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871. - August 13, 2005 Yoga is for everyone, says plus-size instructor NEW YORK - As Megan Garcia prepares to do a twisting yoga pose, she reminds her students to lift their bellies up and over their legs. Wearing a one-piece purple leotard, she's not shy about the love handles around her waist or the extra flesh on her thighs. Many of Garcia's students are overweight or obese, and she adjusts traditional poses to ease pressure on joints. She encourages them to use a chair for support or has them move to a wall to do poses meant for ... - July 29, 2005 'LEAP OF FAITH' GIVES YOGA TEACHER ROOM TO BREATHE Touching her fingertips to her shoulders, Colleen Carrell showed her yoga students how to form angel wings. But it wasn't just the pose that made her feel like she was in heaven. Carrell, of Hollins, teaches a weekly yoga class in a second-floor ballroom of the Blue Katt Gallery in Fincastle. And with morning light streaming in through the windows and soft music playing in the background, Carrell creates a celestial space for a small group of students each Tuesday ... . Stuart News, The - July 6, 2005 101-year-old taps healing power of yoga Glorida Hidalgo uses yoga therapy to help Abraham Mellon keep fit and flexible FORT PIERCE -- "I want to see those biceps work, " Gloria Hidalgo tells Abraham Mellon, who's sitting in a straight-back chair and pulling on a purple strap looped around his feet. "Work those big ol' biceps, " Hidalgo encourages, her voice a little more intense. Mellon complies, his face smiling and his 101-year-old biceps ... - May 26, 2005 Yoga is for everyone, according to plus-size instructor NEW YORK -- As Megan Garcia prepares to do a twisting yoga pose, she reminds her students to lift their bellies up and over their legs. Wearing a one-piece purple leotard, she's not shy about the love handles around her waist or the extra flesh on her thighs. Many of Garcia's students are overweight or obese, and she adjusts traditional poses to ease pressure on joints. She encourages them to use a chair for support or has them move to a wall to do poses meant for a ... - May 24, 2005 Doing it in the altogether is what makes this yoga practice altogether free from distractions Some fitness fads require sporty gear and equipment, but the practice of yoga requires only the bare essentials: loose clothes, a mat and time to do the exercises. The latest trend in yoga requires even less. We're not talking about aqua yoga, done in a pool, or disco yoga, set to dance tunes, or "boga, " boxing yoga, done with gloves. No, a San Francisco community center is offering naked yoga, where bare essentials means just that: Men and ... Record, The (Kitchner, Ontario, Canada) - February 28, 2005 More finding healing power of yoga, Fundraiser for HopeSpring cancer centre features 11 instructors Maureen Silveira discovered yoga to help her recover from thyroid cancer in 1998. Now she's using the relaxing, gentle exercise to stay calm as she fights the return of the cancer. "It keeps you grounded. I'm better able to cope with what's handed me, " the Heidelberg resident said. Silveira was one of 11 yoga instructors at a fundraiser for the HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre, held Saturday in Waterloo. After three ... Record, The (Kitchner, Ontario, Canada) - February 3, 2005 Fundraiser lets you try several yoga styles You can stretch your muscles and spirit at an all-day yoga event for charity in Waterloo later this month. The first annual Yoga for Hope lets you sample different styles of yoga in one-hour classes offered by volunteer local teachers. Proceeds go to HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre, a non-profit organization which offers yoga, among many other programs. The cost to attend Yoga for Hope is $35 for two classes, plus $8 for each additional class. An all-day pass is $60. However, ... Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - February 1, 2005 RELAXING 'ZEN'SATIONS Breathe deep and embrace Earth: A local entrepreneur has opened a yoga studio in Newport News. Cortney Cunningham didn't buy the storefront in Port Warwick with a business in mind. She just wanted to live in the upstairs loft. She was glad when a couple of yogis wanted to lease the first-floor space for yoga classes, but when the deal went sour, Cunningham was Zen about it. When life gives you lemons, squeeze them into your green tea, she figured, sensing a business ... - November 26, 2004 Punk rock yoga hits the scene SEATTLE -- The guitarist plugs in his amp, and the yoga instructor strips off her baggy skull-patterned boxers to reveal black bike shorts. They both warm up for the latest twist on an ancient practice: punk rock yoga. Power yoga, baby yoga, kickboxing yoga, and now this. Has yoga fusion finally gone too far? After all, yoga is a spiritual discipline aimed at creating a sense of deep quiet and inner peace, while punk rock is all about being undisciplined and LOUD. It makes sense to ... Deutsche Press-Agentur - September 30, 2004 FEATURE: Fatwa against yoga turns Egyptian practitioners defiant Cairo (dpa) - A recent fatwa, or religious ruling, against yoga in Egypt has alienated even some of the most devout Moslems who have decided to defy the decision. Jihane Babiker, an Egyptian businesswoman who describes herself as ``a devout Moslem by conviction'', is one. ``Without a doubt, I am all for yoga and will unfortunately disregard the fatwa, '' she says. An ex-model who abandoned her career, donned the veil and holds weekly

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Previous 911. In Style - June 1, 2000 The Om Stretch Yoga makes for beautiful bodies, inner calm--and undeniable flex appeal. Seven stars strike a pose courtney thorne-smith The Beginning: I bought Kathy Smith's video Yoga Basics about 10 years ago. Now I do tapes by Kathy, Brian Kest's Power Yoga and [tapes by] Ali MacGraw in my home. I just bought Richard Freeman's ashtanga [a rigorous, athletic yoga] tape. The Routine: I do yoga six days a week after I do my cardio. One raises the spirit and one calms me down, which sets me up for my day. I can't imagine how frazzled I would feel ... - May 28, 2000 BODY/EXERCISE ALTERNATIVES YOGA< THE 5, 000-YEAR-OLD PRACTICE IS A WORKOUT FOR LIFE Julie Lawrence remembers how people used to respond when she told them she was a yoga instructor. They expected her to sport "long, stringy hair" and run around barefoot. But in the 25 years that Lawrence has been teaching in Portland, things have changed. Yoga, once considered an exotic import beloved by hippies and enlightenment-seekers, has gone mainstream. How-to books and videos cram store shelves, and increasing numbers of former aerobics fanatics are finding ... THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - March 7, 2000 YOGA PARTY: FIT AND FUN ASHTANGA YOGA IS A HIGH-ENERGY PATH TO STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY Madonna's new movie The Next Best Thing could do for Ashtanga yoga what John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever did for disco - or what The Blair Witch Project did for camping. It depends on how well the movie does at the box office, and how limber the ticket buyers are. Watching the exquisitely toned Madonna do Ashtanga on the wide screen could prove more daunting than inspiring. Ashtanga, which means ``eight limbs, '' is the name of the yoga Lewis ... The Washington Times - January 29, 2000 Reaching toward recovery, Post-surgery yoga classes aid breast-cancer healing Helen McVey assumes a disappointed mien as she addresses her yoga students, many of whom haven't been doing their homework. Just because days are bogged down with chores doesn't mean yoga practice should be cast aside, Ms. McVey tells her all-female class. "Life, " she says, "is not ideal. "To appreciate the immensity of her understatement, you would have to bear witness to the physical and emotional scars each ... - November 16, 1999 Yoga stretches into themainstream How appropriate in the waning years of this millennium -- yoga, a mind-body discipline some 5, 000 years old, has become the ultimate retro fitness trend. And how typical of the times: We've added New Age music to the classes, and companies like J. Crew have come out with cool new lines of yoga clothes. People are doing the Salute to the Setting Sun, a yoga position, to improve their golf games. It's a far cry from sitting in the lotus position chanting ... - August 15, 1999 Simple twist of fashion Yoga becomes a lifestyle, with its own clothes, jewelry and fragrances Tae Bo may be the fitness trend du jour, but yoga has a fashionable appeal that is growing all the time. After all, fashion is obsessed with