Category Archives: Yoga and age

The Yoga of Living Deliberately

I feel a little like Thoreau: I am going to Italy because I want to live deliberately.  Fearlessly. I am going to Italy to find someone important: the person I know I am, the person I feel that I have … Continue reading

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The yoga of excuses

Yes, hot yoga can do everything from heal your bad knees to loosen your stiff back to pick your next winning lottery numbers, but you STILL don’t do hot yoga because….. What’s your favorite excuse for not doing hot yoga? … Continue reading

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Moderation kills… your muscles

You’ve heard them say, “Everything in moderation.” Turns out they were wrong. The latest cellular research shows that moderate exercise can actually cause muscles to atrophy at a faster rate.  Short periods of intense exercise followed by complete relaxation seems … Continue reading

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Yoga gets better with age

I started practicing yoga when I was just 15 years old, with a young, unknown TV yogi named Lilias Folan. Who knew that Lilias, the hippie with a long braid down her back, would one day become the Grand Dame … Continue reading

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