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Yoga and Thyroid Conditions

There are ways in which Yoga can positively effect the different systems of the body. The endocrine system, which is responsible for secreting hormones into the bloodstream, is made up in part by the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland controls the rate at which our bodies use energy, make protein, and it also controls the body's sensitivity to various hormones. So to sum up, it's got a pretty important job...

Avoiding Yoga Injuries

Any physical endeavor has the risk of injury, and yoga is no exception. A well-trained yoga teacher will help you to avoid injury in the following three ways:

- improve somatic awareness...

Finding your Yoga

The way I see it, your hour of yoga class is a place to find peace. The world is full of stress, fear, and all kinds of disturbances. I don't see any need introduce more of that into the yoga class than is already present in our lives...

Yoga and Boredom

Yoga is moving meditation. One of the reasons why I started practicing yoga and Aikido more seriously was because I had started Zen meditation and was struggling with boredom and a chattering mind...

Getting Injured in Yoga

In the yoga community, there can sometimes be a halo around yoga that states that yoga---done properly---can only be beneficial. This type of thinking goes....

Strengthen the Core with a Slow Vinyasa Yoga Class

If you search, you can find many styles of yoga such as power yoga, core yoga, core vinyasa yoga, yogalates, and even other core themed fitness classes such pilates, etc. What do these all have in common? Not surprisingly, development of the core....