Category Archives: Yoga health

How yoga leads to improved health and well being.

Iyengar Yoga Poses & Classes in Philadelphia – Training, Anatomy and Sanskrit

I’ve been doing yoga for over 15 years but I only recently discovered Iyengar yoga. After getting familiar with William Broad’s, Science of Yoga book and hearing all the ire it got for it’s chapter about injuries I wanted to learn more about this not-very well known kind of yoga. Many yoga teacher training programs…

Top Posts of the Week in the Yoga World

  Top Posts of the Week in the YogaWorld YogaDork.com  - Happy Halloween Bikram O Lantern Yogadork.com satisfies two needs of mine… the need to keep on what is fresh in ooooming-land and juicy tidbits about high profile yoga figure and pop culture celebs and yoga……. kind of like Yogajournal meet People magazine.   She…

At Shell, a Grassroots Effort Via Meditation Aims to Nourish Innovation

Far be it from me to promote any oil or gas company.  I like to keep track of which oil companies are involved with the most unsavory labor or environmental practices and avoid buying my gas at these stations…. often driving a bit farther to do so and usually going to a locally owned station…

Yoga, Curves, Bulges and You

In case you haven’t discovered all the witty and insightful posts from Elephant Journal yet, here is another one that makes me simultaneously smile and also breath a sigh of relief. Make Room For the Luscious Yogi  so bravely written by Anne Falkowski. Why do images of yoga always seem to feature incredibly lithe, tiny…

Yoga Study Shows Heartbeats Become More Regular

Don’t you just love seeing more scientific evidence from the medical establishment about how yoga makes your heartbeats healthier? Yoga reduced the need for surgery, medicine with side effects for Atrial Fibrillation Yoga,  which we already know and have experience is proven to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, can cut in half the…

Stuff to Bring to Yoga Class (and What to Leave Behind)

Before new students come to a yoga class, I usually tell them what they should bring.  Some of these might seem basic but will just throw them in the mix anyway. What To Wear and Bring in Hot and Beginner Yoga Classes Clothes to Stretch In -  For women this means a fitted shirt.  If…

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 Bear – Healing, Resources and Wellness for Cancer Survivors

Occasionally we have the opportunity to interview contributors from websites that share our goals of educating people with cancer about the benefits of holistic lifestyles and wellness. I recently had the opportunity to interview Libby Lowe, Social Media Manager of Yogabear.org.  Yoga Bear is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting more opportunities for…

Neck Pain & Tight Shoulders – Yoga Poses For Pain Relief

Unfortunately, neck pain & tight shoulders seem to always come together.  Often in my yoga classes, I will ask students what body parts are not feeling good and what they want to work on.  The number one answer is always low back pain and the next body parts are usually tight shoulder, neck pain and…

How to Yoga Poses & Weight Loss – Hip, Tranquil, Sexy

Yoga can be an effective tool for weight loss Some people may look at the rows of people jogging on treadmills at the gym and wonder how they can do it. There are many reasons why spending an hour or so on a treadmill may not appeal to someone. It can be very boring, for…