Practice Cooling Breath

This breath cools the body so it is best done in hot weather or at the end of a vigorous yoga session. 1. Come to sit in a comfortable cross-legged position. 2. Take two or three deep inhales and exhales through the nose to prepare. 3. Roll the tongue, curling the sides in towards the […]

Yoga for Carpal Tunnel Syndrom

Yoga exercises can help reduce the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1998 concluded that participants who practiced yoga over an eight-week period showed improvement in their condition compared to those who did not do yoga. The yoga poses emphasized in this study […]

Standing Straddle Forward Bend

Type of Pose: Standing Benefits: Stretches the hamstrings and opens the hips Instructions: 1. Step the feet apart into a wide straddle. The feet should be slightly pigeon-toed so that the outside edges of the feet stay parallel. 2. Deepen the hip creases as you come into a forward bend. 3. Bring the hands directly […]

A Series of Poses for Fitness, Inside and Out

Kyle Green for The New York Times Robbie Norris teaches an ashtanga yoga class for female inmates at the Richmond City Jail in Richmond, Va. More Photos » RICHMOND, Va. — Three times a week, Robbie Norris, a lean, 50-year-old yoga teacher, hops into his 1992 blue Volvo station wagon with his yoga mat and […]

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