Yoga
Yoga – an 8 limbed system – Part 4
“The respiratory system is the gateway to purifying the body, mind and intellect. The key to this is pranayama.” BKS Iyengar So far in our blogs, we have covered the Yamas (social ethics), Niyamas (personal ethics), and Asana (postures.) We move on now to Pranayama. Prana means breath, lifeforce or energy. Ayama means restriction or…
Read MoreYoga – an 8 limbed system – Part 3
“My body is my temple and asanas are my prayers.” B.K.S. Iyengar In previous blogs I talked about the first two limbs of yoga – the Yamas (social ethics) and Niyamas (personal ethics). We are now up to the limb with which everyone is most familiar, the postures. In Sanskrit, this limb is Asana. The…
Read MoreYoga – an eight limbed system – Part 2
In my previous blog, I discussed the first of the Eight Limbs of Yoga. In this blog, we are moving to the second limb, the Niyamas. The first limb, the Yamas, referred to the social ethics we, as yogis, aspire to follow. The Niyamas refer to the personal ethics we aspire to. Briefly, the Niyamas…
Read MoreRecovery Reality
Oh, sweet recovery, come to me. This is hard. Harder than I anticipated. But slowly but surely I will get there. In December I tore my Achilles’ tendon. As much as I wish I had a cool story to go along with this, like I was doing a 10k for charity…I don’t. Reality is, I…
Read MoreYoga – an eight limbed system – Part 1
As I stated in a previous blog, yoga is much more than physical postures. Yoga is made up of 8 distinct limbs, postures are limb number 3. Here are the 8 limbs in Sanskrit and their approximate definition. Yama – Social Ethics Niyama – Personal Ethics Asana – Yoga postures Pranayama – Breath control Pratyahara…
Read MoreHealthy Back, Happy Body – Introducing a New Class!
We are happy to announce a new class for you. Healthy Back, Happy Body will teach you the 7 steps to posture improvement. Keeping your back healthy is so important! Besides helping you avoid pain, it keeps your entire body youthful, and who doesn’t want that! This new 8-session yoga course starts March 1 at…
Read MoreDo we ever stop growing?
We all grow. From the time we are born, our bodies continuously grow and get bigger. (Sometimes not in a direction that we may want!) But, have you ever noticed the curious phenomenon that as you grow up, at one point you start growing down? If you’ve reached your mid-fifties or later, go ahead, measure…
Read MoreThe Holidays In 2020
Can you believe it? The holiday season is here, and whether you are ready or not; it looks quite different than times past. We all have read about the viruses and plagues in our history, and none of us could even imagine that this year would be the year that we would walk through a…
Read MoreAging Gracefully Through Nutrition
Did you know that your nutritional needs change as you age? Let us take a quick look at this amazing but true fact. When a person is born they are fed by milk, either from the mother’s breast or formula, it is suggested by dietitians that an infant should solely be fed milk up until…
Read MoreA little bit about flexibility
Flexibility [ˌfleksəˈbilədē] NOUN flexibility (noun) the quality of bending easily without breaking Flexibility is also described as the ability to move through a complete range of motion or the elongation of soft tissues to increase joint range of motion. In short, flexibility helps you move your body with ease. Pretty important part of everyday life, right? But…
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