The Wrong Way To Breathe
Every breath we take either benefits our health or breaks it down. Far too many of us find that hard to believe. Breath, brain, and body chemistry.
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Every Breath You Take
At its worst, poor breathing is damaging to our health. If you think holding your breath all the time isn’t doing you in, you’re wrong.
Subtle Work, Super Charge
Sitting up can literally change your body chemistry and take you from tired to terrific all day long. Don’t believe it? Watch for yourself!
Everyone’s Doing The Best They Can
We don’t know if we’re being too easy on ourselves or too hard on ourselves. Practice doesn’t answer that question, it makes use of it.
Dealing With Personal Pain
Today in How Yoga Works:
The ideas we have about the meaning of pain and suffering get in the way of doing effective things about it.
Glorified Stretching
What is a stretch receptor and why should we care? Awakened bodies sense with refinement and equanimity.
Win Over Anger and Helplessness
Become skillful with your perception of intensity, control, and duration. Nothing beats the power of yoga for managing stress.
Fight, Flight or Freeze
Stress can fire us up, but stress can also shut us down. The 2 keys to stress relief? Noticing and choosing.
Transforming Crisis
Let your practice make your toughest experiences count for something meaningful – wake up.
Yoga and Fitness Resource Links
Links to posts and books from Susan’s Yoga and Fitness at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.
How Yoga Works: Work Like a Yogi!
Throughout the evolution of yoga there’s been a profound respect for our bodies as fundamental to meaning and purpose.
How Yoga Works: Play Like a Yogi!
Extend the healthy effects of yoga from practice into other spheres of movement and life. Notes from my Kripalu Yoga and Fitness teaching.
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Is Anybody Else Hot?
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Really Healthy: 2011 Favorites
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Read My Mantra, You Miserable @#k!
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Six of 1: Henry Chung
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Six of 1: Robert Walden
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The Writing On The Wall(Paper)
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Quotable Week
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Music Matters
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Really Healthy: Winter Warmers
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Thinking My Own Thoughts
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Book Review: The Heart Of Yoga
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On The Lit Mat: Top Reads For Your Holiday List
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The Writing On The Wall(Paper)
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Quotable Week 12 18
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Written In Pencil
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Really Healthy: Jewish Holiday Cooking
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Burning Through
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It’s About You: Never Have A Bad Yoga Class Again
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Six of 1: Jerry Walden
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The Writing On The Wall(Paper)
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Quotable Week 12 11
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Making Your Own Spa Day: A Holiday Tradition
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Really Healthy: Roasted Root Vegetables
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Studio Life: The Second Year
