Monthly Archives: May 2010

Yoga and runners

  During the course of an average mile run, your foot will strike the ground 1,000 times. The force of impact on each foot is about three to four times your weight. It’s not surprising, then, to hear runners complain of bad backs and knees, tight hamstrings, and sore feet. The pain most runners feel […]

91 year old teaches yoga

Over a year ago I told you about 83 year old yoga instructor, Bette Calman from Williamstown, Austraila. She was leading 11 classes a week as well as completing her daily practice.  While others her age are complaining about aches and pains, she is focusing on improving yet another of her yoga postures. This is […]

What is Yin Yoga?

Most people that are familiar with yoga, are familiar with yang yoga, as this tends to be more common in North America. Yang yoga stimulates the muscles in the body, encouraging strength and great physical health. The difference Yin yoga is a less-popular form of yoga practice.  The focus of Ying yoga is to stretch […]

What to look for in a yoga studio

Selecting a yoga studio can be a daunting task, especially if you are new to yoga and unsure what aspects of a studio environment will make a difference in your practice. There are five areas that you should consider when selecting a yoga studio to attend.

Action Figures doing yoga . . .

Who knew I was reading one of the many Marketing blogs that I follow and one of them was talking about an action figure that he received from a friend that had his own face on the character.  He did admit that the action figure was much more buff than he was. This got me […]

5 ways to be your Best!

I was reading the February 2010 issue of the Reader’s Digest the other night when I came across and article that was about Olympic athletes and how they could do there best at the Olympics.  As I was reading the article I realized that the five points that the author Stuart Foxman made about being […]

What to do after the yoga class is over

This is the fourth article in the Yoga Etiquette series. The first article dealt with what to do before you come to the studio take a class. Be clean No Scents Proper clothing No eating Arrive on time The second article covered setting up your space in the studio. Roll out your mat Do not […]

April Articles in Review

There were 10 blog posts during the month.  We actually talk about 12 posts below.  The first of the Mysore series was published in March and the last of the Yoga Etiquette series will be published during the first week of May. Mysore class is scary I  started teaching Mysore style Ashtanga classes at the […]