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Yoga and the Great Mammogram Debate
18Nov
2009One of the things I’ve learned from my yoga practice is that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Sure yoga can help you rehabilitate an overstretched muscle, but it can also teach you had to move your body mindfully so that you never hurt that muscle in the first place. Personally, [...]
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Shaq Tries Yoga
06Oct
2009The newest professional athlete to give yoga a try is basketball star Shaquille O’Neal. The Cleveland Cavaliers center tried a class in suburban Cleveland, according to the Associated Press. He needed two mats to accommodate his 7-foot-1, 325-pound frame. (The studio will be special ordering a 100-inch-long mat for his next class.) “I’m the worst [...]
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5 Things You Should Know about Yoga
30Sep
2009Despite its popularity, there are many misconceptions about yoga floating around in the media. The two that I think might be most prevalent are that all yoga students are crazy flexible and that yoga classes are mostly easy, gentle stretching. Those misconceptions really bother me, not because people don’t really understand what yoga is, but [...]
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New-Fangled Yoga Gadgets: Gimmick or Useful?
20Sep
2009We all know the first yogis did not have stretchy pants to highlight their, um, alignment. They didn’t have yoga mats, props, or hardwood floors either. In the beginning, yoga was not about the stuff. Fast forward a few thousand years and what’s the first thing you see when you walk into a yoga studio? [...]
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