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• Keeping Your Hips Happy and Healthy

  

  by ShariAfter reading Women's Flexibility is a Liability in Yoga by William Broad and responding with Is Women's Flexibility a Liability in Yoga? Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Falling for Yoga Myths: Yawning and Sighing and the Nervous System

  

  by NinaHeart and LungsI hope you realize by now that there are a lot of myths out there in the yoga world, such as that yoga nidra is an ancient practice or tha... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Your Breath Affects Your Nervous System

  

  by BaxterWhen I read the posts of my fellow YFHA bloggers, I often learn new perspectives that might differ from my own as well as new information that I was... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Pre-Thanksgiving Giving Thanks

  

  by BaxterLanterns by Melina MezaSo, it’s one day from the annual gathering of families and friends that we in the USA call Thanksgiving, and it occurs to me tha... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Memory Loss—Meditation to the Rescue

  

  by RamYellow Leaves by Melina MezaAlzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive neuro-degenerative disease that is characterized by severe memory... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Bhramari Pranayama with Mudras

  

  by TimothyRecently in a post (Pranayama for Everyone), I wrote about the "buzzing bee breath," Bhramari. I taught a simplified version so that people could get... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Kyphosis (Dowager's Hump)

  

  Q: I teach chair yoga for older people. Several of my students have pretty bad kyphosis, a rounded curve in the upper back. They are not yet into a dowager's... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Meeting Death at the Front Door

  

  by Nina "Research shows that most Americans do not die well, which is to say they do not die the way they say they want to — at home, surrounded by the people... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Differences Between Male and Female Pelvic Structures

  

  by ShariThis is the second part of my response to William Broad’s assertion that women—because of their inherent flexibility—are more apt to injure their hips i... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Importance of Independence (and Interdependence)

  

  by BaxterBee Flower by Melina MezaYesterday Nina dove into three key aspects of Healthy Aging, and I wanted to pick up the ball on the middle concept, that... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• What is Healthy Aging, Anyway?

  

  by NinaDahlia by Melina MezaIt has only struck me recently that while we’ve written about what aging is and the many ways yoga can help foster healthy aging,... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A;: Pain After a Knee Replacement, Part 2

  

  This week’s question is a follow-up question that came in after the post we did on yoga and knee replacements (see Knee Replacements and Yoga) and Shari's answe... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Being Able to Do What You Love

  

  by NinaThe other day Baxter and I were talking with an editor about a possible book on Yoga for Healthy Aging—isn’t that exciting?—when he said something about... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Cultivating Healthy Relationships: Yoga to the Rescue

  

  by RamJelly Fish by Melina MezaIt is difficult to live in complete isolation. We all need the support of other people around us to survive. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Rectal Pain and Yoga (Proctalgia Fugax and Levator Ani Syndrome)

  

  by BaxterI received this email a while back, and at first I thought someone was pulling my leg!"I have a family member who was recently diagnosed with Proctalgi... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Longevity Vs. Morbidity (Ill Health)

  

  by Nina Ice by Philip Amdal“Stated succinctly, lower mortality is being replaced by higher morbidity (ill health).” —Daniel Lieberman, from The Story of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A;: Is Women's Flexibility a Liability in Yoga? Baxter's Response t...

  

  The Flexible Melina Meza!Q: So, Baxter, what do you think of William Broad’s latest claim that women’s flexibility is a liability in yoga? Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Is Women's Flexibility a Liability in Yoga? Shari's Response to William Broad

  

  by ShariThe latest New York Times article from William Broad Women’s Flexibility is a Liability (in Yoga) sparked a conversation between Nina and me, both whom... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga Props: An Introduction

  

  by NinaJust the other day, I got this interesting request for information on using props.Another local yoga instructor and I live in a remote/rural area, and... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Yoga

  

  by BaxterFloating Leaves by Melina MezaAs we once again pass through the man-made time shift that is daylight savings time (ughh!), I always notice a general... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING