Yoga is for everyone but not everyone is for yoga. It’s good to see yoga moving into areas otherwise considered as out of bounds. This articles is a good example of this. In 1997, Rachel Kolberg was newly married, pregnant and living in Tel Aviv when she went to her first yoga class. It…
This article gives a very brief but potent insight into the mechanics and benefits of pranayama. It inspires one to do more…….. Posted: 02/20/2014 8:54 am EST Updated: 02/20/2014 8:59 am EST By Angela Wilson, MA, RYT Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. — Thich Nhat…
The Bhagavad Gita talks about yoga in action. This article has a very moving account of just that. via Simone Datzberger on Feb 3, 2014 | Lamu Island Backbend – Kenya © Robert Sturman In 2003, the international community-based HIV/Aids initiative, WE-ACTx, was founded in response to an urgent global appeal from Rwandan…
Patricia Walden demonstrates phenomenal backbends at her 60th Birthday Celebration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAaxoSMX3kU
This is a great article about the benefits of yoga that would melt the toughest cynic. It supports another article which I wrote which will be published here soon Why Every Athlete Should Do Yoga By Rich Roll May 14, 2012 8:40 PM EDT Just the other day I was having dinner with…
This a rather unorthodox method to get your balance, but it works! Up to you what you make of it… Here’s a fun trick: Use your hands like feet and your arms like legs to balance in handstand. BY Roger Cole ON May 24, 2013 1 If you believe that someday you will balance on…
from hybrid medical animation Plus A visual study/exploration of the body in motion with a focus on yoga poses. Our goal for this piece was to create a realistic representation of radiological (x-ray) imaging. Instead of just creating a still image, however, we wanted to combine the beautiful moves of yoga with this new visual…
“They come from all over to disconnect. Bankers, CEOs, marketing managers, dancers,” enthused my lively masseuse Marion, as she pulled my naked thigh to a new angle and pressed down. “I think there is a need for a place like this. For people to reconnect to themselves.” Reconnect to themselves while disconnecting from electricity. The…
BY Timothy McCall ON June 6, 2013 0 When I was in medical school in the 1980s, we were taught that after a certain stage of childhood development, the architecture of the brain was fixed. Brain cells, or neurons, couldn’t be replaced; at best, we could slow the rate of their loss by cutting down…
The Four Bs (bolsters, blankets, blocks, and belts) help open the body to deep relaxation. BY Marla Apt ON June 4, 2013 0 Too tired. For many it’s the default response to every request—even the fun ones. Some of the walking weary are simply too overworked or overstressed to get adequate rest, while others may…