My favorite yoga poses are twists. But there’s one — high lunge prayer twist — that I find a bit of a challenge (hence it’s not among my favorite poses). Still the benefits of practicing high lunge prayer twist outweigh the challenge, so I practice it often. And finally, the “prayer” part of the pose […]
Among the many yoga trends that have popped up over the years is Laughter Yoga. Even before I heard about the practice, I’d been in classes where laughing on cue for no reason as part of the practice. For example, yoga teacher Doron Hanoch often invites his students to roll from side to side and […]
The sequence from shoulder stand to fish pose in yoga has amazing benefits. Shoulder stand, often called the queen of poses, is an inversion that can help balance the thyroid and sooth the nervous system. Shoulder stand offers other benefits of inversions as well, such as helping blood flow to brain, relieving swelling in the […]
If you’re overweight, there’s only one explanation for it. You take in more energy (calories) than you use. And if you want to lose weight and keep it off, there’s only one way to do it. You need to use more energy than you take in. Simple. But if you’ve ever tried to lose weight […]