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5 Yoga Poses For Kids That You Can Do As A Family

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5 Yoga Poses For Kids That You Can Do As A Family Yoga is good for you and your whole family. Yep, you read that right. While you might use yoga as a time to get away and reconnect with yourself, sometimes you might need to (or want to) incorporate your entire family into your practice. Yoga for kids is a fantastic practice—it can improve cognition, sleep, and more! We put together a few of our favorite poses that are perfect for the whole family … [Read more...]

What Is Flexibility Exercise?

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What Is Flexibility Exercise? If there was a way to reduce the impact of your workout on your muscle groups, lower the chances of future injury, and create a body that will keep moving farther into old age, would you do it?  Fortunately, there’s an easy route to achieving all of this and a healthier you: flexibility exercise.  What Is Flexibility Exercise? Flexibility exercise is just another word for stretching.  To put it simply, it’s the group … [Read more...]

The best yoga mat bags for a peaceful workout session every day

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Carrying a Yoga mat to your gym class without a bag is as awkward as a bride without jewellery. Moreover, the inconvenience that follows is a devil hole. Such a thing is when yoga mat bag fall into the limelight. These bags make carrying those daunting yoga mats an easy-breezy thing to do. If you aren’t sure about picking out the right yoga mat bag, this article is going to guide you straight to that point. Let us discover some fun variations … [Read more...]

Unleash the golden benefits of Yoga for runners right away

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A lot of people exist in a dilemma about yoga and running. They spend a fortune of time believing that both cannot be fused to derive benefits. Ironically, it is quite the contrary. Yoga is a no-brainer when it comes to improving your running performance. It not only leaves a healthy impact on your mind integration but also in balancing your overall strength. If you cannot wait to dig in for more, why wait? Let us discover some mind-boggling … [Read more...]

Barre and Yoga Combo Workout

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This barre and yoga combo workout combines yoga poses with barre strengthening exercises for an awesome at-home total body workout. All you need is a mat.  Hi friends! I’ve got an all-new workout for ya today! This one combines two of my favorite workout loves: barre and yoga. I notice a huge difference in my strength when I implement both of these workouts into my regular routine. Yoga helps immensely with core strength and stability (especially … [Read more...]

At-home 30-minute Power Yoga Workout

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Hi friends! How’s the day going so far? I hope you’re having a good morning. We’re just taking it easy today and looking forward to catching a swim this afternoon. Let’s practice yoga together, eh? Over the past 9+ weeks, yoga has been even more crucial to me than ever. (And MAN I miss hot yoga studio classes.) It’s helped to stretch out my tight hip flexors from all of the walking we’ve been doing, and given me a chance to just zone out and … [Read more...]

Breathing exercises for anxiety

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Sharing some of my favorite breathing exercises that I use for anxiety that you can do at home in less than 5 minutes. Let’s all just take a collective sigh together. I know there’s always stuff going on in the world but I feel like everything is so sensationalized and amplified right now. It got to the point where I had to stop checking the news so often because it would send my anxiety into whirlwind and I’d find myself unable to sleep at … [Read more...]

Trying CorePower Yoga For the First Time? Here’s What Every Beginner Needs to Know

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With more than 200 locations nationwide, CorePower Yoga is the largest yoga studio chain in the country. Trying anything for the first time can be intimidating, especially an exercise class with a cult-like following and an Instagram-worthy studio. But not to worry: unlike some swanky fitness studios, CorePower is very beginner-friendly. Still, if you've never done yoga (let alone hot yoga), or you're just new to CorePower, there are some … [Read more...]

Put Yourself First With These Self-Care Yoga Videos You Can Do Right at Home

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Though you can argue that all yoga is self-care - you are, after all, tending to your body in ways you may not do during your busy day - I particularly like the types of flows specifically geared toward self-care. These, often, are slower in nature, incorporate massage and bits of meditation, and also might include affirmations from the instructors teaching them. One of my favorites is this 10-minute self-care flow from Yoga With Adriene YouTuber … [Read more...]

PCOS and Me.

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I haven’t blogged for months (or has it been a year?) and it’s about due time for me to get my active lifestyle documented to keep me going and even more accountable. When I started this blog back in the early 2000’s, it was measly just a blog to express how far I’ve run around the Butte of Jackson Hole, Wyoming and to entertain myself from living alone abroad without any family nearby and only just sports to keep my … [Read more...]

