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More Bad News for Adjustment Lovers

2009-11-05T12:40:27Z

Just when I was bemoaning the lack of good adjustments in my recent yoga classes, here comes more bad news for adjustment lovers. Check out Elephant Journal's story about a student suing a venerable Colorado yoga studio for a bad adjustment that he claims led to injury. I'll be watching how this plays out, cause I have feeling adjustments are going to get harder and harder to come by in public classes.

More Bad News for Adjustment Lovers originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 12:40:27.

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Enlighten Up! Review

2009-11-04T00:45:20Z

I finally got the chance to see Enlighten Up!, the yoga documentary I first told you about last spring. The DVD will be released November 10, so read my review to see if you'll want to add it to your collection.

Enlighten Up! Review originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 00:45:20.

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Forearm Stand - Pincha Mayurasana Is the Yoga Pose of the Week

2009-11-01T23:04:02Z

Calling out my best-loved yoga poses sometimes feels like playing favorites with my kids (I love them all equally! I do!), but I'm going to step up and admit that I prefer forearm stand above all other inversions. A little more than a headstand, a little less than a handstand, a forearm stand is just right.

Forearm Stand - Pincha Mayurasana Is the Yoga Pose of the Week originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 23:04:02.

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Show Us Your Yoga Room

2009-10-29T09:56:22Z

Our new Show and Tell feature allows you to submit your own photos for publication on this site. How cool is that? Since there has been so much good feedback on sharing home practice tips, I thought it would be great to see your home practice spaces and hear how you created them. Whether it's a mat and an altar in the corner of your bedroom or a dedicated yoga room (lucky you!), show us your yoga room!

Show Us Your Yoga Room originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 09:56:22.

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Top Yoga Tops

2009-10-27T23:08:28Z

My abiding interest in yoga pants is well documented, but I can't seem to get as excited about yoga tops. They all seem too strappy, too skimpy, and not supportive enough. I don't like spaghetti straps, racers backs, or uniboobs. Am I missing something here? If you've found a truly awesome yoga top, won't you share with us by leaving a comment?

Top Yoga Tops originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 23:08:28.

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Ear Pressure Pose - Karnapidasana Is the Yoga Pose of the Week

2009-10-25T23:07:59Z

I've never heard karnapidasana called spider pose, but according to the all-knowing internet, it is (trick? or treat?), so we'll go with that since Halloween is this week. Try it as part of this invigorating sequence of inversions.

Ear Pressure Pose - Karnapidasana Is the Yoga Pose of the Week originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 23:07:59.

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Yoga Mat Hygiene

2009-10-22T13:14:20Z

If you've been waiting for the perfect time to get your own yoga mat, that time has arrived, my friends. Forget shared sweat, forget foot fungus, if you are using a communal mat, you are unnecessarily exposing yourself to others' germs, which this season means H1N1 flu. Also, if you are feeling fluey, do everyone a favor and do not drag yourself to class. This goes double for you yoga teachers! Your students would rather have a substitute that a nasty dose of the flu.

Yoga Mat Hygiene originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 13:14:20.

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Yoga as Career Move

2009-10-21T11:24:21Z

Seems like lots of yoga stories in the media feature a former lawyer/international banker/business executive who has traded a soulless life in the fast lane for a more fulfilling career as a yoga teacher. I even reviewed a book with that theme (The Yoga Teacher). If you did a yoga teacher training program in order to change careers, tell us how it worked out.

Yoga as Career Move originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 11:24:21.

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Yoga Teacher App

2009-10-20T10:14:59Z

I just updated my round up of yoga apps to include this new game. As the Yoga Teacher, your job is to correct the alignment of the yogini on the screen. It's fun to test your asana knowledge, but the controls are a little clunky, and with only 10 poses in rotation, there's not much incentive for repeated use. Still, it's different from other yoga apps on the market and the price is right (99 cents).

Yoga Teacher App originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 10:14:59.

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Cat - Cow Stretch Is the Yoga Pose of the Week

2009-10-18T21:45:28Z

If I had to pick a desert island yoga pose, I'd have to go with cat - cow stretch. Ok, it's two poses, but let's not get too technical. This nice, simple rolling and unrolling of the spine would pleasantly pass the time while waiting to be rescued and help relieve my stress (when am I going to get rescued????) to boot. If I could sneak in one more pose, it'd be a press back into downward facing dog. Then I'd really have something to work with. What's your desert island pose?

Cat - Cow Stretch Is the Yoga Pose of the Week originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 21:45:28.

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