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HYA Blog – General Information
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Gentle Yoga Can Provide Big Health Benefits. Health experts and the media continue to recommend 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise like brisk walking. For sedentary people and people with health conditions or the aches and pains of aging, who find fitness centers daunting, twice weekly gentle yoga can bring tremendous benefits. It is well know that yoga improves balance, flexibility, . Read More ». May 14, 2015. Featured Asana: Extended Triangle (Utthita Trikonasana). March 31, 2015. This month Ha...
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HYA Blog – Gentle Yoga Can Provide Big Health Benefits
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Gentle Yoga Can Provide Big Health Benefits. Gentle Yoga Can Provide Big Health Benefits. May 14, 2015. Health experts and the media continue to recommend 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise like brisk walking. For sedentary people and people with health conditions or the aches and pains of aging, who find fitness centers daunting, twice weekly gentle yoga can bring tremendous benefits. Some documented benefits of hatha yoga:. This is new to Eastern practitioners of yoga, but skeptical western doct...
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Presenters - Integrate Chicago 2017
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Ingrid Yang, MD, JD, E-RYT-500. Yoga Meditation and Medicine: How to use it benefit your patients. and you too. Ingrid Yang, MD, JD, E-RYT-500, co-author of Hatha Yoga Asanas, has been teaching yoga since 1999. She is physician s pecializing in rehabilitation medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, with a particular emphasis on spinal cord injury, sports. Or follow her adventures at. Trupti Gokani, MD. Ayurveda Medicine - Using Ancient Wisdom to Heal Pain and Balance Moods, Q and A Panelist.
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HYA Blog – Yoga News
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Some Yoga Poses May Increase Risk Of Glaucoma. An item in the May 2016 issue of Consumer Reports on Health reported that certain yoga poses significantly increased eye pressure according to a small study from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. Poses that pose a risk are where the head is down or legs are elevated above the head like: . Read More ». April 13, 2016. Legs Up The Wall (Viparita Karani). June 2, 2015. Yoga Poses For Urinary Incontinence. February 16, 2015. Asana of the Week.
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HYA Blog – Meditation
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There are as many ways to meditate as there are styles of yoga. The best way to determine which style of meditation is right for you is to try several styles until you find one that meets your needs. Let your body and mind be your guide. If you are trying to work meditation into a busy schedule, you can set a timer to let you know when your allotted time has passed to avoid the distraction of watching the clock. To help you get started, watch this 10 minute meditation video:. Find us on Facebook.
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HYA Blog – Supported Bridge (Salamba Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)
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Supported Bridge (Salamba Setu Bandha Sarvangasana). Supported Bridge (Salamba Setu Bandha Sarvangasana). July 7, 2015. Plank (Phalankasana) reduces low back pain, improves mental awareness, opens up the heart, shoulders, and neck and, reduces mild anxiety or depression. Salamba Setu Bandha Sarvangasana. Two bolsters or four folded blankets. Maintaining a straight spine, sit near the middle of the bolsters or blankets. Using your hands as support, slowly begin reclining onto the bolsters. October 6, 2015.
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HYA Blog – Legs Up The Wall (Viparita Karani)
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Legs Up The Wall (Viparita Karani). Legs Up The Wall (Viparita Karani). June 2, 2015. Legs Up The Wall (Viparita Karani) is a deceptively simple asana with numerous physical and mental benefits. You can do Legs Up The Wall with or without a bolster. Legs Up The Wall. Seated on floor or bolster. Bolster, folded blanket, or firm pillow. Sit one end of a bolster with your left or right hip up against a wall. Bend your knees. Place your hands behind your back on the the floor, and lean backwards. May 5, 2015.
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HYA Blog – 2015 – July
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Supported Bridge (Salamba Setu Bandha Sarvangasana). Plank (Phalankasana) reduces low back pain, improves mental awareness, opens up the heart, shoulders, and neck and, reduces mild anxiety or depression. English Name: Supported Bridge Sanskrit Name: Salamba Setu Bandha Sarvangasana Difficulty Level: 1 Start Position: Sitting Props: Two bolsters or four folded blankets Instructions: Step 1. Maintaining a straight spine, sit near the middle of the bolsters . Read More ». July 7, 2015. Find us on Facebook.
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HYA Blog – The Complete Breath
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Breathing is an important part of a yoga practice. HOW TO INHALE COMPLETELY. To inhale, slowly expand the abdomen and chest. Don’t take a quick breath. Slow inhalations activates your diaphragm and chest muscles, and pulls air into the lungs. It expands and lifts the abdomen and chest completely. HOW TO EXHALE COMPLETELY. Always breathe in and out through your nose. The Complete Breath Exercise. 1 As you begin to inhale, relax your abdominal muscles and feel as though you are filling your belly with air.
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