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Power of Movement Yoga Event
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My Yoga Online is proud to be supporting the Power of Movement Yoga Event. Be part of the worlds largest yoga challenge in support of arthritis research.
On Sunday, February 22, 2009, thousands of participants and volunteers will take part in Power of Movement - a yoga fundraiser in locations across Canada. Register today to improve […]
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Energy of Positive Thinking: Empower Your Mental Wellness
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The concept of positive thinking and affirmations is a popular topic throughout the media and mainstream self-improvement channels. We will discuss how intentional modifications of thought processes actually help us to improve quality of living.
Thoughts can be viewed as a system of processing information and extracting neural data from our memory stores. For […]
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Subtle Rooting in Warrior Yoga Poses
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Our Warrior Yoga poses bring warmth, strength, and expansion into our yoga flows. These standing asanas offer higher levels of physicality, thus requiring fine-tuning and continuous attention to detail in order for these poses to deliver maximum benefits. Besides our requirement for proper alignment and energy locks, we can also apply subtle rooting […]
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Yoga: Benefits Come with Consistency
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Recognizing that yoga is a life-long practice, the benefits and changes achieved with yoga require patience, respectful observance, and consistency. Without these basic elements, one’s yoga practice often strays, losses focus, and lacks holistic results. This article discusses some of principles behind these basic elements and offers tips in creating a fulfilling yoga […]
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Neck Relief with Yoga Retraction Exercises
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Neck pain and discomfort is experienced by most people, especially for those who spend extended periods of time sitting at a desk or computer. This neck pain is often generated by poor posture habits and head positioning. To relief this discomfort, we have a few simple and quick yoga exercises that can help […]
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Adding Hollow Locks In Yoga Forward Bends
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There are many techniques to improve and isolate yoga forward bends so they generate a holistic expansion throughout the back lines of the body. A simple technique that you can add to some of your forward bends is what I call a hollow lock.
A hollow lock has a similar feeling as uddiyani bandha (upper […]
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Childs Pose-The Unknowing Back Arch
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Childs Pose (Balasana) is a classic forward bending yoga posture that utilizes gravity to generate a restorative expansion of many muscle groups. When we approach a posture with a specific intention or purpose (doing Childs Pose to facilitate a forward bend), we should observe if the intention is readily translated. In Childs Pose, […]
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Reducing Shoulder Impingement in Yoga Poses
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Many Yoga poses and flows involve large movements at the shoulder joint. Some of these movements have the potential to create shoulder impingement when improper technique and movements line are applied. If this shoulder impingement continues over time, chronic injury can form leading to pain and disfunction.
What is Shoulder Impingment?
Shoulder impingement is […]
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Standing Yoga Poses and Knee Locks
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This latest Yoga Anatomy article by Kreg Weiss, Yoga and Preventing Knee Locks, offers awareness in how we can perform certain standing Yoga poses with greater integrity and purpose. More importantly, this mindful application of preventing knee locks promotes a more healing Yoga practice and helps reduce the development of chronic injuries.
“The […]
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Yoga and Prevention of Sacroiliac Joint Injury
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Many yoga participants have had to endure the pain of sacroiliac disfunction and injury due to improper approaches to forward bending yoga poses. Dr. Robin Armstrong has posted a new article, Asana Anatomy-The Sacroiliac Joint, which discusses the anatomical processes in some forward bends that cause sacroiliac joint problems.
By bringing awareness to the cause […]
