Author Archives: Michael

Beautiful Spring on Azalea Hill at Jenkins Arboretum

Spring has certainly sprung! I can’t think of a better time of year to go outdoors with your significant other and enjoy Mother Natures incredible tapestry of colours and texture. From your backyard to your Longwood Gardens, plan an afternoon walk today and get out there and away from your computer, enjoying each others company!…

Favorite Healthy Summer Drinks For Green-Ophobes

Now that the temperatures are heating up just wanted to let you get a virtual taste of my favorite drink to make in the summer.  I don’t know why but mint grows like a weed at our house during the summer, the more mint I pull out, the more mint seems to sprout up. Just…

Yoga poses for weight loss

For yoga and weight loss, what are the best simple poses( asanas) and exercises to do? Are you sick of seeing that muffin top peering out of your tank top? Do you feel powerless to change your eating habits? I had never seen a yoga system specifically targeted towards weight loss so I was curious…

Belated Happy New Year! Great Date Nights on Our Vacation

We finished the last two weeks of 2011 visiting family and friends in Southern California and four days in Las Vegas just the two of us. Vegas. . . a great date night idea (weekend), and we found a room at The Rio for only $40!

Yoga Music Reviews- Top 10 CDs I play in Class

Snatam Kaur – I discovered her when I was at Omega a few years ago. She was part of the Ecstatic Chant weekend. Don’t let her turban scare you. She does a few songs in English as well. She has a voice like an angel and you can feel her soul pouring into all of her chants. This is one of the CDs that my yoga students ask me about the most in my yoga class.

How to Choose a Yoga Mat; a guide to Eco-friendly, standard, custom.

Yoga Mat Reviews; How to Choose a Yoga Mat – Part 3 of 3. MATERIAL Most standard yoga mats are made of PVC or vinyl. Newer, more earth-friendly options include natural and recycled rubber, jute, and organic cotton or natural cotton (which means the fabric is not treated with synthetic finishes during manufacturing).  Most yoga…

How to Choose a Yoga Mat – 7 Things to Consider

Best Yoga Mats Part 2 of 3 THICKNESS If you are older or you have knee issues you might want a thicker mat. It will provide more cushion that you will need.  If you have sensitive knees then when you are in the lunging poses, a thin mat will be your knee’s worst enemy.   If…

How to Choose a Yoga Mat.

Yoga Mat Reviews Part 1 of 3 Buying a yoga mat is a very personal thing since not many materials will come into direct contact with almost every part of our physical body with our sweat and maybe tears during a very internally focused practice and one that can be quite physically demanding as well. …