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Optimum Wellness – Knees
The article that we are drawing from this month on knees comes from Yoga Journal We will be learning and doing chair and eagle pose as our featured poses for the month. It is possible to injure or slow down … Continue reading
Optimum Wellness – Legs
The focus for Yoga for Optimum Wellness this month is legs and knees. Muscles surrounding the knee joint must be both strong and yet flexible to properly align and stabilize this sensitive joint. Mindfully practicing yoga can accomplish both over … Continue reading
Metaphor of Feet
Yoga tradition teaches that we have a physical body that where we experience and sense the world. We also have an energy body, an emotional body and mental body. All these layers affect each other. Changing one, changes all in … Continue reading
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Optimum Wellness for Feet
The feet will be the focus in January 2010. Quick Facts about feet! The feet are our foundation. In the course of a lifetime we will have walked 115,000 miles, 4 1/2 times around the planet. The average American takes … Continue reading
#1 Factor to prevent heart disease
In class today we recapped the last of the foundation of health: stress. I discussed a book I had read many years ago from Dr. Dean Ornish. I believe the book is called “Dr Dean Ornish’s program for reversing heart … Continue reading
Back Care
Last year Leslie taught a series at World Gym for back care. Here is the link to that information and some audio instruction as well. It is the same flow we will do at the beginning of Oct in the … Continue reading
Calcium and Iron testing
These tests are easy and then if you are deficient you can check that your supplements have these 2 minerals. If you are not deficient in iron it is best to avoid supplements that do have iron. Don’t take iron … Continue reading
Yoga means union – then what?
From Leslie: Yoga means union. Union of body mind and spirit. Union of the shadow self with the enlightened self. Yoga is a means of self discovery. Then what? What happens after self-care, self-discovery and self-worth? The purpose then is … Continue reading
Three Bones
A nice thought from Lynn today. Every person needs three bones to survive and thrive. A wishbone. A funny bone. A Back bone. Do you have all three??
Herxheimer effect
Sometimes the detoxing process can bring on the feeling that you are coming down with a cold. This means that it’s working. It’s called the herxheimer effect. It’s because toxins are coming from the tissues into the blood stream, … Continue reading
