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Partner Yoga Book: Contact - The Yoga of Relationship

FitSugar — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:00:00 PDT

I find practicing yoga regularly helps keep me feeling centered, both physically and mentally. But that doesn't mean you need to do yoga solo. Partner yoga can be often be twice as fun and more enriching. The book Contact: The Yoga of Relationship ($26) is a great way to learn how to make many poses work for two people.

This book is filled with gorgeous full size black and white photos of really creative partner poses, for both the beginner and the experienced yogi alike. The book is organized around seven points of contact yoga: trust, passion, commitment, love, communication, vision, and union. As you peruse through the pages, you'll see that there are several unique postures to try that are associated with each point. Trying these poses out with a partner is sure to strengthen your connection with that person, and leave you both smiling.

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Guerrilla Guide to the Holidays: A Perfect, Price-Tag-Free Gift List

LearnVest — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:15:18 PDT

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy!

Don’t look now, but here come the holidays (really, they’re just 10 weeks away!). This year, we’re going to make planning and budgeting for them a snap.

That’s why we’re starting early to help you tackle the season step by step - and save time, money and stress. If you follow our Guerrilla Guide each week, we promise that by the end of December, you’ll be outside on the skating rink instead of stressing inside the shopping mall.

According to our Facebook poll, 78% of LearnVesters were already thinking about holiday gifts as early as last week. So, for this issue of the Guerrilla Guide, we bring you the newest way to sort out your holiday gift list.

WEEK 2: YOUR CREATIVE, BUDGET-FRIENDLY GIFT LIST

As you make your list this year, we want you to think about holiday giving a little differently.

Before you start assigning dollar amounts to everyone and hunting around for products to buy and wrap, first consider whether the best gift for them is a thing with a price tag. According to the Five Love Languages, defined by marriage counselor Dr. Gary Chapman, people receive messages of love very differently, and only one of these categories involves actual physical gifts. Some people would rather receive acts of service or quality time instead.

Read on to find out more.

8 Bad Behaviors to Avoid After a Breakup

TresSugar — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:00:00 PDT

When the breakup wound is fresh, things can get a little crazy. Research on breaking up has shown that the same part of your brain activated when you're profoundly addicted to cocaine is affected when you are rejected from love. (I really wish someone would have told me that fun fact after my last bad breakup.) So the good news is, part of this whole thing is chemical and it's not totally your fault! But that's no excuse to let your crazy run wild with free reign. There are some behaviors that you absolutely have the power to control and should do so for everyone's sake, including your own. Here's what not to do after a breakup.

Try to be BFF with your ex immediately. I've never heard of a platonic relationship working out immediately after breaking up with an ex. In order to move on, you need time apart. This situation has a strange way of shifting into a painful friends with benefits situation, which is messy, messy territory. Give yourself a chance to heal, sister! Maybe someday in the future you'll be able to connect in a different way, but trying to hang out right away will only make the split harder and more confusing.
Refuse to look at things with an objective eye. I know it's your pain and I know it's personal. Every situation is different, and I understand that breaking up is hard to do. Really hard. But if you really look back, chances are you can see where things went wrong. A great question to ask yourself when you're feeling the crazy sets in is, "What would I tell my friend to do here?" If you would tell her to put down the ice cream, put on some jeans, and not text him for the fifth time today without receiving a response, that's probably the right thing to do.
Self-medicate it up. Do not get too drunk. Do not take things to help you sleep. Do not self-medicate by jumping into bed with someone new. At the end of the day, escaping from your feelings is only going to hinder your progress and make this whole thing harder. This is your time to grieve and process. Look at this time as an opportunity to figure out what you really want, and more importantly, deserve.
Ask his friends for advice. I know they've become your friends too. So where do you draw the line? If they knew your ex first, that's typically where their loyalty resides. I'm by no means saying it's time to cut these people off. They're your friends too. But, I would make it a point to not ask for their opinion about the situation or worse, ask if your ex is seeing anyone. You might as well pour a heaping pile of salt into that big, beautiful wound.

For four more behaviors you should 100 percent avoid, read on.