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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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Bikram Yoga Etiquette
Just as in any other group activity whether that be golf – or playing chess, there is an etiquette to yoga that ensures everyone get the most mindfulness out of each practice. Most yoga teachers will provide “friendly” reminders, but particularly for first timers, it…
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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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Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
Yoga is known for its overall simplicity and certain poses help the body in numerous, and sometimes surprising ways. One of the easiest poses to perform in yoga is the mountain pose or Tadasana, as it is called originally in Sanskrit. The main purpose of…
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7 Amazing Yoga Poses for Runners
Yoga has become one of the most popular activities in the United States with over 20 million practitioners. This is not surprising considering the many benefits yoga provides including, stress-relief, weight-loss, pain prevention, and muscle strengthening. Even though yoga may seem to be on the…
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Finding Lightness in Aerial Silks
For all of you that have ever watched the Cirque du Soleil performers as they gracefully transition from pose to pose in the long silk hammocks and thought to yourself — “I’d like to do that” — I have good news for you: Now you…
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Bringing Zen from the Yoga Studio to the Fashion Studio
An Interview with Yogi – and Couture Designer, Coltrane Lord. Yoga Simple is all about sharing ideas about how to better live your practice outside the yoga studio. So when we hear of fellow yogis bringing their practice into their business as a way to…
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Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa yoga is basically a subset of Hatha yoga, which is often distinguished by its fluid transition as well as movement via a series of poses that are normally seriously planned. It consists of string, active and fast yoga postures that may not be suitable…
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MODO Yoga – There’s a Reason Why It’s Growing
Admittedly, I am a Bikram yoga junkie. The heat and sweat is addicting, as is the one and a half hours of being free from texts, cell calls – and laundry. Doing the same 26 poses day after day with the same dialogue is like…
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Antenatal Yoga
If a woman is pregnant and awaiting the birth of her child then she should prepare for the miraculous event. Antenatal yoga is the best way to prepare for the birth of the child. The different forms of yoga and exercise movements help to calm…
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