Utkatasana

I've been teaching the chair pose, utkatasana, to my students, and wanted to put an image out into the web-o-sphere of what it looks like when a bigger body performs this asana.  It's a great way to keep your thighs toned, so I use it as a way of coming out of the...

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Relaxation Response

I'm working on a new book, tentatively titled Big Yoga Stress Strategies, for Square One, and am boning up on the most recent research about the effects of meditation on the body and mind.  Something I didn't know--but probably should have--that, according to Herbert...

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The Skinny on Skin

During the summer, we worry about getting too much sun exposure, but what about this time of year?  We probably don't get enough to synthesize vitamin D through exposure to UV light.  That's why they put vitamin D in our milk.  but if you can get out there and soak up...

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