Teaching Yoga To Kids

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For the past year, I have been teaching yoga to children ranging in eighteen months to twelve years of age. Since I have worked with kids most of my life, I figured teaching them simple poses would be a fun and easy task. I was so right, yet so wrong on many levels. My largest obstacle was getting past the stage of judgment with my students, seeing as they had a yoga teacher before me. We all know how we become attached to our very own teacher, … [Read more...]

How Yoga Classes Prove More Beneficial for Individuals Today?

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It is certain that Yoga classes are beneficial. They help improve your mental and physical health. Yoga practice has been associated with a quality lifestyle. It is obvious that in the present time, our lifestyle has been affected to a much greater extent. In most cases, we get overwhelmed by our hectic schedule, bad lifestyle and odd eating habits. Apart from this, stress, depression, and anxiety can completely ruin our overall physical and … [Read more...]

5 Highly Beneficial Yoga Poses For Athletes

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Are you sitting in a chair right now? Have you been in one for more than an hour today? How about your bike? 1 hour? Run? Everything I do as a mother or as an athlete involves my hip flexors. They are seriously tight. TIGHT. You (and me) need to make serious efforts to practice having a balanced body and to open the areas of tightness in our bodies. For most of us, that means we need to work on the REVERSE of what you do daily. I believe that we … [Read more...]

BalanceFrom GoYoga All-Purpose 1/2-Inch Extra Thick High Density Anti-Tear Exercise Yoga Mat with Carrying Strap

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$ 49.95 Overview: With double sided non-slip surfaces, BalanceFrom All-Purpose Premium exercise yoga mat comes with an excellent slip resistant advantage to prevent injuries. Exceptional resilience allow you to keep your balance during any exercise style. moisture resistant technology makes the mat to be easily washed with soap and water. Easy strapping and light weight feature are added to this mat for easy transport and storage. BalanceFrom … [Read more...]

Now Athletics Eco Tpe Yoga Mat- Best for Moderate to Intense Exercise, 5mm Extra Thick Cushion , Antimicrobial Closed Cell Technology, Great for Beginners and Advanced Yogis, Eco-friendly, Easy to Clean, Free of Latex, Rubber & Toxic Chemicals. 5 Year Warranty, North American Customer Support

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$ 35.95 Can an Eco- friendly mat really provide all the cushion and stability needed for intense yoga practice? At 5mm thick Now Athletics Premium Eco Tpe Yoga Mat provides the perfect level of comfort without sacrificing traction or durability. Welcome a new level of flow and tranquility into your yoga practice by utilizing one of the best mats on the market. Latex and Rubber Free! No harsh toxic chemicals used in manufacturing! … [Read more...]

YogaAccessories (TM) 8′ Cinch Buckle Cotton Yoga Strap

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Yoga straps and belts are useful for yogis of all levels. One reason people stay away from starting yoga is they believe they are not flexible enough. What they don't realize is that yoga is not about flexibility, but about strengthening the body to join with the mind and spirit. Yoga straps help achieve this goal by making a pose attainable from the onset until flexibility is achieved. Belts provide length, enabling you to grasp limbs that are … [Read more...]

YogaRat 100% Microfiber Yoga Towels – Available separately in two sizes: Mat Length (24″ x 72″) and Hand Size (15″ x 24″)

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Our Yoga Towels are made of durable, super-absorbent 100% microfiber and rest atop your mat to soak up perspiration so you won't slip or slide while you practice. With a textured weave that strikes the perfect balance between grippy and soft-to-the-touch, they're designed to deliver through ENTIRE sessions. Our 24" x 72" Yoga Towels work great with longer mats as well as standard-length mats. Yoga Hand Towels, which are sold separately, are made … [Read more...]

Yogitoes Skidless Premium Mat-Size Yoga Towel

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Our famed SKIDLESS towel is so unique, that it's an absolute yoga necessity. Not only does it prevent slipping on your yoga mat, it stabilizes your practice, it puts a hygienic layer between you and the yoga mat, easy to care for, is quick drying and is perfect for the traveling fitness enthusiast. There is no other product on the market like it. $ 63.99 … [Read more...]