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The Yoga of Losing Weight

Is weight loss about starving your body or feeding your soul? Is your weight problem all in your mind? Yoga says, find your balance on the yoga mat and you’ll regain balance in all the out-of-whack areas of your life. … Continue reading

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Breathe In…Breathe Out…Laugh Out Loud

Sometimes the best yoga pose is a laugh. I love it when things get really hot and heavy and serious in the hot yoga room, and then…someone farts. What a break for everyone. Laughter heals by distraction; it takes your … Continue reading

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The yoga of Groundhog Day

What do yoga and Groundhog Day have in common? Want to find out? Start here:

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Help Wanted: Yoga for Anger Management

The lastest widsom says you have to watch out for bad yoga teachers. You think you came to yoga to relax? Wake up! No closing your eyes in savasana -  you have to be on the lookout for yoga teachers … Continue reading

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The Dangers of Yoga

A New York Times article suggested that yoga can cause serious injury, everything from slipped disks to sudden stroke and ultimately, death. After all, if yoga is so great, explain the fact that people who do yoga just keep dying. … Continue reading

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Yoga for Back Pain

Does back pain rule your life? Have tried all the remedies, only to have your back pain resurface? You may be lost in the Bermuda Triangle of Back Pain, but never fear: follow these 3-steps and you’re out! By the … Continue reading

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Day 4: The Yoga of Italian 101

I am tired of being an English-speaker. Time for Italian. The view from my balcony is beautiful but distant. Language is my way in. Elisa is a woman who has returned to her native Italian after living fourteen years in … Continue reading

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Day 2: The yoga of wandering

I am freaked out by the idea of getting lost in the streets of Florence in the dark, alone…so today, I decide to venture to the furthest point in town, just as the sun is setting. I love wandering along … Continue reading

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Hey Yoga Girl

I didn’t believe in jet leg til I went to bed at 8PM and awoke at Noon today, And now as the last vestiges of jet lag are now wearing off, I sure could use a hot yoga class. Almost … Continue reading

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Real Life Yoga: The Best $100 I Ever Spent

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. I have a lot to be thankful for, blah, blah, blah.  But I don’t feel it. I feel numb. I feel scared. I am going off to Italy on Monday for 21 days mostly alone, and I … Continue reading

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