Practicing yoga for back bread and live a better life

Is this you sick experience back pain every time you roll out of bed? You are pregnant or weights and dealing with strain, put on the back? You can find a healthier life and a life much less painful by practising yoga for back pain. Yoga has many advantages including increased flexibility, which will considerably reduce your back pain.

Yoga will also help relieve stiffness and deformation in the spinal cord.This stiffness is usually caused by prolonged sitting or debout.Yoga is ideal for you if you are stuck in a chair all day or standing behind a counter all day.

It will also help to re down your spine, to help with back pain is yoga movements expériences.Certains are designed to help your muscles to move your OS, including your spine in a healthy alignment.This can become very stable and is good for those of us who suffer from back pain.

You can also release the tensions of other muscles as your legs and the cuisses.Cela will make it easier for your body to support itself and do not become fairly quickly.

With good posture stretching, you can loosen your spine together and alleviate congestion in your nerves of the moelle.Vous can also train your abdominal muscles to better support your back and their tone at the same time.

If you are pregnant, there is some movement in the yoga you should éviter.Un yoga instructor will help you set up a routine that is the ideal tool for practicing yoga for back, pain even if you are pregnant.

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Gratitude, the laughter and Goodies

September 22, 2010Gratitude, Laughs, and Goodies

This has been one of those weeks when life's little surprises have cropped up, which has resulted in a reduction in my self-care time. I must be honest -- it's made me a little cranky and out of sorts. Luckily, I've been squeezing in sanity-saving yoga breaks -- some meditation here, a little pranayama there, and an asana or two. Every little bit helps and it'll tide me over until I can get back to having a little more me time. In the meantime, I'm reminded -- as I often am when life gets a bit difficult -- that it's the little things that can shift your perspective and help you find the gift in whatever comes your way...

Gratitude

The practice of being grateful isn't a new one. In fact, it's been a bit over-exposed in the press. It seems that everyone is talking about having a gratitude journal and using gratitude to help you manifest what your deepest desires. I'm not proud to admit it, but for a long time, it all sounded like blah, blah, blah to me. Then I started my own little gratitude practice. That's when I saw the power of this practice first-hand. Now it never fails to shift my state of mind. It's helped me find the gift in every circumstance/situation/relationship in my life, no matter how challening it might seem to me.

I suppose this is why I'm tickled that the folks over at YogaMint have declared today I Am What I Am -- A Day of Self-Gratitude. I think it's a brilliant idea to honor yourself and be thankful for being alive every day, but I also think that carving out time on a day honoring just this very thing is a great idea.

If you'd like to join in on the self-gratitude celebration, click here for a brief moving meditation as well as some other goodies like meditation guidelines and a free music download.

Laughter

A long time ago I attended a seminar in which the teacher had us laugh for 3 minutes. Being that we had just been sitting listening prior to this request, we all looked at each other feeling a bit confused as to how to start. Rather than think about it too much, we all just faked it. Eventually, the laughter became real and by the time the 3 minutes was up the whole room felt lighter and tears -- of joy -- were running down the faces of many of the participants. Prior to this workshop, I knew about the healing power of laughter -- I just never thought to start laughing for no reason at all to shift my mood.

Let's just say that I no longer sit back and let laughter find me. Rather, I generate my own. This is very helpful -- and less fattening than snarfing down some chocolate -- when I'm feeling like I want to cry.

If you live in the Boston area and would like a little help in the laugher department, check out ComedYoga with Maria Ciampa this Saturday. I don't know about you, but a mixture of comedy and yoga sounds like a blast to me. If I didn't have plans this weekend, I might have driven up to Boston just to check it out. This past June the show debuted to rave reviews and lots of guffaws. 

Opening Up Your Energy Flow

When I'm feeling low on energy, out of sorts, or just plain ole cranky, I get up and move. Sometimes I'll do a Sun Salutation or two (or three or four) and others I'll put on some music and move. I've been known to dance, shake, vibrate, and stomp my feet like a tantrum-throwing two-year-old. It may look funny but it works.

If you live in the NYC-area and would like to know more about keeping your energy up throughout the day (but can't find a private place to dance around like a wild thing), check out Urbran Girl Squad's special event at YogaWorks -- Yoga at Your Desk: Bringing Peace and Energy to Your Day Job. You'll get tips on how to integrate yoga into daily life, advice from a nutritionist, a weeklong pass at YogaWorks, and some free goodies (hint hint -- chocolate). Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

I've incorporated all of these things into my week -- gratitude, laughter, and opening up my energy flow -- and it's made a difficult situation a lot less difficult. Of course yoga makes my day brighter as well. The folks over at Manduka (I still love my Purple Manduka Lite mat after all of these years) are sponsoring a contest in which the first prize is a year of free yoga at the studio of your choice. The contest runs now through November 15. Click here to learn more and to enter. When all else fails, a year's worth of yoga is bound to make life a little easier.

Namaste!

