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• Brahma Mudra for Neck Health

  

  by BaxterBrahma, The Creator For the past several years, I have been attending the annual yoga therapy conference, SYTAR, and did so again this past June. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for Traveling: The Big Picture

  

  by NinaNa Pali Coast by Heidi Santschiof Heidi Santschi Garden DesignYes, that was me on the flight to Manchester, England standing near the bathroom doing weir... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Eagle in a Tree

  

  This variation of Tree pose uses Eagle pose arms instead of arms overhead, both for variety and to challenge your balance a bit more, especially if you are... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Victor Dubin Joins Yoga for Healthy Aging

  

  by NinaI first “met” Victor Dubin when I put the call out for stories about people whose lives had been changed by yoga, so I could use the stories in our book... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Steady as She Goes: Practicing Forbearance and Steadfastness

  

  by VictorLandscape with Windswept Trees by Vincent Van Gogh Take a seat. Do your best to make the seat as comfortable as possible. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for Varicose Veins

  by RamHere on the YFHA blog there has been a number of discussions on varicose veins and the role of yoga in treating them. For example, see Baxter’s reply to... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Jivana Heyman Interviewed by Shelly Prosko

  

  Have you noticed that even though our blog is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, many of our contributors live in different places throughout... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Half Lord of the Fishes Pose (Arda Matseyendrasana)

  

  This classic seated twist, which is called both Half Lord of the Fishes pose and Half King of the Fishes pose, stretches and strengthens the muscles and fascia... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Two-Week Vacation

  

  by NinaThis is just to let you know that we'll be on vacation for two weeks (July 2 to July 13). Although there will be no new posts during this time, you can... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Recovering From a Hip Fracture

  

  Fractured Hip Before RepairFractured Hip After RepairQ: This info most helpful, but could you give me info on Yoga after fractured hip repair? Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Excerpts from "Hip-Healthy Asana" by Charlotte Bell

  by Nina My post Interview with Charlotte Bell, Author of "Hip-Healthy Asana" introduced you to Charlotte and her latest book, Hip-Healthy Asana: The Yoga... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Spinefulness Helped Improve My Upper Back

  

  by Eve JohnsonThe day I met my first yoga teacher, Wende Davis, she placed me in Right Angle pose (which some call Half Downward-Facing Dog pose) with my hands... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for the Terminally Ill

  

  by Erin CollinsStudy of the Sky at Sunset by Eugene Delacroix“But I don’t know how to die.” An acquaintance of mine recently told me of her friend who was... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Dynamic X's and O's

  

  In this reclined mini vinyasa you move between two shapes to strengthen your core and mobilize your hips and shoulders. (I learned this from my girlfriend,... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• All About Hip Replacements and Yoga

  

  by Nina I’ve gotten a few inquiries lately regarding hip replacements. For example, I’ve been asked, “Can I do yoga after a hip replacement? (Yes.) And I've als... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Metamorphosis

  

  by JivanaBy Maria Sibylla MerianThe monarch butterfly spends two weeks as a caterpillar before metamorphosing into a butterfly. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Benefits of Practicing Different Variations of Poses

  

  by Baxtersinjerli-variation-iv-1977 by Frank Stella* In my recent post Evolving Ideas About Yoga for Healthy Aging I made the following statement about... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Finding Your Own Yoga

  

  by NinaKitchereeIf you carefully read the Yoga Sutras cover to cover and learn about what the eight-fold path really entails, you would realize—and maybe you... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Dynamic Bridge Pose to Ball Pose

  

  In this mini vinyasa, you move between Bridge pose and Ball pose, a ball shape that is similar to an upside-down Child's pose. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• All About Your Sacroiliac (SI) Joints

  

  by NinaShadow with Pelvis and Moon by Georgia O'Keefe*Although your sacroiliac joints are probably parts of your body you haven’t thought about much—if at... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING