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I recently recieved this bit of research in an e-letter from Amy Weintruab. Amy is a fellow Kripalu Yoga Teacher and leading expert in the use of yoga and meditation in healing depression. Her book, Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga,is an absolute must have for any [...]
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Research Finds Yoga and Meditation May Reverse Stress-Damaged Genes
Posted in Chronic stress, Health, Kripalu yoga, asana, depression, happiness, healthy living, meditation techniques, parasympathetic, yoga, tagged amy weintraub, depression, Harvard Medical School, Health, Herbert Benson, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical school, Mental Health, Relaxation Response, Stress, Transcendental Meditation, yoga on October 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yogi Tea: A Blissful Autumn Drink
Posted in Health, Weight loss, be happy, diet, energy, goddesses in everywoman, great and good things for you, healthy living, kundalini, seasonal changes, tea, wellness, yoga and longevity, yoga for senior, tagged Food, Green tea, Health, Kundalini yoga, tea, yoga, Yogi Bhajan on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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Yogi Tea is SOOOO good.
Once you start drinking it you will want to drink it all the time. It is so nourishing and calming to the body. All of the spices in the tea, following the Ayurvedic tradition, have a health building, medicinal quality; and many of the ones mentioned in this post – like [...]
Turning of the Seasonal Wheel: The Autumnal Equinox
Posted in Health, be happy, gratitude, great and good things for you, healthy living, journals, prana, seasonal changes, wellness, yoga, tagged Autumn, Blue Ridge Mountains, Equinox, gratitude, Hatha yoga, Mabon, rumi, Season, wellness on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
September 21, is the Autumnal Equinox, the time when night and day are of equal length.
“Thistime holds the night and day in perfect balance… As the wheel turnstowards the dark half of the year we honor the aging of the Great Goddess as she passes to the Crone stage…” says Natalie “Fox” Maisel in [...]
Yoga master, 90 next month, says discipline makes him feel one-fifth his age
Posted in Health, asana, body awareness, healthy living, meditation techniques, wellness, yoga, yoga and longevity, yoga for senior, yoga postures, tagged asana, devotion, elderly, Gujarat, Hatha yoga, Indian cuisine, Meditation, pranayama, Religion and Spirituality, yoga for seniors on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a beautiful and inspirational story about yoga and the positive impact in can make on our lives. This guy is my hero! I’m telling you, if we all did one hour of pranayama each day we would live in radiant health forever.
I was also excited to see that this gentleman did some of [...]
Healthy Treats for Big and Little Yogis
Posted in Health, Weight loss, diet, energy, great and good things for you, happiness, healthy living, prana, treats, wellness, yoga, tagged baby food, healthy eating, healthy recipes, whole food, yoga, yogic diet on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As a yoga teacher, I get a lot of questions about healthy eating,particularly from parents who are trying to improve their own eatinghabits, and start their children out on the right track. In general Itell people:
Ahealthy diet for the yogi or yogini of any age should be moderate tohelp keep the body light and the [...]
