. When I told her I fell down in crow pose (bakasana), she started lecturing me on how it was all about a [...]
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Sometimes it’s hard to get to yoga class, and even putting in a DVD can be a bit time consuming. Start learning some simple yoga flows so you can do a full yoga routine by yourself without anyone directing you.
You can find many books with diagrams or learn some yoga routines in class or via [...]
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I was getting some pictures taken in Rancho Palos Verdes yesterday. In the quest for a cool “yoga pose” my friend came up with the idea to have me balancing on a large, somewhat pointy, and not very level rock that was in the midst of a rocky shoreline. We’re talking things like Warrior III. [...]
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Interesting article on travel yoga; but my question is, where on earth does a 31-year-old project manager get the time and money to go on a month-long yoga vacation?
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A follow up to my post, Yoga Inversions for Chronic Fatigue and Anemia?: I did not realize there was a name for the lightheadedness that you get sometimes with chronic fatigue syndrome. It is called “orthostatic intolerance” or “orthostatic hypotension.” Basically, what that means is that you have low blood volume and you’re not getting [...]
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Hello there. If you hadn’t noticed, I changed the blog design to one that SCREAMS yoga - woo hoo! I also created a new category for “Los Angeles Yoga.” Rather than clutter up the Yoga Reviews section with local commentary that might not mean anything to people outside of Los Angeles, I will use that [...]
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Summer is finally here and yoga is getting harder to do as the outdoors beckons. I’d rather go for a bike ride, swim, surf, or walk than do yoga in a hot, enclosed studio. I met a woman recently who does a morning yoga class at the beach - it will mean I have to [...]
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Some guy - and yes, it would be a guy - went off on my Namaste Yoga review, suggesting that I was just “jealous” of the so-called “gorgeous and talented” cast. Well, first off, that would imply that I, myself, am neither gorgeous nor talented…but I will leave that for you to decide.
The bigger issue [...]
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Perhaps I notice this more living in Los Angeles, but what is up with all the over-priced yoga wear?
Why on earth should anyone have to pay $100 for a pair of what are essentially workout pants?
And why do all expensive yoga pants these days use this clingy, stretchy material that is designed to fit tightly [...]
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Yet another place offering online yoga classes…they have a free week trial…I’ll check them out and post a review here one of these days:
http://www.corepoweryoga.com
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