Urdhva Hastasana

Type of pose: Standing Benefits: Improves posture, strengthens thighs, opens shoulders Instructions: 1. From Tadasana, bring your arms out to the side and up. 2. Press the palms together, keep the arms straight and take the gaze up toward your thumbs. 3. Slide the shoulder blades down the back. 4. Maintain your alignment. Beginners: Practice […]

Men Doing Yoga: Better Skip the Headstands

Monika Aichele Connect With Us on Twitter For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow @andyrNYT. As one of the millions of men doing yoga in America, I take exception to “Wounded Warrior Pose,” by William J. Broad (news analysis, Sunday Review, Dec. 23). It will lead many […]

Review – YogaGlo Online Videos

YogaGlo takes the concept of downloadable audio yoga classes to its logical next step: online streaming video classes which are available any time with your membership. How it Works The classes are recorded live at the YogaGlo studio in Santa Monica, California. (If you live near there, you can also take these classes for free […]

5 Ways to Beat Holiday Stress

The holidays are supposed to offer an opportunity to spend time with family and friends, but there are a lot of things that can prevent you from relaxing. Travel, social obligations, last minute shopping, budgetary shortfalls, and difficult family dynamics are just a few potential stressors. Yoga gives us tools, like basic stretching and breathing […]

Improve Balance

Type of pose: Balancing, standing Benefits: Strengthens legs, improves balance. Instructions: 1. Come to stand in tadasana. 2. Feel your weight equally on all four corners of both feet. 3. Begin to shift the weight over to the right foot, lifting the left foot off the floor. 4. Bend the left knee, bringing the sole […]

Introduction to Pranayama

Yoga breathing exercises, also known as Pranayama, are an important part of a developing yoga practice. Pranayama is one of the Eight Limbs of Yoga, as defined by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In addition to deepening your yoga practice, learning ways to calm or invigorate the body through breathing will greatly benefit your life […]

Yoga Exercises for Back Pain 2

1. Push back to Child’s Pose. 2. Separate the knees as wide as your mat and let the belly sink down between the knees. 3. Rest here 5-10 breaths before coming back on to all fours and repeating the entire sequence. Why Child’s Pose? from Back Pain Guide Anne Asher. Links Back to main Yoga […]

Wounded Warrior Pose

MEN are famous for ignoring aches and pains. It’s macho. Men get physical exams less often than women. They tend to remain silent if worried about their health. When hurt, their impulse is to shun doctors and rely on home remedies, like avoiding heavy lifting to ease backaches. Male athletes play through injuries. It’s all […]

GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week. AUSTIN Phoning the Prez Telephones placed around the newly renovated L.B.J. Presidential Library give visitors an unfiltered account of all the challenges President Lyndon B. Johnson faced during his time in office. Visitors can listen in on a conversation […]

Yoga Exercises for Back Pain 2

1. Inhale, come forward to a Plank position. 2. Exhale, lower down onto your belly. 3. Place your forehead on the floor and your palms flat directly under your shoulders. 4. Inhale, engage the muscles of your lower back, press the tops of the feet into the floor, and lift the upper chest off the […]

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