Yoga Journal - Yoga Philosophy - Free Yourself

Interesting article from Yoga Journal about finding freedom from resistance. . .

Yoga Journal - Yoga Philosophy - Free Yourself

Practicing Yoga Safely

A recent article in the New York Times titled "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" has caused quite a stir in the yoga world and there have been numerous follow-up articles on this topic. In the interest of healthy yoga, I wanted to share the link to the original NYT article as well as the response from the Iyengar Association -
http://iynaus.org/news/iynaus-response

Resolve to do Yoga in 2012

Now is the time to add yoga to your healthy habits for 2012! Yoga has incredible health benefits (see posting below for table) and is a tremendous spiritual practice as well.

Hope Yoga is the perfect choice for someone who is interested in yoga but might be put off by the New Age or Eastern religious aspects of yoga taught in many studios. I teach a Christian approach to yoga which demonstrates how yoga can be practiced by Christians.

Beginners are always welome and I will start this year with a review of foundational poses and alignment principles so it is the perfect time to join us!

Health Benefits of Yoga

As reported in Yoga for Medicine book by Yoga Journal and Timothy McCall, a study found the following health benefits of yoga:

Restorative Practice

Here is the restorative practice that we did tonight in Hope Yoga. Practice this at home to alleviate some of the holiday stress!

http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/restorative-yoga-sequence - scroll to the bottom of the page to see the illustrated poses

Handstand Prep - Yoga Journal Video

We just did this pose in class last week - watch this video to try on your own at home!

Handstand Prep - Yoga Journal Video

Yoga Journal Office Yoga - Stress relief you can do at your desk. Day 2

Yoga Journal Office Yoga - Stress relief you can do at your desk. Day 2