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Lead Stories: December 2, 2008

Breathe Deeply To Boost Your Health Benefits

Posted April 10, 2008 at 01:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard

Section: Her Fitness, Her Health

There are many reasons why you should incorporate deep breathing into your daily routine. Deep breathing has known health benefits, yet it takes awareness.  Deep and slow conscious breathing is an integral part of meditation, yoga and post-surgery recovery. It is known…

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The Yoga Life: Regular Practice

Posted January 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra Haller

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Her Health, The Yoga Life

B. K. S. Iyengar is one of the most famous yogis in the world. He is credited with the development of Iyengar yoga. I start this piece by mentioning his name because I want you to think about something he…

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Meditation for Body and Mind

Posted January 5, 2008 at 07:00 PM by Martha Jones

Section: Her Fitness, Her Health, Her Motivation

Meditation is a practice of deep concentration, and usually involves focus on one item or thought. It has been practiced in different countries for over 5,000 years, and is now becoming more popular in western culture as the benefits are better…

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The Yoga Life: Corpse Pose

Posted December 7, 2007 at 03:00 PM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Her Fitness, Her Motivation, The Yoga Life

The Corpse (Savasana)

Description

Relaxation pose.  Splayed out flat on the back, eyes closed, palms up, arms and legs open, feet flopped outward. Looks like a “corpse”.

Benefits

Relaxes the body and mind,…

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The Yoga Life: No Need to be a Yogi to Have a Mantra

Posted October 29, 2007 at 04:00 PM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Her Health, Her Motivation

You don’t have to be a Yogi, to have a mantra

Mantras (aka: positive self talk, daily affirmations, mottos, chants, meditation, prayer) are the most-est, winning-est words of the best-est.

I’m sure you’ve heard of a few select…

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The Yoga Life: Word of the Week

Posted October 27, 2007 at 09:00 AM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Her Motivation, Special Features

Mudra (sealing in the energy)

Description

A symbolic gesture, used alone or in combination with exercises. Formal variations include several hand/body positions with differentiating names. All mudras engage the mind, the ultimate focus.

Benefits

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Her Story: Emily’s Race for Research

Posted September 24, 2007 at 01:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Adventure, Her Fitness, Training Programs, Her Motivation, Her Story

The following post was submitted by Emily Fischer.  Emily is blogging about her quest to finish her first marathon (Chicago), and her determination to raise money for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (her pledge page can…

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Her Story: Emily’s race for research (entry 5)

Posted August 1, 2007 at 06:00 PM by Bridget Sullivan

Section: Her Fitness, Her Health, Her Motivation, Her Story, Special Features

The following post was submitted by Emily Fischer.  Emily is blogging about her quest to finish her first marathon (Chicago), and her determination to raise money for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (her pledge page can be found by clicking here.) Emily’s race…

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Take a Yoga Class - Five Solid Benefits You Can Experience from Yoga

Posted July 9, 2007 at 06:30 PM by Sahara Jackson

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Her Health, Body Image, Her Motivation

This article was written by Paul Jerard.  Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, is a co-owner and the director of Yoga teacher training at: Aura Wellness Center in, Attleboro, MA - Just 20 minutes north of Providence, RI. He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995.…

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Her Story: Emily’s race for research (entry 4)

Posted June 15, 2007 at 01:30 PM by Bridget Sullivan

Section: Her Motivation, Her Story, Special Features

The following post was submitted by Emily Fischer.  Emily is blogging about her quest to finish her first marathon (Chicago), and her determination to raise money for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (her pledge page can be found by clicking here.) Emily’s race…

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