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Class review: Open yoga @ Reflections Yoga

by Michelle P - Advanced: dance (pre-professional)

Reflections Yoga   CLASS LEVEL: OPEN YOGA I attended a rejuvenating yoga class at Reflections Yoga on 49th Street.  There was a sense of family in just walking through the door.  The open room adorned with a table and chairs, calming fabrics, beautiful artwork, and a kitchen area was just the room I was hoping to [...]

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Article: The different types of Yoga

by Tasha

Name a method or philosophy, and it'll have countless variations. Yoga is no exception. Each of the most popular types of yoga stresses different things, making it ideal for different people. However, all forms stress correct fundamentals and pose. Iyengar involves the use of props and slow pose progression so correct form is learned, making [...]

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Article: Yoga and other Forms of Exercise

by FitEngine

Yoga is a type of meditative exercise that has roots in the Far East religious traditions-Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. Today, many people have dropped the religious aspects of this art of the body and simply practice yoga techniques for health benefits. The various stretches and strength-building exercises done in yoga can build muscles, increase flexibility, and [...]

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Article: Improving your yoga practice using Drishti

by FitEngine

Yoga is a form of exercise that stems from Eastern religions based on mediation. Because of yoga's origins, many of the words used in atypical yoga session are Sanskrit, and beginning yoga students may have a difficult time remembering their meanings. One such word is "Drishti" and as you become a more advanced student, you [...]

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Article: What to Wear to a Yoga Class

by Tasha N - Intermediate: dance/fitness/Injury recovery

When you begin practicing yoga, one thing that you must consider (and many people forget this step until it is too late) is what you will wear. Yoga is unlike most exercises in that you will find yourself in many different positions in a single routine. Therefore, you need clothing that will be comfortable and [...]

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Article: Yoga as Meditation – Better Your Heart and Brain Power

by FitEngine

  Yoga developed as a worldview, as a lifestyle. It integrates the asanas (bodily poses) and pranayamas (breathing exercises) with the concept of meditation to make the yogi at peace with the world. Meditation comes from intense concentration, where the individual focuses so thoroughly on a single object that he or she thinks of nothing [...]

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Yoga Instructional: Three Part Breath (Relaxing Breath)

by FitEngine
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How-to do the yoga-based "Complete Breath" or "Three Part Breath" The Dirga Pranayama (Three Part Breath) is one of the basic pranayamas (or breathing exercises) of yoga. Sometimes called the "Complete Breath," this pranayama is often the first one that beginners learn. The Three Part Breath calms the mind, centers it, and draws the breather's [...]

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Shiatsu Massage (Jackie) @ Massage Works and Healing Center

by Larissa K - Injury recovery

Massage Works and Healing Center


CLASS LEVEL: OPEN

I had a Shiatsu Massage session with Jackie. She was very welcoming and asked if I had any injuries or certain areas that were tight. I told her about my injury/surgery history and explained other areas that were quite aggravated. She had me lie on the floor on a Shiatsu mat (like a big blanket). This massage had

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Class Review: Restorative (Cathy Lilly) @ YogaWorks

by Jessica B - Beginner: fitness

YogaWorks


CLASS LEVEL: OPEN

I took this class because I enjoyed the Restorative class at Exhale. The room was a little bit crowded with a mixed audience of different people. The teacher had us move ourselves into several different positions and hold the postures for an extended period of time. I did not enjoy her dialogue as much as

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Class Review: Tao Yoga @ Tao Yoga

by Carolyn M - Intermediate: dance/fitness

Tao Yoga


CLASS LEVEL: OPEN

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