There’s no doubt the popularity of yoga has soared in the U.S. over the last 3-5 years. Something like 20 million people now do yoga in the U.S. vs. 3.5 million in 2001 –these stats are off the top of my head but close to accurate. Yoga in India was never about business. Thousands of years after yoga was first documented in ancient texts, yoga travels to the U.S. It slowly catches on and now our capitalistic society has turned it into big business. If you haven’t paid much attention, … [Read more...]
BODIES the exhibit
BODIES the exhibit is here in DC (technically just over the river in Rosslyn/Arlington, VA) until October 28, 2007. It’s a must see for anyone who works with, around, on or inside bodies. Even if you don’t work with bodies, you should take the time to learn what’s going on inside your own. This exhibit will more than likely give you a new appreciation of what goes on inside, really deep inside. It's a fascinating way to show what goes on inside the body making humans so awesome and fluid … [Read more...]
New Favorite Sites
In the last few weeks, I’ve found a few health/yoga sites that are worth mentioning as each has something to offer. Rather than influence you with my reasons for liking them, I’ll let you decide for yourself. Here’s the list. www.inspirenutrition.com www.goldenheartyoga.com www.yogadancer.com www.tilakpyle.com www.flowyogacenter.com Check them out and let me know what you think. … [Read more...]
Online Yoga Instruction
Feeling short on time today? Or, maybe you don’t want to spend precious moments in the car traveling to your favorite yoga class? Bored with your yoga DVD? Can’t justify spending the money for in-home private instruction? Traveling too many days this summer to get into a regular routine? We all have excuses as to why we don’t get on our yoga mat more often than we’d like. Well, enough! There’s a new alternative on the rise, online yoga classes ---making yoga accessible to everyone, … [Read more...]
Benefits of Yoga
This entry is an add-on to my previous post. This link http://www.flowyogacenter.com/flow/benefits.html which I found off of Flow’s website, a local studio here in DC, provides a wonderful overview on the many benefits of yoga. This same list can also be found on the Yoga Alliance’s website (www.yogaalliance.org). I must add though, both of these sites missed the pedicure benefit J which I mentioned at the end of my last post. The feet are the roots for the body so why not keep them fresh … [Read more...]
Will Yoga Make Me More Flexible?
If you’re looking to touch your toes, yes yoga can help you get there. Though I warn you ---you’ll learn a lot more along the way down. Inactivity, which causes one to lose flexibility, results in stiffness in both body and mind. So the more you move, the more limber the body becomes and hence, the more open your mind will be to what life has to offer. Yoga asanas (postures), when practiced correctly, require every part of the physical body to be a part of the “yoga party”. So yes, yoga will … [Read more...]
lululemon opens in Arlington, VA
It’s official! The lululemon athletica Grand Opening Party in Market Common Clarendon is on Saturday, June 9th Hope to see you there! … [Read more...]
Listen, Learn, Laugh
I woke up at 2:30am today and somehow in the midst of trying to fall back to sleep “listen, learn and laugh” popped into my head. I started to think….these are three simple actions that really allow us to enjoy what’s going on in life, in the present moment. “Listen, learn and laugh”. It sounds so simple, right? The challenge is to keep it simple and by doing so life unfolds right in front of you. Listening to others is certainly a trait worth cultivating. Listening can lead to learning … [Read more...]
Happy June! Did You Know…
June 1 is the start of meteorological summer for those of us North of the equator? The following has been copied directly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer. Summer is a season of the year that is defined as beginning in June, and ending in September in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, summer begins in December and ends in March. Summer is defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July, and August, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the whole … [Read more...]
“I Can’t Do That! I’m Too _______ ”
As a yoga teacher, I hear so many reasons why someone “thinks” they can’t do a pose. My arms aren’t long enough, I’m too round in the belly, I’m too tall, I’m not that flexible, my boobs are too big…you name it, I’ve heard it. Yoga embraces imperfections. Yoga “introduces you to you”, just as you are. We each have our own list of imperfections we see in ourselves both on and off the mat. The challenge of yoga resides in learning to embrace where you are in your body, mind and life and work … [Read more...]
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