Current Favorite Quote:

"Between truth
and the search
for truth, I opt
for the second."

-Bernard
Berenson,
art historian
(1865-1959)

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Warming up for Your Yoga Workout

So you can do yoga at home here is the first portion of my free online class:

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Do the Sun Salutation With a Chair (part 2 of free yoga class)

The sun salutation is a popular sequence of poses that has a reputation for providing a complete yoga workout. That’s not quite true, but the third part of this free yoga class contains the kinds of poses needed to round out the sun salutation. It is the only asana that provides a cardio workout.

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Rounding Out the Sun Salutation (part 3 of free yoga class)

The sun salutation includes everything needed for a full yoga workout except: a balance pose, a twisting pose, a side bend and a hamstring stretch. Have fun with these versions. Tomorrow, a meditation to finish the class.

Namaste,

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Ending Your Yoga Workout with Meditation (final phase of free yoga class)

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Here is a guided Toning Meditation you can try. It is part of a yogic tradition called “Nada Yoga.” The goal of toning (or nada yoga) is to bring the unique vibration at the core of your being out where it can draw to you people, things and events that support and are in . . . → Read More: Ending Your Yoga Workout with Meditation (final phase of free yoga class)

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Age isn’t the boundary, it’s your mind. [VIDEO]

Johanna Quaas: The World’s Oldest Gymnast at 86!

A reminder to all yoga students. We start where we are and work toward where we want to be.

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via Age isn’t the boundary, it’s your mind. [VIDEO].

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Yoga in the Bathroom!

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Here you have a boundary cracking premise. Using the room dedicated to interior and exterior cleanliness for yet another health enhancing activity.

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Miracle Lifestyle

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Since college I have heard tales of Hindu saints who live without food and, sometimes, without water. This is the first I’ve heard of an effort to document the claim! Some of these saints have claimed to get all the nourishment they need by breathing well. Prahlad Jani says his ability to live . . . → Read More: Miracle Lifestyle

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Take Your Yoga Lying Down

At long last the final piece of the bedroom chapter of Yoga for Every Room in Your House read aloud video is done! A special thanks to students and models Carol Margolis and Colleen Oakes who stepped up to fill a void last month as well as to all of the book models who appeared in . . . → Read More: Take Your Yoga Lying Down

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An Insurance Company Champions Yoga

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I’ve heard multiple times before that meditation and yoga make for healthier and more productive workplaces. In places as disparate and non-spiritual as tire stores and fire stations there is company support for these things, but now an insurance company confirms its value.

PS: the next video in my Yoga for Every Room in Your House series . . . → Read More: An Insurance Company Champions Yoga

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Seated Bedroom Yoga—Read Aloud

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A variety of poses that are great for relieving the tension and stress that can build up in the neck, shoulders and back. They can also help work out the tightness that comes from being in the same position for long periods. View here.

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Winter

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The St Valentine’s Day snow made my day!

 

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Yoga in the Bedroom, Read Aloud, First Steps

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Do you ever get into bed with the day’s tension settled into your shoulders and back? Sometimes all you need is a couple of simple exercises to release the tension and actually relax into bed.

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Yoga Basics

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This section of Yoga for Every Room in Your House offers a few things to remember while you are practicing yoga. Again, Jinjer reads aloud.

 

 

 

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Reading Aloud: Yoga Basics-Breathing

This is proving to be a fascinating project. Reading aloud one’s own words teaches lessons about writing that could be learnt no other way. I hope you enjoy this segment!