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Yoga with Dementia: Tom Wojehowski’s Story
From U.S. News & World Report This 62-year-old grandfather of six exercises his brain with yoga By LAURA MCMULLEN May 21, 2013 Tom Wojehowski practices plank pose Have you ever tried yoga? Just about anyone who can breathe can practice yoga to … Continue reading
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Rousing Nirvana: Ignorance and Nuance In Tadasana
“Maybe we think that nirvana is a place where there are no problems, no more delusions. Maybe we think nirvana is something very beautiful, something unattainable. We always think nirvana is something very different from our own life. But we … Continue reading
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A Yoga Practice Saves and Serves
From Christa In New York: Curating a Creative Life “It’s amazing how strong we are. Just when we think we can’t do anymore, when we can’t try any harder. When life is really tough, somehow within us we find this … Continue reading
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How To Do Spring Cleaning Yoga Style
From DoYouYoga.com CHRISTA AVAMPATO March 29th, 2013 Spring-cleaning isn’t just for your closets. It’s also for our bodies! While helpful for everyone, it can be especially helpful for those of us whom have springtime allergies that cause our noses to … Continue reading
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Beautiful: The Power of a Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens
From Christa in New York: curating a Creative Life Two years ago this week Compass Yoga began offering free classes through the New York Public Library. This is some of the best feel-good work around and it happens because a … Continue reading
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3 Yoga Nidra Health Benefits
From Huffington Post The National Sleep Foundation reports that more than 50 percent of American adults suffer from symptoms of insomnia a few nights a week or more. Sleep experts recommend that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep … Continue reading
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6 Simple Yoga Stretches for Skiers and Snowboarders
From HuffPost Healthy Living If you’ve ever spent time on the slopes, you’ll know that a long day of skiing or snowboarding can put a huge demand on your body. If you’re a weekend warrior, the unfamiliar combination of frequent … Continue reading
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Aging in Brain Found to Hurt Sleep Needed for Memory
As if we needed one more reason to keep our brain fit through meditation! From The New York Times By BENEDICT CAREY Scientists have known for decades that the ability to remember newly learned information declines with age, but it … Continue reading
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Harvard Medical School launches series of e-books on a variety of topics including yoga
The Associated Press via Portland Press Herald NEW YORK — The publishing arm of the Harvard Medical School is planning a series of short, original e-books on work, parenting, yoga and how to be a surgeon. The eight books launched … Continue reading
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Free Yoga (From Commodification)
This post about Compass Yoga appeared in Black Balloon Publishing. We’re so honored! By Mina Le Image: Wikimedia user AlterWolf49 I hang upside-down, my hands and feet planted on a blue rubber mat, beside a dozen-and-a-half women adopting the same … Continue reading
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