anything Asian, and anything that purports to comfort the soul as well as the body: Lancome sells a cream called HydraZen (to moisturize and enlighten the face?), lipsticks come infused with St. John's wort (to keep them from getting depressed?) and teenagers can buy mehndi kits at accessories shops. Big pieces for back-to-school ... THE - August 6, 1999 FINDING THE SOUL OF YOUR SWING Golf Yoga guru guides duffers to anenlightened, pain-free game When the stroker becomes the stroke, and all cart paths lead to enlightenment, then Golf Yoga can be achieved. Most golfers come to understand the transcendental aspects of life on the links. Now an ancient tradition is helping some people to play pain-free and to improve their focus. Yoga instructor Clayton Horton, 33, has been teaching traditional yoga classes in Marin for the past three years. He recently teamed with the Meridian Sports Club in San Rafael to introduce Golf Yoga ... - January 31, 1999 Practice, practice, practice, Power yoga classes stress strength, flexibility and endurance Two words come to mind when considering the practice of power yoga. The first, inevitably, is "oxymoron. " Yoga is commonly thought of as an activity designed to evoke a sense of serenity and what practitioners call mindfulness, a meditative focusing on the present moment. This raises the obvious question of what power has to do with it, which brings us to the second word: sweat. To the uninitiated, power yoga is not that different from other varieties of yoga, ... Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) - January 19, 1999 This yoga class a dance of determination The following classes are offered by Lynn Kingston at the Northampton Yoga Center: Tuesdays: 5:30-7 p. m., Yogadance, level 3; 7:15-8:30 p. m., gentle/level 1 Wednesdays: 9-10:30 a. m., level 2; 5:30-6:45 p. m., level 2 Thursdays: 5:30-6:45 p. m., level 3 Fridays: 9-10:30 a. m., gentle/level 1 Sundays: 9-10:30 a. m., level 2; 10:45-noon, gentle. The lights are dim in the high-ceilinged room at the Northampton Yoga Center, billed by its staff as "the most beautiful ... Sun-Sentinel - October 23, 1998 YOGA FOR YOUNGSTERS KIDS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXERCISES. IT'S FUN, TOO. When Ann Harries of Boca Raton first flipped through the Boca Yoga schedule, it was because she wanted to try a yoga class. She never dreamed that she would instead be calling Debbie Garcia of Boynton Beach and asking, "How about sending our kids to yoga classes?"Harries and Garcia both home school their children, and Garcia recently started a support and activities group for home-school students and parents called the "Dare to Dream

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Previous 911. In Style - June 1, 2000 The Om Stretch Yoga makes for beautiful bodies, inner calm--and undeniable flex appeal. Seven stars strike a pose courtney thorne-smith The Beginning: I bought Kathy Smith's video Yoga Basics about 10 years ago. Now I do tapes by Kathy, Brian Kest's Power Yoga and [tapes by] Ali MacGraw in my home. I just bought Richard Freeman's ashtanga [a rigorous, athletic yoga] tape. The Routine: I do yoga six days a week after I do my cardio. One raises the spirit and one calms me down, which sets me up for my day. I can't imagine how frazzled I would feel ... - May 28, 2000 BODY/EXERCISE ALTERNATIVES YOGA< THE 5, 000-YEAR-OLD PRACTICE IS A WORKOUT FOR LIFE Julie Lawrence remembers how people used to respond when she told them she was a yoga instructor. They expected her to sport "long, stringy hair" and run around barefoot. But in the 25 years that Lawrence has been teaching in Portland, things have changed. Yoga, once considered an exotic import beloved by hippies and enlightenment-seekers, has gone mainstream. How-to books and videos cram store shelves, and increasing numbers of former aerobics fanatics are finding ... THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - March 7, 2000 YOGA PARTY: FIT AND FUN ASHTANGA YOGA IS A HIGH-ENERGY PATH TO STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY Madonna's new movie The Next Best Thing could do for Ashtanga yoga what John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever did for disco - or what The Blair Witch Project did for camping. It depends on how well the movie does at the box office, and how limber the ticket buyers are. Watching the exquisitely