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• Balancing Your Emotions with Your Breath

  

  by NinaClose-Up of the Falls by Melina MezaAs I wrote in Your Breath: The Key to Your Nervous System, while you cannot tell your nervous system directly to... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Yoga

  

  by BaxterAs I am preparing for my upcoming web talks on Yoga for Healthy Digestion for YogaU Online scheduled for July 23rd and 25th, I am rediscovering a lot... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Coming to Yoga Later in Life: A Personal Story

  

  by AndyBeach Road Adventure by Melina MezaIn 2006, life handed me a double whammy. I was diagnosed with both emphysema and Crohn’s disease. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A;: Alignment of the Knees

  

  Q: Here is a question for you. I was practicing Utkatasana Tuesday and as I sat down into the pose I got a twinge in my inner left knee. (Slightly forward of th... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Pose: Legs Up the Wall Pose (Viparita Karani)

  

  by Baxter and NinaViparita Karani, often called Legs Up the Wall pose (a more accurate name is Inverted Lake pose), is one of our very favorite poses. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Balancing Your Emotional Body With Counter-Poses

  

  by NinaLast week in my posts about anxiety Anxiety, Yoga and the Front Body and Soothing Yourself With Supported Forward Bends, I discussed yoga poses to rely o... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Tucking and Tilting the Pelvis

  

  by BaxterWe recently received an inquiry about positioning the pelvis in yoga poses that I thought it worth addressing in a general, full-length post. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga Asanas: Endurance Training Or Resistance Training?

  

  by RamThin Branches by Melina MezaEndurance training improves functional capacity while resistance training improves muscle strength and endurance. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Timing Your Yoga Poses

  Q: You sometimes suggest staying in a pose for about 90 seconds. Is there a way you tell that it’s 90 seconds? Sometimes 90 seconds is a long time and... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Soothing Yourself with Supported Forward Bends

  

  by NinaAs I discussed yesterday in Anxiety, Yoga and the Front Body, supported forward bends can be wonderfully quieting and soothing. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Anxiety, Yoga and the Front Body

  

  by NinaI’m going to be tackling the subject of anxiety in the coming weeks, and I thought that I’d start today by addressing an aspect of yoga for anxiety that... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Which Way Should Your Shoulder Blades Go?

  

  by BaxterLet’s talk about the shoulder blades today. Recently, while evaluating my newest batch of teacher trainees during their teaching intensive, I was... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A;: Trikonasana, Janu Sirsasana, and Your Sacroiliac Joints

  

  Q: I'd like to know more about Janu Sirsasana and Trikonasana and the sacroiliac joint. Is there a post you can point me too? thanks!SI Joints for Female and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Making Your Own Yoga Props

  

  by NinaIn the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing my favorite supported inverted and calming poses with you. All of these poses require props of one sort or another. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Understanding the Relationship Between Yoga and Ayurveda

  

  Reflections by Melina Mezaby RamA lot of questions/comments are being raised in this blog regarding Ayurveda and yoga, so Nina asked me to address these issues. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Sequence: Opening Tight Shoulders

  

  by BaxterAs a follow-up to my post on Friday last week about tight shoulders (see Friday Q A: Tight Shoulders), and with the stellar prelude that Nina provided... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Living Proof: Increasing Shoulder Flexibility

  

  by NinaPhoto by Erin CollomLast week, my friend Erin Collom (thank you, Erin!), a Bay Area yoga teacher, took some photographs of me doing some of my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Friday Q&A: Tight Shoulders

  

  Q: I recently taught a class to a bunch of folks who work out weekly with a trainer. None of them had done yoga and most of their training focuses on strength... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Supported Forward Bends: Peaceful Poses for Stress, Anxiety, Neck Pain and...

  by NinaWe finally took some new photographs, so now I’ve got a portfolio of my favorite poses for stress management and anxiety! Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Saucha: Oral Hygiene and Healthy Aging

  

  by RamWhite Rose by Melina MezaIn the Sadhana Pada of the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali we are introduced to the yamas and niyamas that can be looked at as... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING