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Yoga is a Sanskrit word for union. This exercise style originated in India over 5000 years ago. However, during the past several years, the renewal of this ancient practice has been steadily gaining popularity throughout the world.

Yoga is a mind-body-spirit exercise that is practiced to restore balance and harmony to one's life. This is accomplished by performing a series of poses (asanas), movements, and deep-controlled breathing techniques (pranayamas). Sessions frequently end with meditation which leaves the participant with a sense of calmness and relaxation.

Practicing yoga on a regular basis has been found to produce a wide range of health benefits. Among these include lowered blood pressure, improved strength and flexibility, and reduced stress. It's numerous health-enhancing virtues are frequently extolled on the blogosphere.

There are many forms of yoga. One of the most well-known and widely practiced styles in the United States is hatha yoga. This technique combines slow-paced stretching with some basic breathing exercises. A few other popular forms are power yoga, known for it's more physically challenging workout and kundalini, a more spiritually oriented practice.

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  • Where are you Focused?


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    Where are you focused? On the words or the meaning? On the distractions or the depths? On the surface or the soul? There are a million ways to get lost in this world. Let’s not innumerate them! Instead, open the book of your life and let it teach you. Listen to the poetry, the pulse, [...]
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  • The Illustrated Yoga Mala: A Handy Quick Reference Guide (for People Over 50).


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    Some people think that yoga is only for certain people and is only a bunch of fancy movements. “When actually anyone can practice because yoga is much more than poses (asanas). But if the asanas appeal to you, there are many that are beneficial and potentially possible for elders. You are never too old to [...]
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  • Naked. Perfection. Celebration. {Nudity}


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    The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself; that is the relationship on which all our other relationships are built. This is me. I have spent years sub-consciously (sometimes consciously) trying to be perfect. The perfect woman, daughter, mother, dancer, yogini, student, ...
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  • The “How To” of the Method


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    The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Art of Dispelling Anger” There is no confusion regarding Dharma. It’s spelled out that conduct is everything, that working with one’s poisons is everything. And there are no modifications on not killing. Not killing is all pervasive. ...
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  • Top 10 Signs You Are a Yogini Mother (Of Furry or Human Elves)


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    Top 10 Signs You Are a Yogini Mother (Of Furry or Human Elves) by Nancy Alder 1) You pick your outfits based upon what can go from the mat to the grocery store to the elementary school to the baseball game with the least amount of stares. 2) Your yoga [...] The post Top 10 Signs You Are a Yogini Mother (Of Furry or ...
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  • Toddler Dog


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    by Toni Nagy Ever since my daughter Adelia was born she has been practicing yoga with me.  Well if you call flailing around on your back and demanding a boob in your mouth every 20 minutes yoga – but at least she was in “happy baby” pose.  I guess it [...] The post Toddler Dog appeared first on YogaDork .
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  • Lessons from the First Year of a First-Time Yoga Mom


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    by Erica Rodefer Winters It’s hard to believe that this time last year, my little girl was only two weeks old. I was in the middle of one of those exhausting nighttime feedings when we both fell asleep on the couch, my sweet newborn snuggled up on my chest–a big [...] The post Lessons from the First Year of a ...
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  • Tales of a Bendy Mama: Life On and Off the Mat as a Yoga Teaching Mutha


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    by Sarah Wells Kohl I have been a mother for almost 13 years.  I have been practicing yoga for 18 years and teaching yoga for a little over 5 years.  I think.  I don’t really remember anymore because, honestly, do the math. I have a son who is almost a [...] The post Tales of a Bendy Mama: Life On and Off the ...
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  • ‘You Know You’re a Yoga Mom When…’ – A Mother’s Day 4-Part Series


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    To all the mommies out there living their yoga and sharing it with their little yoglettes, Happy Mother’s Day! For some of you it might look like this (thanks to our good friend Logan and her yoga babies for this cute photo): Or this: For Mother’s Day this year we asked [...] The post ‘You Know You’re a ...
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  • the giving tree


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    lesson learned: always shoot your beloved tree in bloom outside the shala window because you never know when the city of new york may decide to chop it down i.e. always say i love you you never know when it could be too late (trite but true)   January 4, 2013 January 22, 2013 May 10, 2013
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  • Miracle tales and being shit free


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    I came to the opinion a long time ago that religion, in general, is man’s attempt to give meaning to the suffering he eventually finds in life.  In short, it’s an attempt to bring a small amount of order out of a lot of chaos even if the order is fictional and imagined. Some religions do this well, but they have ...
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  • Psychedelic Kriya Yoga : Tantric Sex & the Body of Light ~ Part 4


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    TANTRIC KRIYA YOGA The Great Tantra of the conversion of the physical body into the body of light occurs from the identification of the mind with the explosive force of the openness to the light. This practice creates a new awareness that we are also a body of light. In the sexual act if our focus is on the ...
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  • Start Of My Marathon Season


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    The sun is hot again at this time of the year. The shimmering heat brings along the dates of forthcoming Hyderabad Marathon 2013 i.e 25 August. As for this year, I have decided to run a Half Marathon. Reason being, just, not to fiddle around with my PF injury I got at the start of the year. I have around 14 weeks ...
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  • The Cohesion & Confusion of Love & Fear. ~ Jenny Finkel


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  • Stand-Up Paddleboarding Classes in Toronto


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    I’ve known Paul Peic a long time. I took that picture of him above by snapping a shot of my own TV screen using an older model digital camera set to record night shots. Paul was on CBC Dragon’s Den at the time, a groundbreaking venture doc series in which he appeared in 2009 alongside three other entrepreneurs in ...
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  • Scenes from a Saturday night: M is cooking dinner, Wallace is...


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    Scenes from a Saturday night: M is cooking dinner, Wallace is crashed out on the couch, mood lighting, a little wine, and I am planning our summer.
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  • My Mother, Myself. ~ Kathryn E. Livingston


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    What I realize now is that my mother lived as a yogini.She didn’t know of or do any asana, but she taught me how to be true to my path.
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  • Benefits of Nadi Shodhana


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    One of the most powerful and simple pranayama methods (breathing practices) is Nadi Shodhana. It is designed to balance the right and left sides of the brain, thus bringing balance to the solar and lunar pathways of the metaphysical body. It also helps to purify all nadis or subtle pathways of the body, so vital […]
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  • Another Kickstarter Campaign for a Great Product: Gracie’s Gear


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    I originally reviewed their products back in 2008 and they are making a comeback! Let’s help out a great company! Click here to kickstart them!
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  • Latest Yoga Auctions


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    Hey, check out these auctions: Stylish Korean Fashion womens relaxation slacks blue fashion yoga capri pant US $11.99 End Date: Sunday May-12-2013 3:39:57 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $11.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list Cool, arent they?
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