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• Video of the Week: Fledgling Eagle

  This new balance pose is a sort of prequel to classic Eagle pose (Garudasana). The Fledgling Eagle will be a welcome relief for some and a new challenge for... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for Healthy Aging Weekly Class in Berkeley, California!

  

  Just a quick announcement to let you know that Nina will be teaching a weekly Yoga for Healthy Aging class in Berkeley, California, on Wednesday nights from 7:3... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Leg and Foot Alignment in Tree Pose

  

  We recently resumed doing our Pose of the Week and offered up a pretty comprehensive post on Tree Pose (Vrksasana). One of our readers had this question about... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Our Hyper-Competitive, Stressful World

  

  by RamLas Vegas Sign by Melina MezaWe are living in a hyper-competitive and stressful world thanks to global urbanization, competition, and the spread of... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Link Between Pregnancy Complications and Heart Disease

  

  by NinaThe Kiss by Mary CassattBaxter and I recently read an extraordinary 50-year study Pregnancy Complications and Cardiovascular Disease Death: Fifty-Year... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Pose: Plank Pose

  

  by BaxterPlank Pose (Phalankasana, as it is sometimes called in modern times) often shows up in our practice as a brief way station between other poses, such... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Video of the Week: Immune System Support

  by BaxterBecause my new vinyasa is a variation of Reclining Vinyasa 2.0, you might check out that video first, if you have not already practiced it. My new... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Videos in Our Emails

  

  Error on Green by Paul KleeQ: I’m an email subscriber to your blog. Unfortunately, when you include a video in a post, I just get a black box. So I can’t play... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga for Healthy Aging Certified Teachers!

  

  by NinaBaxter and I are pleased to announce a new feature on the blog: a list of yoga teachers who have been certified by the two us as Yoga for Healthy Aging... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Reducing Cortisol Improves Anxiety

  

  by NinaNew Leaves in the Desert by Melina MezaHave you noticed that whenever we talk about the dangers of chronic stress (see About Stress: Acute vs. Chronic),... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Pose: Tree Pose (Vrksasana)

  

  by BaxterTree pose (Vrksasana) is typically one of the first “balancing” poses a new yoga practitioner encounters, and the pose has staying power! Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Balance Pose of the Week: Slow Dynamic Eagle Pose

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  Posted on 21 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: OPLL (Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament)

  

  Q: I have a friend who has this so-called OPLL disease, with problem started from the cervical spine, would YOGA really help? What are specific restorative pose... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga Meditation Techniques

  

  by NinaFrom Tantra Song by JammeI can’t even remember the first time I meditated—or who taught me to do it—though it was probably my very first yoga teacher bac... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Chronic Inflammation and Yoga: An Update

  

  by RamYamamoto Takeru no Mikoto between Burning Grass by Utagawa KuniyoshiIn my earlier posts on inflammation (see Chronic Inflammation and Yoga: Combating the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Pose: Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana)

  

  by BaxterStanding Forward Fend (Uttanasana) is a staple of beginning-level practices as well as intermediate and advanced practices. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

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

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  Posted on 14 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Ankle Bursitis

  

  OK by Melina MezaQ: I finally got my balance back (after [a] stupid fall) and I [have been] a walking FIEND! Then... the bursa in my right inside ankle went... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• New Videos from Baxter on YogaUOnline's YouTube Channel

  

  by NinaJust a quick announcement today that Yoga U Online is featuring our own Baxter Bell, among others, on their YouTube channel. Unlike some of the Yoga U... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How to Prepare for and Practice Savasana

  

  by NinaSavasana certainly gets short shrift these days! It is often just an afterthought for many of us, especially in public classes, where we quickly wrap up ... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING