Stretching is not just for dancers and gymnasts. Stretching is important for everyone. I have always been naturally flexible, but it can easily leave me if I don’t keep working on it. Like most kids, I was a rubbery kid. I remember being 6 and lying down on my stomach to touch my feet to
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Let’s break down twisting yoga poses The spine moves in four ways: forward bending (flexion), backward bending (extension), side bending (lateral flexion) and twisting (rotation). All movements are important for spinal health, but need to be done mindfully and intentionally. Twisting yoga poses strengthen the obliques (2 of our 4 abdominal muscles) and the spinal
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Appreciating what you have In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday in the (not so) United States, I wanted to share the power of Gratitude (Kritajna), not only as a practice, but as a general mindset. As a practice, naming things that for which you are grateful helps you orient your mind toward the positive. Our
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Warrior 1, Warrior 2, Triangle, Side Angle, and Half Moon are all connected Yoga is a wonderful way to cross train and strength train as you age. You can build and maintain muscle mass, bone density, and work on stabilizing your balance. Standing yoga poses strengthen your legs, core, glutes, back, and shoulders, while increasing
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It means you have low body fat When I was a young dancer, I would see other women in my ballet and modern classes with sculpted muscles and a “ballet body.” This was never me. I was (and am) short, and always had a stockier build. I wanted to be sculpted like them, and would
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