5 Ways Yoga Can Help You 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 […]

Yoga Workout to Tone Your Arms

Tone your biceps and triceps for strong, sleek arms. 1. Downward Facing Dog – Adho Mukha Svanasana © Barry Stone Begin the sequence in downward facing dog. 2. Plank Pose © Barry Stone Come forward to a plank position. 3. Side Plank – Vasisthasana © Barry Stone Roll the the right side, coming onto the […]

Yoga Poses for Arms

If you want to improve your arm strength, these poses where you support yourself on your arms will help. Beginners Downward Facing Dog – Adho Muhka Svanasana Plank Pose Side Plank Variations – Vasisthasana Variations Intermediate Crow Pose – Bakasana Four Limbed Staff Pose – Chaturanga Dandasana Pendant Pose – Lolasana Side Plank Pose – […]

How to Start Yoga With Arthritis

Arthritis Basics Arthritis is a general term that describes inflammation of the joints, which can manifest as variable amounts of pain, stiffness, and swelling. There are many kinds of arthritis, of which the two most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In osteoarthritis, the joints are deteriorating due to use over time; this type […]

Vinyasa

Definition: Breath-synchronized movement. In Vinyasa-style yoga classes, poses will flow from one to another in conjunction with the breath. Vinyasa in also used as a noun to describe the series of poses that are done between Downward Facing Dogs as part of a Sun Salutation sequence. If the teacher says “go through the vinyasa at […]

10 Alternatives to Lululemon

Even some of the most dedicated fans of yoga-wear giant Lululemon have been given ample reasons to want to diversify their wardrobes. Maybe it’s the decline in quality, the high prices, or the tendency of founder Chip Wilson to run off at the mouth. Or maybe you just want to look different from the herd. The marketplace […]

Camel Pose – Ustrasana

Type of pose: Backbend Benefits: Stretches the front of the body including the chest, abdomen, and quadriceps. Improves spinal flexibility. Instructions: 1. Come up onto your knees. Take padding under your knees if they are sensitive. 2. Draw your hands up the side of your body as you start to open your chest. 3. Reach […]

Step-by-Step Moon Salutation – Chandra Namaskara

Exhale – Step the left foot forward to meet the right foot as you swing the arms down and interlace the fingers behind your back coming into a variation of Standing Forward Bend – Uttanasana.

Yoga Poses for Hamstrings

Improving your hamstring flexibility is usually a slow process, but practicing these poses regularly can help. Beginners Extended Side Angle Pose – Utthita Parsvakonasana Happy Baby – Ananda Balasana Head to Knee Pose – Janu Sirsasana Pyramid Pose – Parsvottonasana Reclined Big Toe Pose – Supta Padangustasana Seated Wide Legged Straddle – Upavistha Konasana Staff […]

Step-by-Step Moon Salutation – Chandra Namaskara

Inhale – Release the hands from behind your back and hook the thumbs in front of you as you come up to stand. In a continous movement, take the arms up and back behind you coming into Raised Arms Pose -Urdhva Hastasana. Exhale – Bring the arms back along the side of the body as […]

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