Yoga
Strike a Pose: Both Big Toe
If you love working your core doing Boat pose, you're going to love this variation where you hold onto your toes. Aside from toning your abs and back muscles, you'll also increase flexibility in the backs of your legs, and perfect your sense of balance.
Sanskrit Name: Ubhaya Padangusthasana
English Translation: Both Big Toe Pose
Also Called: V Pose
Since this pose is challenging for those with tight hamstrings, find out how to do an easier variation when you read more
Say Namaste to Sore Hamstrings: Yoga Journal Conference
One benefit of being a blogging yogi in the SF Bay Area is that the annual Yoga Journal Conference is in my backyard. The folks at Yoga Journal were kind enough to invite me for a day of classes last weekend, which seriously worked my body and challenged my mind. Held in a fancy downtown hotel, hundreds of ladies and a few handfuls of men chanted, meditated, and practiced serious asana for the entire weekend.
Strike a Yoga Pose: Bound Extended Side Angle
Although yoga poses vary between different types of yoga, Extended Side Angle is a basic standing posture you'll see in most any class you take. This pose strengthens your legs, and makes you feel bold, yet relaxed. We've already tried the variation of this pose known as Twisting Extended Side Angle, so here's another variation you can try.
We Have Our Winners!
To celebrate the holidays, I wanted to inpire your healthy lifestyle by offering the chance for five lucky people to win this amazing yoga package from our friends at Saka! It includes the uniquely designed Pinda Yoga Backback (which I love!), a yoga mat, a foam block, and a strap.
We have our five winners, so if you're curious to see who they are, read more
Guess Who Tweeted It?
Can you guess which star of The Hills tweeted this?
"Great morning! Waking up to yoga!
Yoga Three Ways: Hamstrings
If you've taken a few yoga classes, you'll find that depending on the instructor and the style of yoga, some poses are easy and relaxing, and some are better saved for those with incredible strength and flexibility. That's part of the beauty of yoga — there's a pose fit for everyone's needs and abilities.
Since the backs of our legs are a common tight area, here are three ways you can stretch those hamstrings.
DVD Review: Yoga for Everyone
Hemalayaa is back, but this time she's not burning it up Bollywood style. This sensual and upbeat instructor is all about yoga in her video Yoga for Everyone. Her approach is far from serious.
Office Exercise: Yoga at Your Desk
Stressed and sedentary? Even if you're chained to your desk, you can still fit in some yoga using these eight poses Fila yoga ambassador Kristin McGee has modified for the desk-bound worker bee. Moving throughout the day is an important part of beating stress, and stretching always makes my mind more alert.
Singing Meets Yoga Circa 1944
I tend to think that yoga became a fitness trend in the late '90s, but these three yoginis were doing it way back when. Known as The Ross Sisters, this trio was big in the 1940s. They're adorable and boy-oh-boy are they bendy.
Class Act: Vajra Yoga
The yoga studio where I teach just started offering Vajra yoga classes, so I decided to try something new and took a class last week. The only thing I knew before heading into the studio was that this was a more meditative kind of yoga. Since the class began at noon, it was small: only four other students.
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