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• Baxter Bell Selected One of Top Ten Bay Area Yoga Teachers!

  

  by NinaJust a quick announcement today to let you know that Yogascapes has selected our own Baxter Bell as one of the top 10 yoga teachers in the Bay Area... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• B.K.S. Iyengar, The Teacher of My Teachers, Has Died

  

  by NinaAlthough I never studied with B.K.S. Iyengar, the three teachers who have influenced me the most, Donald Moyer, Mary Lou Weprin, and Rodney Yee, all did. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Knock-Knees and Yoga

  

  by BaxterLady Gaga Bares Her Knock-Knees*Don’t know if Nina mentioned it yesterday, but this interest in knees all started with the following question we got... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Bowlegs and Yoga

  

  by NinaI see your bowlegs, Doctor!When Matt Smith became the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who, I had a surprising reaction. I didn’t think oh, he’s so cute or... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Wrist Problems

  

  Q: I have students who continue to be challenged in their wrists. I use props to alleviate the strain (blocks under palms, push up bars, forearms, etc.). What... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Spiritual Sanity

  

  by Jill SatterfieldFloating by Melina MezaSometimes I think I know something; but more often than not these days, I think I don’t. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Third Branch of Yoga: Asana (Being in the Flow)

  

  by RamThe Japanese Bridge by Claude MonetThe underlying principles of the yoga philosophy are to foster the wellbeing of an individual at the level of body and... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Interview with Vickie Russell Bell, Continued: Teaching Yoga to Students with...

  

  by BaxterBaxter: Can you talk a bit about what sort of experience or training would be optimal for a teacher out there thinking about doing this sort of class... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Interview with Vickie Russell Bell: Yoga for Parkinson's Disease (Rerun)

  

  by BaxterIn October, we were fortunate to have long-time yoga teacher and yoga writer Richard Rosen contribute a post about his personal journey with Parkinson’... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Acceptance, Active Engagement, and the Bhagavad Gita (Rerun)

  

  by NinaParis in Motion by Brad GibsonSince Brad started off by mentioning the combination of acceptance and active engagement as the best approach to healthy... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Sequence: Dynamic Reclined Hip Stretches (Rerun)

  

  by Baxter Last week I introduced some thoughts on low back pain and yoga (see For the Young and Old: Back Care). As I mentioned, the majority of episodes of... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Getting Clearer on Yoga and the Risk of Injury (Rerun)

  

  by BaxterA Clear Day on Mount Tamalpais by Brad GibsonIf you have not had a chance to read Nina’s Monday post (see Not All Yoga Poses Are Created Equal) about... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Honoring the Process in Your Yoga Practice (Rerun)

  

  by Sandy BlaineAfter the Rain by Joan WebsterTypically physical exercise is a goal-oriented pursuit; whether the goal is to beat your opponent at tennis,... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• To Peel Or Not to Peel: Working with Bridge Pose (Rerun)

  

  by BaxterBridge Pose (from Yoga: The Poetry of the Body)I received this question a while back from one of our readers and thought today was the perfect day to... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Insomnia Solutions: Yoga You Can Do in Bed (Rerun)

  

  by NinaPatterns in a French Garden by Brad GibsonDid I say “in bed? Yep. It’s normally not a good idea to fall asleep when you are doing yoga (you can... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Pose: Simple Chair Twist (Rerun)

  

  by Baxter and NinaThe Simple Chair Twist is one of our five essential office yoga poses. It releases back muscles that are stiff or sore from sitting at a desk... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Sequence: Brain Health Practice

  

  by BaxterHere's our new Brain Health sequence, which combines physical exercise and stress management to promote health of the organ in general with "brain... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Yoga Sequences Are Brain Aerobics

  

  by BaxterDo you like my brain? by Niki de Saint Phalle*Brain Health is a topic we here at YFHA have addressed on numerous occasions. Research clearly points... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Yoga to the Rescue

  

  by RamTokugawa with help from the Jodo monks of the Daijuji temple in Okizaki, defeats the Ikkō ikki at the battle of Azukizaka by YoshitoshiPost-traumatic... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Saturday Bug Report

  

  by NinaPineapple and Cockroaches byMaria Sibylla MerianDid you happen to notice that there were three posts on Thursday, July 24, 2014? Yes, that happened. And ... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING