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Combat the Hectic Holidays With Yoga Nidra
‘Tis the season of shopping and crowds — long lines and even shorter tempers. The back-to-back diet-busting parties. The interminable chats with the in-laws. When we are so busy, disembodied and constantly multi-tasking, it is easy to feel not so great at this most wonderful…
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Eight Great Yoga Ball Exercises for Core Strength
Regular exercise has a wide range of health benefits. If you like to do your workouts at home, you may feel tempted to purchase expensive equipment to aid your routine. Why not consider a yoga ball? Yoga balls are ideal for a range of exercises…
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Six Yoga Poses to Handle Stress
Stressful situations take their toll on the body. You can often feel the stress pile up during the course of the day, causing tightened muscles, rapid heartbeat and breathing, and of course overall anxiety and fatigue. Yoga to the rescue! If you don’t have time…
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Pigeon Pose (Kapotasama)
The pigeon pose, called Kapotasama in Sanskrit (the full name is Eka Pada Rajakapotasana) is a yoga pose that can be practiced by anybody. One of its key benefits is the reduction and elimination of the stress impact on the human body. In the beginning,…
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Ashtanga Yoga Poses
Ashtanga Yoga is a form of yoga that stems from the idea of cleansing the body from all impurities. The main teacher credited with the introduction and teaching of Ashtanga Yoga is Sri K. Pattabhi Jois from India and only a few other teachers in…
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Power Yoga Poses for Beginners
People have always appreciated the significance of good health for centuries. To maintain good health, they have been following different forms of exercise regimen. One of the ancient techniques that focus on enhancing the health of the body and mind is Yoga. Drawing its origin…
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Namaste. Welcome to Yoga Simple, your complete yet easy-to-follow guide to all things Yoga. Please select a topic from the menu or use the search bar to the right to find what you’re looking for. Related posts: Simple Solutions – Yogitoes Mat Towel Finding Free…
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Is Hot Yoga Good for You?
In many places across the United States it can seem like hot yoga studios are taking control of the exercise market. Nearly all major cities have at least one hot yoga studio and many traditional hatha yoga studios are quickly converting at least one room…
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When a Practice Moves From Your Mat to Your Heart
When I first saw a picture of Erin LeMoine doing a headstand and the in-awe reaction from the kids at St. Timothy’s School in Tanzania, I thought, “There is an inspiring story here about yoga, about kids and about Tanzania.” Little did I know there…
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A Meditation on Compassion
The human heart has the extraordinary capacity to transform the sorrows of life into a great stream of compassion. Compassion proclaims the power of the tender and merciful heart in the face of the sufferings of the world of the world – and arises whenever…
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