toned Madonna do Ashtanga on the wide screen could prove more daunting than inspiring. Ashtanga, which means ``eight limbs, '' is the name of the yoga Lewis ... The Washington Times - January 29, 2000 Reaching toward recovery, Post-surgery yoga classes aid breast-cancer healing Helen McVey assumes a disappointed mien as she addresses her yoga students, many of whom haven't been doing their homework. Just because days are bogged down with chores doesn't mean yoga practice should be cast aside, Ms. McVey tells her all-female class. "Life, " she says, "is not ideal. "To appreciate the immensity of her understatement, you would have to bear witness to the physical and emotional scars each ... - November 16, 1999 Yoga stretches into themainstream How appropriate in the waning years of this millennium -- yoga, a mind-body discipline some 5, 000 years old, has become the ultimate retro fitness trend. And how typical of the times: We've added New Age music to the classes, and companies like J. Crew have come out with cool new lines of yoga clothes. People are doing the Salute to the Setting Sun, a yoga position, to improve their golf games. It's a far cry from sitting in the lotus position chanting ... - August 15, 1999 Simple twist of fashion Yoga becomes a lifestyle, with its own clothes, jewelry and fragrances Tae Bo may be the fitness trend du jour, but yoga has a fashionable appeal that is growing all the time. After all, fashion is obsessed with anything Asian, and anything that purports to comfort the soul as well as the body: Lancome sells a cream called HydraZen (to moisturize and enlighten the face?), lipsticks come infused with St. John's wort (to keep them from getting depressed?) and teenagers can buy mehndi kits at accessories shops. Big pieces for back-to-school ... THE - August 6, 1999 FINDING THE SOUL OF YOUR SWING Golf Yoga guru guides duffers to anenlightened, pain-free game When the stroker becomes the stroke, and all cart paths lead to enlightenment, then Golf Yoga can be achieved. Most golfers come to understand the transcendental aspects of life on the links. Now an ancient tradition is helping some people to play pain-free and to improve their focus. Yoga instructor Clayton Horton, 33, has been teaching traditional yoga classes in Marin for the past three years. He recently teamed with the Meridian Sports Club in San Rafael to introduce Golf Yoga ... - January 31, 1999 Practice, practice, practice, Power yoga classes stress strength, flexibility and endurance Two words come to mind when considering the practice of power yoga. The first, inevitably, is "oxymoron. " Yoga is commonly thought of as an activity designed to evoke a sense of serenity and what practitioners call mindfulness, a meditative focusing on the present moment. This raises the obvious question of what power has to do with it, which brings us to the second word: sweat. To the uninitiated, power yoga is not that different from other varieties of yoga, ... Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) - January 19, 1999 This yoga class a dance of determination The following classes are offered by Lynn Kingston at the Northampton Yoga Center: Tuesdays: 5:30-7 p. m., Yogadance, level 3; 7:15-8:30 p. m., gentle/level 1 Wednesdays: 9-10:30 a. m., level 2; 5:30-6:45 p. m., level 2 Thursdays: 5:30-6:45 p. m., level 3 Fridays: 9-10:30 a. m., gentle/level 1 Sundays: 9-10:30 a. m., level 2; 10:45-noon, gentle. The lights are dim in the high-ceilinged room at the Northampton Yoga Center, billed by its staff as "the most beautiful ... Sun-Sentinel - October 23, 1998 YOGA FOR YOUNGSTERS KIDS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXERCISES. IT'S FUN, TOO. When Ann Harries of Boca Raton first flipped through the Boca Yoga schedule, it was because she wanted to try a yoga class. 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901. Repository, The (Canton, OH) - February 5, 2002 Yoga, yes ... Is Yoga a form of exercise? conditioning There is so, so much the uninitiated don’t know about yoga. For starters, there’s a large group of nonpractitioners who believe it is not a form of exercise and conditioning. “Someone came in the other day for the first time and said, ‘Then I can come in and learn how to breathe and meditate and focus and then I can go next door (to a gym) and get some exercise, ” said Barbara Harwell, chuckling softly describing a recent ... Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) - November 25, 2001 yoga a beginner's guide Geri Halliwell swears by it. So do Madonna, Sting and Renee Zellweger. Clear some space in your loungeroom - and your mind - for yoga, the time-honoured system of balancing mind, body and soul WHAT IS YOGA?What do you think when someone mentions yoga? People bending and stretching, balancing and twisting, in the classic poses now familiar to the health scene? Deep relaxation and mind control? Chanting and meditating? If so, then you are right on all counts - but you are only seeing ... Advertiser, The (Adelaide, Australia) - November 10, 2001 Yoga's now the spice of life for new devotees ONE of the world's oldest forms of exercise, yoga, is back as the latest boom in health and fitness. Long associated with the hippy era of the 1970s, yoga is enjoying renewed popularity thanks to celebrity devotees. Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has attributed her sleek, toned new physique to yoga, as have supermodel Christy Turlington, actress Gwyneth Paltrow and rock star Sting. The celebrity factor had an impact not just with young people but across the board, said ... Chicago Tribune - November 4, 2001 Yoga as therapy This ancient practice works magic for kids in managing stress When Adrienne Hamilton was going through a divorce, she found that yoga provided her with a physical outlet for the stress. As a teacher, she began doing small yoga exercises with her Head Start class during circle time, and the children responded well. So when Hamilton was promoted to site director for Easter Seals a year later and found that financial support for mental health services at Head Start facilities was extremely limited, she began looking for an alternative way to help ... THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - October 29, 2001 HORSEBACK RIDERS BENEFIT FROM YOGA WHEN A YOGA TEACHER AND DRESSAGE TRAINER TEAMED UP TO COMBINE THEIR INTERESTS, THE RESPONSE WAS POSITIVE. Melanie Simon's horseback riding has improved since she has been taking yoga classes. "I began taking yoga to help me with my flexibility and balance, " said Simon, 48, a competitive rider from Clermont. "As a rider, the horse responds to my balance and if I can't find my center, the horse is confused. "For a year Simon has been going to weekly yoga classes in Clermont with Tracey Trambauer, a certified yoga ... - May 6, 2001 LET'S GET SPIRITUAL YOGA CRAZE OFFERS SOMETHING FOR THE BODY AND SOUL SANTA CLARITA - America's obsession with the '70s goes beyond fashion and entertainment. Yoga is making a comeback in a big way. ``What do you think yoga is?'' Richard Carpenter asks prospective students at his yoga studio in Santa Clarita. And, more often than not, he's faced with the same blank stare, accompanied by a simple ``I don't know. '' The yoga craze - fueled by a media blitz and ... The News & Observer - March 16, 2001 Yoga break Instead of eating at lunchtime, how about taking a yoga class? You can chew on a turkey sandwich anytime. But with a weekday yoga class, you have a chance to pamper yourself. Why not spend almost an hour stretching, meditating and breathing deeply?"If you study yoga, you get to a place where you can find your true nature, " says Judy Vilter, a Raleigh yoga instructor who teaches at several locations, including World Gym in Raleigh. "Yoga helps you calm ... - November 4, 2000 TEACHING THE ART OF ONENESS, OVERLOOK YOGA INSTRUCTOR STRETCHES OTHERS' MINDS, SPIRITS AND BODIES That the son of a famous Indian lawyer should come to own a yoga studio in Overlake was not part of some mystical grand plan, yet undoubtedly there were physical, intellectual and spiritual forces at work. With Aadil Palkhivala, there always are. Palkhivala is one of the world's leading yoga instructors. The credentials he earned studying under yoga master B. K. S. Iyengar are impeccable. Yet somehow, in these parts, he and his business in the shadow of a state Route 520 overpass ... - October 5, 2000 YOGA'S SPIRITUALITY CONTENDS WITH SECULAR TRENDINESS LOS ANGELES -- In the stillness of a light-filled temple, hundreds of yoga devotees sit with erect spines, breathing slowly, drawing their prana life force inward and their attention toward God. Here at the Lake Shrine in Pacific Palisades, Calif., more than 1, 000 followers