[Editor's note: This is a guest post by yoga teacher and life coach Lindsey Lewis of www.libreliving.com] THE TRAVELLING HIGH Travelling is addicting. I recently read that serotinin—that’s the happy brain chemical—is released when we experience something new. Even receiving new emails is apparently enough to kick it into gear. No wonder we love being on vacation! New-ness around every corner! Serotonin overload! The other week I realized that I was in desperate need of some new territory—a … [Read more...] about How to Take a Vacation When You Can’t Take a Vacation…Courtesy Beginner’s Mind.
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5 Different Types of Yoga – Which One Suits You the Best?
[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Chiara Fucarino who blogs at Yoga-Paws] Ah, yoga. What’s not to like about stretching your muscles, sprawling out on a comfortable mat, and losing yourself in tranquility? Not only does practicing yoga tone your body and refresh your mind, it also improves your immune system, helps lower your stress level, and provides so many more health benefits. Yoga has been around for more than 5,000 years, and we’re still fine-tuning the practice. Today, aside … [Read more...] about 5 Different Types of Yoga – Which One Suits You the Best?
The Psoas: Is it the most important postural muscle?
[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Nadine Fawell who blogs at Yoga with Nadine. Check it out!] Well, I think it is anyway. There are many, many reasons I think this: I could practically write a BOOK about the psoas. But here’s something to think about. When we went from walking on four legs to walking on two, we had to find a way to hold our upper bodies, well, up. In four-legged creatures, the spine is happily suspended between front and back ends. In our case, it pokes up into … [Read more...] about The Psoas: Is it the most important postural muscle?
The Ultimate Sexy Yoga Battle
"It's Not Sexy, It's Yoga" vs. "It's Not Fitness, It's Life" Surely by now you've seen the original, if not minorly scandalous Equinox yoga video, featuring Briohny Smyth. Well, it's a great week for the yoga world now that humorist Michael A. Stusser ("The Dead Guy Interviews") takes his yoga skills to the next level with a spot on parody of the original. The Parody... VS. The Original... … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Sexy Yoga Battle
A Sucker for Really Cool Yoga Art
Blending history with a dash of yogic humor, Boonchu Tanti's Ashtanga yoga illustrations capture the essence of the joy and playfulness of yoga. … [Read more...] about A Sucker for Really Cool Yoga Art
Ashtanga Yoga: Maria Villella on Finding the Balance on your Hands and in Your Life
If you enjoyed the first clip you may be interested in checking out Maria's Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series Ashtanga Yoga teacher Maria Villella demonstrates the entire Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series with strength, grace and control. As you watch, and listen, to the video you will hear the vinyasas for each posture counted, the names of the postures as well as the opening and closing prayers all spoken in Sanskrit. The Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga is known for hip-openers, forward bends … [Read more...] about Ashtanga Yoga: Maria Villella on Finding the Balance on your Hands and in Your Life
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