Which Yoga Mat Should I Buy? Use this guide to find the right yoga mat for you by Melisa Deane . When I first started doing yoga, more than a decade ago, teachers had one option—a thick, heavy black mat made out of PVC, weighing about nine pounds. I still have my first black mat, […]
Pioneer and Legend
November 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
11 Inspiring Life Lessons from Bruce Lee by Henri Junttila /@henrijunttila Bruce Lee was an actor, philosopher, film director, producer, screenwriter and martial artist. He was born in November 1940 and died July 1973 from a mysterious brain hemorrhage. Many consider Bruce Lee to be one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th […]
Yoga in the NBA
October 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Teams add to strength and conditioning programs by Kyle Stack / @KyleStack Every NBA player — frankly, nearly every athlete — has an internal clock counting down the days until he can no longer play the game professionally. In that time, he is likely to make an incredible amount of money. And he is to […]
Exercise Smart
October 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Your Health and Life and the Quality of Both Depend on It! No matter how well you eat or how much water you drink, no matter how many supplements you take, none of these things will take the place of exercise. You must do some type of exercise every day. For the greatest overall health […]
Wellness Profile: Judy Collins
September 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Judy Collins: Living an Athlete’s Lifestyle By Rona Cherry More than 40 years have passed since singer/songwriter Judy Collins rose to fame in the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village alongside folk activists Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger. Since then, the two-time Grammy Award winner best known for her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides […]
Basic Structural Alignment
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mountain Pose Tada asana, or Mountain pose, is the oldest and most basic of all yogic asanas. It is the alignment pose, or zero gravity point and should be imprinted and encoded in our body Bio-Computer. Although this pose may seem effortless, it is a powerful asana for improving posture, toning the spinal nerves and […]
Increase Your Intelligence
September 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
You can increase your intelligence: 5 ways to maximize your cognitive potential by Andrea Kuszewski “One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts.” Albert Einstein While Einstein was not a neuroscientist, he sure knew what he was talking […]
Revolutionary Running
August 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
5 Finger Shoes and the Mid-Foot Strike by John Wall @johnjwall Recently I’ve been talking with a number of people about my “crazy shoes” and about technique with a number of runners. Ever since I ran the Boston Marathon in 2002 I’ve had trouble with my left knee, a common runners injury called IBS. As […]
