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• Cannabinoids, Alzheimer's Disease, and Yoga

  

  by RamThere’s some good news for people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and for those who are potential carriers of this disease! Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Much Physical Activity is Enough?

  

  by NinaThe Walk by Vincent van GoughAfter reading all those posts by Ram and me (Sitting is the New Smoking, The Ill Effects of Prolonged Sitting (Part 2), The... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Dynamic Powerful Pose (Utkatasana)

  

  This dynamic pose strengthens your legs, hip, back, and arms, at the same time it opens your chest and shoulders.Subscribe to Yoga for Healthy Aging by Email °... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Yoga Helps with Medical Conditions: Prevention

  

  by BaxterHygieia by Gustav KlimtIn our post 5 Ways Yoga Can Affect Your Health from a while back, I identified six ways that yoga helps with your health. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Sitting is the New Smoking

  

  by NinaWoman Smoking by Kitagawa Utamaro“Being out of shape could be more harmful to health and longevity than most people expect, according to a new,... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Pose: Warrior 3 (Virabradrasana 3)

  

  by Baxter and Nina Warrior 3 challenges your balance very differently than many other balance poses, as you need to resist gravity to keep your body parallel... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Free-cycling Vs. Recycling Books on Aging

  

  by NinaIn my neighborhood, we’re big into free-cycling. For those of you who don’t know what that means, for us in Berkeley free-cycling means putting things yo... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Dynamic Standing Forward Bend (Forward Fold)

  

  This mini vinyasa combines Mountain Pose, Arms Overhead Pose, and Standing Forward Bend (aka Forward Fold). This sequence warms up your spine as it stretches an... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Help Wanted: Shari Ser Needs an Assistant!

  

  by NinaFrequent contributor to our blog, Shari Ser, who is both a physical therapist and a long-time yoga teacher, needs an assistant for her Yoga for Health... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Yoga Fosters Respiratory System Health

  

  by NinaBig Sur Clouds by Melina MezaIn our post 6 Strategies for Using Yoga to Help with Medical Problems, Baxter and I identified six basic strategies that... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Frozen Shoulder, Part 2

  

  by BaxterAnatomical Studies of the Shoulder by Leonardo da VinciFor those of you out there who might have missed Nina’s original post on frozen shoulder from a... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• SOS for Mental Distress

  

  by BethFire Rescue by Norman Rockwell*My latest episode of mental distress started last spring. In spite of eight hours of sleep a night and eating healthy 90%... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Ill Effects of Prolonged Sitting

  

  by RamPaul Writing by Camille PissarroWe live in a hyper-competitive world, where most of us work at stressful, sedentary jobs. In fact, nearly 86 percent of... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Dynamic Thunderbolt Pose

  

  Dynamic Thunderbolt pose builds strength in the back muscles and shoulders while also improving flexibility in the knees, hips, spine and shoulders. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Life is Not a Problem (Rerun)

  

  by NinaIn the Kusama Room by Brad GibsonWhen I was in Holland and Denmark, the last couple of weeks, I was dealing long-distance with a family situation. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Value of Not Doing (Rerun)

  

  by Richard RosenEnso by Torei EnjiI recently discovered in my files an interview I did with Richard Rosen in 2008 for a book I never wrote that was going to be... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Drawing Inside and Quieting: Roger Cole on Savasana, Part 2 (Rerun)

  

  Drawing Inside by Melina MezaHere is the second excerpt from the interview that Leslie Howard did in 2008 with yoga teacher Roger Cole. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Mind Coming Into Equilibrium: Roger Cole on Savasana (Rerun)

  

  Circle of Light by Melina MezaThis week and next I'll be posting excerpts from yet another interview from the never-written book on Savasana that I was—at one... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Daydreaming: A Vacation for Your Brain (Rerun)

  

  by Ninaby Melina MezaI get some of my best ideas when I’m sweeping the kitchen floor, weeding the garden, waking up in the morning, and practicing yoga. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Yoga Helps with Pain

  

  by NinaLife Death Love Hate Pleasure Pain by Bruce Nauman*Have you ever used your yoga practice to help with pain? If not, you might be surprised at how... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING