Yoga, meditation, and other mind body practices help diabetics control blood sugar
Got Diabetes? YOGA Controls Blood Sugar as Much as Popular Drug Downward dog… cat-cow… fish…lizard… While this may appear to be an unusual combination of scaled, finned, and furry creatures… This eclectic menagerie actually share something in common… They’re all popular poses performed in yoga. Yoga has really taken off in the past 20 years. […]
I Took My First Yoga Class Four Years Ago. I Haven’t Been Back.
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth yoga, fitness, & nutrition courses, when you sign up for Outside+. I sat scrunched in my black Jetta, waiting and watching as lithe white women walked past me, phones in one hand and Hydro Flasks in the other. I made note of their […]
Are You Pushing Yourself Too Hard? Here’s Why You Should Give Yourself Permission to Rest – Yoga Journal
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth yoga, fitness, & nutrition courses, when you sign up for Outside+. I had recently completed 500 hours of yoga teacher training and was extremely proud of how strong my almost 50-year-old body had grown during my practice. I was regularly attending “advanced” vinyasa […]
6 Best Everyday Alternatives for Yoga Props (That You Already Have at Home) – Yoga Journal
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth yoga, fitness, & nutrition courses, when you sign up for Outside+. The pandemic has taught us many things, and one of them is the importance of sustaining a home yoga practice. This demands more than a sequence of poses. It demands discipline, dedication, […]
Non-Toxic Activewear Guide: PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in Workout Leggings & Yoga Pants
Are you looking for non-toxic activewear like workout leggings & yoga pants? Whether you wear your activewear for leisure or for activity at the gym, we aren’t judging. But what we ARE judging is the 32 workout legging and yoga pant brands that we sent to an EPA-certified laboratory to test for indications of per- […]
Yoga for Beginners
Ommmm… Mention yoga, and almost anyone can picture it perfectly. A darkened room, low music, and an instructor gently guiding you from one pose to the next. But if you’ve taken a yoga class before, you might be hesitant to try it. Will you be able to hold the poses? Are you flexible enough? Take […]
Yoga Poses for Insomnia | Yoga for Better Sleep
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth yoga, fitness, & nutrition courses, when you sign up for Outside+. As lonely as you might feel tossing and turning late at night, you’re definitely not alone in your experience. Recent research suggests between 30% and 50% of us suffer from chronic or […]
Yoga teacher says husband’s ‘words and love’ saved her life after her body was sliced open by a boat propeller
Amor Armitage had been diving in the sea near the Caribbean island of Cozumel when she was hit by a boat propeller on December 17. JustGiving British woman Amor Armitage was diving near the island of Cozumel when a boat propeller ripped into her body. The boat propeller sliced her abdomen, genitals, and legs, causing […]
Power Yoga Weight Loss & Wellness Program Background
I have wanted to delve into this branch of wellness for a long time. I’ve always felt that yoga, its philosophy and practice has so much to offer this cultural obsession, mega-industry and health aid called weight loss. Addressing weight loss from a yoga perspective or through a yoga practice we will also see many […]
The Worst Yoga Poses for Beginners | livestrong
The good news is that you don’t have to be “fit” to practice yoga. However, beginner yogis should proceed with caution when performing poses that require a high degree of strength, mobility and focus. You’ll encounter many different poses when beginning a yoga practice. Not all of them will be a great fit for your […]