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6 Yoga Practices to Relieve Menopause Symptoms
I grew up hearing stories from my older aunts about “the change” and how horrible it was. I remember them sharing night sweats and mood swings horror stories, all while my older uncles would make jokes about... Read more
Postpartum Depression: A Calming Yoga Sequence
New parents may expect the first year of their baby’s life to be filled with joy. But what happens if feelings of exhaustion, frustration, and depression dominate our days? Rather than being a cause of shame... Read more
Prenatal Yoga for the Pelvic Floor
In many ways, pregnancy is an athletic endeavor. For nine months, we train our bodies for the big day: delivering a human into the world. As with any physical challenge, injuries may occur, and often, the... 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
“The Roll Model”: Path-Breaking “Self-Care Healthcare” (book review)
Countless books promise to provide some extraordinary new set of tools to help us live healthier, happier, and more empowered lives. Disappointingly few, however, deliver more than a slightly new twist on some stock self-help method spiced up with a recycled insight or two. Jill Miller’s newly released The Roll Model: A Step-by-Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility, and Live Better in Your Body (Victory Belt, 2014), however, proves a dazzling exception to the rule. Read more
Yoga, Exercise and Mindful Eating: What You Do Determines How You Eat
Like millions of others, you probably find yourself snacking in front of the TV or eating while driving or surfing the web. If you’re multi-tasking while eating you’re less likely to be aware of what you eat... Read more
Yoga Improves Classroom Behaviors in Children with Autism
In a recent study, students in a yoga program for kids with autism showed significant decreases in teacher ratings of aberrant behaviors, including irritability, lethargy, social withdrawal, hyperactivity, and noncompliance compared with the control participants. Read more
For Kids at School, Downward Dog Wags a Tale
Students at Hygiene Elementary in Longmont, CO can expect more tree poses than tennis in the coming months of their P.E. classes, thanks to the addition of yoga teacher and story teller Sydney Solis to the... Read more
How to Live Mindfully Part 2: Mindfulness on a Deeper Level
As we continue to follow the yoga path, the practice will continue to permeate deeper into our mental and spiritual being. As we practice developing our minds and bringing our mental focus into greater clarity, we naturally begin the process of deepening our mindfulness. Read more
Color Me Yoga Founder Marsha Therese Danzig: Why 21st Century Children Need Yoga
A ten year old boy enters my children's yoga class. He is large for his age, chunky in the middle, tall, clumsy, and loud. He makes up stories about his name and the other boys in the class. He interrupts me... Read more