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Some 40 million Americans over the age of 18 are afflicted with anxiety disorders in a given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. The American Psychiatric Association notes that these disorders are different from normal nervousness and include overwhelming feelings of panic…
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Health, harmony, endorphin-rich happiness—there are as many reasons for practicing yoga as there are styles to choose from. But ultimately, you practice yoga because it helps you live your daily life. As a practice in self-awareness, yoga is an infinitely rich guide to how you spend…
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Insomnia—the inability to get to
sleep or to sleep soundly—can be either temporary or chronic,
lasting a few days to weeks. It affects a whopping 54 percent of
adults in the United States at one time or another, and insomnia
that lasts more than six weeks may affect from 10 to 15 percent of… Read More »
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Regular yoga practice is associated with
mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are less likely to be
obese, according to a recent study led by researchers at Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The study, which was a follow-up
on an earlier study that revealed middle-age gained less… Read More »
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Many beginning yoga students are
drawn to yoga because they've heard it does wonders for a
person's physique. Even though most serious practitioners
eventually abandon their goals of changing flab to fab in favor of
a more holistic approach to health, there's nothing wrong with
targeting… Read More »
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A good deal of mystique has grown around meditation, yet it is one of the most natural of our human capacities. You've no doubt had moments in your life when you were not thinking or analyzing your experience, but simply "going with the flow." In these moments, there was no past or…
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Meet Mark: When something stressful happens, he feels energized. His heart races, his senses heighten—he even feels as though his thoughts speed up. Mark prides himself on his ability to face problems head-on, but he admits that it's becoming difficult to turn this intensity off.…
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There's a reason why when people think of yoga students they often call to mind images of bendy people twisting their bodies into pretzel shapes. Yogis believe twisting poses are an important tool for optimal health.
Below are a myriad of reasons why a little twisting goes a long way.
Twists release and return the spine to neutral alignment after deep forward bends and backbends.
Twists affect the internal organs of the torso through what B. K. S. Iyengar calls a "squeeze and soak" action.
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By practicing a state of awareness while you eat, you will eventually be able to remain clear and present within all of your senses. This practice of communing with the essence of food can carry through the entire eating experience, from the moment you become hungry, through the selection and preparation of the food, and into the act of eating the food itself. Read More »
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Vanity aside, strong arms do much more than allow you
to wear tank tops or spaghetti straps with confidence. They make
the rest of your life easier, by enabling you to lift and carry
things like groceries, babies, packages—you name it—without strain.
To develop the explosive strength that weight… Read More »
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