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Yoga- Specific Yoga Postures for Low Back Pain by Sara H. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 04 Feb 2010 4:47pm To Sara of Fit by Sara: “I read your post about yoga for low back pain. What specific yoga postures do you recommend to relieve low back pain?” From Sara of Fit by Sara: “There are many great postures to release tension in the low backmany of which lengthen the hamstrings and thus reduce tension on the low back. A great foundation posturedownward dog Read on »

5 Yoga Postures to Promote Sleep by Lexi99 Posted Wed 09 May 2012 10:31pm Kate McKinnon demonstrates 5 yoga postures that are great before bed to help promote sleep and reduce insomnia. Read on »

What Does Your Favorite Yoga Posture Mean? by Lexi99 Posted Wed 09 May 2012 10:29pm No matter how much experience you have with yoga, either a beginner or advanced, have you ever noticed that you tend to favor a specific yoga posture more than others? Or one that you keep wishing your yoga teacher would call out next? In this video, I'll explain what ... Read on »

8 Yoga Postures to Increase Energy by Lexi99 Posted Wed 09 May 2012 10:30pm Practicing yoga increases your energy, power, strength and endurance, while strengthening weak or under-activated areas of the body. Here are 8 yoga postures to increase energy and reduce fatigue. Read on »

8 Yoga Postures For Beginners by Lexi99 Posted Wed 09 May 2012 10:29pm A lot of people might feel overwhelmed by all the advanced yoga postures, especially those who are just starting out. Most beginners aren't as flexible, or don't have much upper body or lower body strength to practice some yoga postures. This might be a reason why some ... Read on »

Postpartum Weight Loss- Holding Yoga Postures Increases Muscle Tone by Sara H. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 10 May 2010 10:24am After teaching yoga classes where I hold postures longer than usual my students are surprised that they feel they worked even harder than when we do more of a flow... sore after holding multiple postures in yoga. A good instructor will mix up a class with multiple postures that you hold and or a flowing sequence combining multiple postures Read on »

Prenatal Yoga- Posture to Prepare You for Labor by Sara H. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 20 Jun 2008 5:02pm In your 3rd trimester it will benefit you to do yoga postures that will open up your pelvis in preparation for an easier labor. A good posture to do is what I call the “modified squat” (see below). Modified Squat *Place your feet approximately 3 1/2 feet apart. *Place your hands on the floor shoulder width apart and slightly in front of your feet Read on »

Entering samadhi in the yoga postures by Mahima Posted Sat 21 Aug 2010 12:00am I went to a yogashala for a self practice donation class and had a wonderful male teacher that helped me a lot with alignment and also work on my arm and shoulder strength. He pointed out the importance of spreading the toes as well as the fingers in most poses to let the energy flow all the way out to the toes and fingertips. It makes a big dif ... Read on »

Invigorating Yoga Postures by Aimee Prasek Posted Mon 14 Sep 2009 9:55am Here are a few of my favorite yoga postures that boost energy and mood: Click here to view the video The above segment is from “Yoga for Life”, a program onVeria. The Veria network has some quality programs; find them on Dish Network channel 9575. Or, if you’re like me and only get 4 channels on your TV, then you can watch some segments Read on »

Yoga Postures for Anti-aging and Rejuvenation by Jennifer D. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 03 Nov 2008 9:02pm ). Please review the deep breathing exercises and alternative nostril breathing and rhythmic breathing to supplement these postures. 2. These Yoga asanas specialize in brain... Padmasana yoga asana 1 . A number of Yoga asanas are found to be very helpful for vitality and rejuvenation(Anti Aging). These are: The Spinal Roll or Rocking Read on »