March 2010

It is possible to breathe away stress.

Breathing is so automatic that most of us don’t give it much thought.

Take a moment right now to observe your breath.

Is it fast, slow, deep, or shallow?

Are you breathing through your nose or your mouth?

In times of stress our breathing becomes especially shallow and restricted, leading to poor oxygenation of our blood, anxiety, mental sluggishness, toxin build up and a host of other symptoms.
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Yoga is an important component of my healthy lifestyle.

For me, a balanced healthy diet is about more than just what I eat and includes all aspects of my life.

If you are interested in giving yoga a try, keep in mind that yoga, like healthy eating, is not one size fits all.

There are many different styles of hatha yoga being taught today from slow, gentle, and alignment-focused to fast, flowing, and athletically-challenging with everything in between.

Some styles of yoga consist of doing the same series or sequence of postures every time; others offer classes that are always different.

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Yoga for Stress

March 11, 2010

Why yoga for stress relief? As our world gets more and more complex and the flow of information continues to speed up with newer and faster technology, people’s stress levels continue to rise. Computers, cell-phones, pagers and fax machines keep us connected and on-call 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Is there any escaping the information [...]

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Yoga For Back Pain

March 11, 2010

When you are suffering from back pain, it’s hard to think about anything else, including healthy eating and a balanced healthy diet. I began doing basic yoga to relieve my back pain more than a decade ago and it worked! It helped with my back and many other aspects of my life, so I’ve been [...]

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