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• Balance Pose of the Week: Not Available

  

  Due to technical problems with the video (not the blog or the email list), the balance pose of the week is not available. Instead, on this American... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Positioning Your Buttocks in Seated Forward Bends

  

  Paschimottanasana (Hamstring Challenged!)Q: A friend of mine recently completed a yoga teacher training. She was told to not lift the butt cheeks back (move the... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Re-Patterning Your Nervous System: Practice for the Real World

  

  by Nina Katja Huiras, Age 50“I think Korb misses a key issue—asana practice induces a stress response in a controlled setting that we can use to retrain our... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Learning About Yoga for Depression

  

  by NinaTerri Alexander, Age 55 (Backbends can be uplifting for people with depression)This morning I received an email from new reader in Japan who wants to... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Changing Your Habits with Yoga

  

  by BaxterFloating Leaf by Melina MezaNot a day seems to go by that I realize there is some habit I have that I’d love to change. I’m sure that happens to you,... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Classic Hatha Yoga

  

  by NinaYogini by a Stream (1605-40)12. The Yogi should practice Hatha Yoga in a small room, situated in a solitary place, being 4 cubits square, and free from... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Balance Pose of the Week: Warrior 4

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  Posted on 27 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Research on Yoga for Children with Autism

  

  Q: I was wondering if you have any research on yoga for children with special needs especially autism? This is my area of expertise and I teach yoga to... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Benefits and Drawbacks of Yoga as a System: Georg Feuerstein Interviewed by...

  

  When Georg Feuerstein died in 2012, I wrote an appreciation of him, Georg Feuerstein, 1947-2012, saying how much his work meant to me and how, even though I’d... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Vagal Tone and Yoga

  

  by RamHave you ever noticed that a segment of our population consists of people whose body, brain, and mind are more stable and robust under all kinds of... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Spiritual Intent of the Teachings: Georg Feuerstein Interviewed by Richard...

  

  MatsyendranathWhen Georg Feuerstein died in 2012, I wrote an appreciation of him, Georg Feuerstein, 1947-2012, saying how much his work meant to me and how, eve... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Photo Contest: Open for All People Over 50!

  

  by NinaBaxter Bell, Age 54, by Melina MezaThe YFHA photo contest (see Photo Contest!) is now open to men as well as women. To be eligible, your photo must meet... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Balance Pose of the Week: 4 Corners

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  Posted on 20 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Dynamic and Static Balancing Options

  

  Joy Sassoon, Age 60Q: A number of us here in VA are curious about the specific rationale for the balance sequences Baxter shared with us and is sharing with... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• 6 Ways to Foster Brain Health with Yoga

  

  by Nina and RamMademoiselle Ferrand Meditating on Newton by de La TourIn his post Mental Exercise, Yoga, and the Perfect Brain, Ram mentioned six basic ways... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• About Mudras for Healthy Aging

  

  by Beth GibbsFrom Mudras for Healing and Transformation by Joseph Lilian LePageWhen Joseph LePage, my primary yoga teacher, first introduced hand mudras into... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Practice

  

  by BaxterLeslie Greinstein, Age 62, Practicing Mayurasana with a PropWhen my friends inform me that they have started to “practice” yoga, I am always pleased... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Mudras for Healthy Aging

  

  by Beth GibbsWhen Joseph LePage, my primary yoga teacher, first introduced hand mudras into the Integrative Yoga Therapy Training program, I resisted. I simply... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• 6 Strategies for Using Yoga to Help Medical Conditions

  

  by Nina and BaxterDe Jur, Age 57“So, short of unconsciousness, I feel that there is no condition that yoga could not potentially help with! Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Balance Pose of the Week: Sky Diver

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  Posted on 14 June 2015 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING