Yoga for Back Pain Series 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. Back to Main Sequences Page

Jared McCann Went From Partying to National Yoga Champion

Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times Jared McCann incorporates an industrial chain into his yoga routine at home. More Photos » When Jared McCann was 12, he was the only kid in his Southern Baptist church in Hawaii not to be baptized. One Sunday, during the traditional altar call, his mother whispered, “Jared, don’t […]

Mysterious Buddhist Retreat Ends in a Grisly Death

Joshua Lott for The New York Times Christie McNally and her husband, Ian Thorson, were among 39 people who had been living in the huts here as part of an extended yoga retreat. BOWIE, Ariz. — The rescuers had rappelled from a helicopter, swaying in the brisk April winds as they bore down on a […]

Seated Forward Bend

Type of pose: Seated Benefits: Stretches the hamstrings and spine Instructions: 1. From Staff Pose – Dandasana bring the arms straight out to the sides and up over your head. 2. Inhale and draw the spine up long. 3. As you exhale, begin to come forward, hinging at the hips. 4. On each inhale, extend […]

T MAGAZINE; Calm Before The Tour

Some rock chicks pound beers backstage. Sarah Neufeld, the violinist of the Grammy-winning band Arcade Fire, prefers a yoga pose or two. Several years ago, she and another strings-playing friend got deep into hot yoga and began toying with the idea of starting their own studio in New York City. Their branch of the hot-yoga […]

Downward Dog Hits the Dance Floor

YOGA aficionados often describe the practice as having two possible benefits: strengthening the body and clearing the mind. Now some young enthusiasts are trying to bring their peers to yoga by promising that it can make their social lives more wholesome, too. The idea is that yoga and a sober dance party go together much […]

Yoga for Back Pain Series 1

This series of four poses is designed to support back health and relieve back pain through yoga. On each page, you will find links to full instructions for each pose and an explanation on how the pose addresses back pain from Anne Asher, About.com’s Guide to Back Pain. 1. Come to lie in your back […]

Yoga Props Illustrated

Like blankets, blocks are props to make yourself more comfortable and improve your alignment. Blocks are great for standing poses in which one hand is on the floor, such as Ardha Chandrasana. You can also sit on them in poses like Virasana. This one is made of cork, though many are made of foam. Compare […]

Yoga Supplies

One of the nice things about yoga is that it doesn’t require too much stuff. However, there are a few things that are useful to have when starting your yoga practice. 1. Mats Ann Pizer Yoga mats (also called sticky mats) are used in most yoga classes to provide cushioning and traction. While you can […]

Fitness Videos Thrive – Skin Deep

Danny Ghitis for The New York Times IN VOGUE​ Gilad Janklowicz, in the black shirt, talks to Lisa Nord, a social worker, at an event for his DVD fitness series, “Lord of the Abs.” At a DVD release party last week at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, middle-aged women confessed to feeling like schoolgirls […]

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