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5 Ways Yoga Enhances Heart Health
February is all about pink and red hearts, roses, chocolate, and cupids. It’s also the month the American Heart Association (AHA) dedicates to heart health education. While you’ve probably heard that eating a... Read more
Yoga for Heart Health: Research Shows Yoga May Help Atrial Fibrillation
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about yoga and atrial fibrillation, inspired by both a personal experience with a student who had an acute bout of rapid heart rate due to “A fib” during a yoga workshop in... Read more
5 Yoga Poses for Your Heart
Yoga is known for improving flexibility and balance. But did you know that a well-rounded practice of yoga poses for your heart is an effective tool for maintaining cardiovascular health? Active yoga poses... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
Study: Yoga Reduces Risk Factors for Diabetes and Heart Disease
Diabetes rates have been steadily rising over the past decades, and it is estimated that 1 in 3 children born in the year 2000 will develop the debilitating condition. Heart disease has attacked even more widely: according the American Heart Association, an estimated 37% of Americans suffer from one or more types of cardiovascular illness. Read more
Yoga for Breast Cancer Relieves Anxiety, Stress, and Treatment Side Effects
Studies show that yoga for breast cancer can relieve the distress and depression that often accompany the disease. Read more
An Aspirin a Day Won't Keep the Doctor Away
Men and women who have been taking aspirin daily in the name of staving off heart attack and stroke may need to reconsider, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. In the past, physicians... Read more
Yoga Improves Markers of Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease
According to a recent review of scientific studies published over three decades, yoga improves several markers of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome, a precursor to numerous chronic diseases. Read more
Are You At Risk for Premature Aging?
It’s important to understand metabolic syndrome, as it offers some insights into how to prevent diabetes and some of the other chronic diseases that remain the largest killers of our time. Read more
Regular Meditation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease
Can meditating as little as twenty minutes twice a day help prevent heart attack and stroke? Read more