Integral Yoga

Integral yoga follows the teachings of Sri Swami Sachidananda, who came to the United States from India in the 1960s and eventually founded many yoga institutes and the famed Yogaville Ashram in Buckingham, Virginia. Integral is a gentle, hatha practice, and classes often also include breathing exercises, chanting, kriyas, and meditation. The Integral method, so […]

Yoga Tips

If you are brand-new to yoga, these tips will help you get started, whether you are taking yoga classes or planning to practice at home. Perhaps the most important tip is to always ask questions when you don’t understand something. If it’s about yoga culture or etiquette, more experienced students are almost always happy to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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