As a follow up to yesterday's popular post on how to gross out your friends with a steady stream of water out the nose, there may be a more mild-mannered method for clearing your head. Researchers have determined that the vibrations from chanting or humming can also have a beneficial effect on sinus health. Yoga Journal reported that a research team in Sweden discovered that "humming increased nitric oxide levels fifteenfold, compared to quiet exhalations without sound. The exhalations of … [Read more...] about Chant to Breathe Better
Archives for March 2007
Don’t Touch My Neti Pot! The Ancient Practice of Nasal Cleansing
A dry heave would probably be the appropriate reaction from a person witnessing for the first time the ancient practice of nasal cleaning. While it's not a particularly pleasant event for a bystander, a good nasal cleansing session can lead to sighs of relief (out of both nostrils!) for the doer of the deed. Though nasal cleansing has been a technique used by yogis and Ayurvedic practitioners for ages, today it is an often recommended remedy by doctors for treating environmentally induced … [Read more...] about Don’t Touch My Neti Pot! The Ancient Practice of Nasal Cleansing
Weekend Yoga Video: A Few Pattabhi Jois Teaching Segments
This clip contains Pattabhi Jois teaching part of the Intermediate Series. Here Pattabhi Jois teaches the last part of the Primary Series. … [Read more...] about Weekend Yoga Video: A Few Pattabhi Jois Teaching Segments
Ashtanga Primary Series Part 2 on Yoga Today
If you enjoyed the first Ashtanga Primary Series segment on Yoga Today, here's the link for Part 2. You can either click on the links to play them now or right-click and save to download and use for a later home practice. I haven't actually done the Part 2 practice yet, but I enjoyed the first class, so I imagine this will be about the same. Have fun! … [Read more...] about Ashtanga Primary Series Part 2 on Yoga Today
Weekend Yoga Video: Jamie Kennedy Leads a Yoga Class
All I can say about this clip is that I really love how the bald guy tries to keep his concentration during the downward facing dog demonstration. I'm pretty sure the people that got "X"ed are gonna want their money back. Just remember that if you are ever about to get beat up, don't forget to breathe deeply and then blame someone else for the idiotic comment you made. If you recall last weeks "Kung Fu v. Yoga" video it's obvious that yogis should stick to yoga and not confuse themselves as … [Read more...] about Weekend Yoga Video: Jamie Kennedy Leads a Yoga Class
More Ashtanga Primary Series on Yoga Today
As a follow-up to yesterday's post on Yoga Today's free on-line yoga classes, here's a link to another Ashtanga Primary Series class from a few weeks ago. I've noticed that Yoga Today's video archive only has about four classes to choose from at a time, but if you want an easy way to find previous classes just subscribe to the archive feed (here's the feed link) and then it's pretty easy to scroll through and find a class that sounds interesting to you. With 271 classes to choose from as of … [Read more...] about More Ashtanga Primary Series on Yoga Today
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