Interview with singer Kellee Maize

Posted on August 19th, 2010

My Yoga Online recently enjoyed the opportunity to connect with singer Kellee Maize.  Kellee is a former gymnast who now pursues a singing and song writing career.  She brings focus and grounding energy to her career with her passion for yoga.  She follows an engaging path with a philosophy of 'I consider myself a spiritual person and now see activism on an energetic level that starts within so I work on my SELF daily'.  We are excited to hear that her album is currently #1 on Amazon In the Dance category (even ahead of Lady Gaga).

Our Interview with Kellee Maize:

*When did you start Yoga and what/who was your inspiration to begin practicing?
I started over the last few years.  I was inspired from my first practice when the teacher could not believe how inflexible I was given that I used to do gymnastics.  Her sign said, Yoga is my health insurance.  I didn't have health insurance during that time and realized that this could really help.  I don't get to practice as much as I would like with my schedule, but, it is so helpful in keeping me centered.

*What types of Yoga and meditation do you lean towards and why?
I really prefer Yoga as meditation.  I don't really like doing any faster paced or aerobic yoga.  I also practice transcendental meditation.

*As a young musical performer, how does doing Yoga translate to your career and the industry in which you work?
Well, I am often sitting at a computer, writing or working online so it is good to get up and do some poses.  I also feel sometimes I have blockages that need attention.  I recently started working with a friend, Iris Baron, who focuses on energetic chakra work while doing the practice which I think is amazing.  As a performer, it is so important to stretch.  I learn this the hard way and have to always remind myself of why its so important to be
disciplined about practicing!

*More and more people from all demographics are now engaging in the practice of Yoga, but there are still some lingering stereotypes of who does and should do Yoga.  Can you offer any advice or inspirations for young people who may have not tried or are curious about Yoga, but still have some hesitation in starting?
I honestly see it as part of a healthy lifestyle for people of all ages.  I think there are so many different forms that there is certainly one that will resonate with you.  I have also done yoga with many different "types" of people and can't really say that there are many stereotypes among them.  Again, I see it as health insurance!  And everyone needs that!

To learn more about Kellee Maize, please visit her site www.kelleemaize.com.  Kellee is also excited to provide her music free to our audience.  Click to hear and download her music.

photo by Laura Petrilla (misslphotography.com)

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New Vinyasa Online Yoga Video with Mara

Posted on August 31st, 2010

My Yoga Online has released a new online yoga video series in high definition.  With this new yoga video series, we are also excited to introduce new yoga teachers to the program including Mara Branscombe.  Mara delivers a beautiful and challenging practice in this latest video: Dynamic Vinyasa for Strength and Balance

This dynamic class is designed to tune into your inner fire, strength, balance, and flexibility. Get ready to sweat, open your hips and heart, find your core strength, and move with grace and vitality. Move with Radiance in this dynamic vinyasa flow practice.

Click to watch Dynamic Vinyasa for Strength and Balance

About Mara Branscombe:

Mara’s personal yoga practice began in India over a decade ago.  Since then, Yoga has been the most poignant, transformative, and informative force in her life. Her teaching practice draws from several traditions: Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow, Hatha, Iyengar, and Anusara Yoga. Mara’s background as a dancer contributes to the design of her class through dynamic flow, grace, strength, and vitality.  Learn more about Mara Branscombe.

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27 Things to know about yoga

"Put aside your preconceived notions and give yoga a chance to make a positive difference in your life"
                                --excerpt from Victoria Klein's 27 Things to Know About Yoga

Yoga can be intimidating. When I first started practicing, I had no clue about the breadth and depth of yoga. I didn't know the difference between Kundalini and Karma. And don't even get me started on Sanskrit and yoga class etiquette. I actually avoided attending a yoga class until I had a few months of practicing to DVD's under my belt. When I signed up for my very first yoga workshop, I found myself worrying about keeping up. Yep, the world of yoga was vast and uncharted back then and I had to go it alone.

Luckily, that's not the case any longer. If you or someone you know is new to yoga, creative diva and yoga practitioner Victoria Klein has written the Cliff Notes of yoga to help you "make sense of all the yoga hype" -- 27 Things To Know About Yoga.  The book is short, sweet, and banishes the intimidation factor with its straightforward style and concise informative content.

What I love about this book is that it makes yoga approachable to the beginner without overwhelming him/her with information. The book starts with what you'd expect -- a definition of yoga as well as a listing of the different styles of yoga. From there it offers a solid foundation for any yoga beginner by including the following information: Sanskrit basics, benefits of a regular yoga practice, tips for avoiding injury during yoga practice, finding a teacher and starting a regular yoga practice, yoga class etiquette, money saving suggestions, yoga philosophy highlights and a fairly substantial resource list that includes online yoga classes, books, magazines, blogs, and teacher training programs.

Hmmm...I could have used a book like this 12 years ago when I first dipped my toe in the yoga pool. Still, if I'd had such a detailed map, then perhaps I wouldn't have taken all of those fun detours along my yoga journey and that would have been a shame.

For those of you who are looking for a more direct route to yoga-land, I recommend 27 Things to Know About Yoga. It offers all of the basics while whetting your appetite for more. Besides, who wouldn't love a book that has a chapter entitled Understanding the Significance of Savasana?