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Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:33 PM
Chaturanga Dandasana.Otherwise known as the yogi
push-up. We (yoga nerds) always talk about proper alignment and using
the muscles in your back to support the posture instead of using your
shoulders and chest muscles. Well...the question is: How the hell do you
do that, it's a push-up right?
 This pose is a challenge for nearly every practitioner at some point
in their practice, so if you are new, don't get discouraged. And if you
have been practicing for a while and still don't have it figured
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Rebecca: Posted on Friday, October 07, 2011 8:43 AM
I taught my first two yoga classes here in Batavia this week, and I really enjoyed it. Actually I had fun. At the beginning of class, we chanted Om three times. I know that that the Monday night class had a few people in there that had never attended a yoga class or chanted Om, so it was a new thing to try. Before we started, I talked a little bit about why it was an important practice, but I felt like getting a little more technical for this blog post. Not only that, but I serendipitously came across an |
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Rebecca: Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 1:45 PM
It literally changes the structure of your brain. It alters your
brain chemistry and it changes the way the thought patterns are
processed. And it's been measured.
A regular yoga practice
can improve physical, mental, and emotional balance. Physically, the
poses bring more strength and flexibility to all areas of the body. That
part is easy to recognize. The more you practice, the stronger and more
flexible you get. Simple. But why do people fall in love with the
practice and why do they feel they have been changed on a deeper more
spiritual level? |
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