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Yoga for Runners

Yoga for Runners
Many folk are taking up running for cardio-vascular fitness or as weight reduction/maintenance program. This is generally a good thing but many forget that a stretching regime is the other side of this coin if one is to stay injury free and be able to continue running for as long as they desire rather than…
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Care for your hamstrings

A lot of hamstring injuries come from muscular imbalances which we all have. The focus on alignment in Iyengar method of Yoga helps one to understand the imbalances and work towards correcting them to promote optimal range of motion for healthy joints. Julie Gudmestead is a certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher who integrates the healing benefits…
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Self-Rolling Yoga Mat!

Self-Rolling Yoga Mat!
Some "creative engineering" with "yoyo mats"! Do you wish your yoga mat would unroll itself?  From my experience and the questions I am often asked "How do I start my home practice? What do I do? How often should I do it?" I would say unrolling the mat is the hardest part of starting a…
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What is Iyengar Yoga?

What is Iyengar Yoga?
Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar with his intellectual and spiritual practices has masterminded the techniques which can be used by all practitioners of yoga. "Research based experience" and "experience based research" has helped him in evolving this form of Hatha Yoga which is now known as"Iyengar Yoga". It focuses on the structural alignment of the physical body through…
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