gather each Sunday to chant, meditate and pay homage to the Self-Realization Fellowship's lineage of gurus most prominently Paramahansa Yogananda, the Indian swami known as a founding father of yoga in the ... - August 15, 2000 You've got the power with these yoga moves Body electric The Electrician has been hearing a lot about power yoga, which is a rigorous version of yoga that requires strength and flexibility. As the saying goes, this isn't for wimps. So she examined tapes by Bryan Kest and Mark Blanchard, respectively. Both are designed for beginners, so the comparisons are fair. Bryan Kest's "Power Yoga Energize 1" is approximately an hour long. It begins with a goofy black-and-white prologue where

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Previous 941. Great Falls Connection, The - November 19, 2008 Home Yoga Studio Spawns Peaceful Poses and Ideals Great Falls resident Ellen Rule found a way to incorporate her love of people, yoga and community first stepped into her new yoga studio in her backyard in August. The studio is on the second level of her carriage house that has a kitchen and living room on the ground floor, and the studio a few steps up. One wall is a set of knotted ropes and loops, "for people to do inversions, " she said. The room also has wood floors, a podium, windows for natural lighting, ... Ashburn Connection - November 19, 2008 Home Yoga Studio Spawns Peaceful Poses and Ideals Great Falls resident Ellen Rule found a way to incorporate her love of people, yoga and community first stepped into her new yoga studio in her backyard in August. The studio is on the second level of her carriage house that has a kitchen and living room on the ground floor, and the studio a few steps up. One wall is a set of knotted ropes and loops, "for people to do inversions, " she said. The room also has wood floors, a podium, windows for natural lighting, ... - September 8, 2008 ACRO YOGA IS AN EXERCISE IN FUN Two years ago, Tim Seiwerath learned how to fly. He was teaching a yoga class in downtown Seattle when Lux, who goes by one name, and Dawn Sternstein - also yoga instructors - dropped in. "After class Lux asked me, 'Do you want to fly?' I didn't know what he was asking. I just said, 'Yeah, of course I want to fly, ' " recalled Seiwerath, 38, who is a head taller than Lux and long-limbed, while Lux is ... McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA) - July 21, 2008 Yoga for youth: An ancient practice finds new fans in urban teenagers Jul. 21 Diamond Barnett-Lewis knows exactly what to do when her yoga teacher calls out, "Adho Mukha Svanasana. "It's the origins of the eight-syllable Sanskrit phrase that gives her pause. "What language is that?" Barnett-Lewis, 13, asked during a teen yoga class in Riverwest this month. "Where's it from?"This summer, many Milwaukee youths are engaged in the usual pastimes: chatting on ... New York Times, The - July 20, 2008 On the Beach, the Yoga Poses Really Flow ONE recent Sunday morning, 13 barefoot women and one man sat cross-legged on yoga mats, eyes closed and hands resting on their knees, palms facing upward, listening to cues from the woman in the center of their circle. Article on Sunday morning yoga classes held on beach in Long Beach, NY, by Pam Wheelock; participants comment; photo (M) "Breathe in, breathe out, " said Pam Wheelock. "Exhale out the tension and stress of your body. "Ms ... . - April 24, 2008 Family yoga class in position to help all ages Studio unites family with yoga xyx xyxyx With a 2-year-old son, Jeannette Hutton Pugh was eager to find a local family yoga class that would cater to her toddler. "My husband, Kyle, and I both love yoga but often needed to take turns baby sitting Jaeden whenever we wanted to attend a local yoga class, " the Simi Valley mom said. "The only other local studio that we knew of that allowed toddlers to attend classes with their parents was quite a distance away, in Tarzana. "As the ... Age, The (Melbourne, Australia) - March 24, 2008 Yoga no mumbo jumbo for Geelong's newfound devotees YOGA teacher Tim Oddie doesn't want to take credit for Geelong's incredible 2007 AFL season. But he would like to point out one thing: the team came to him out of the blue in round six, after two losses on the trot, and signed up for weekly yoga sessions. They didn't lose again for four months. "It's not that yoga is the difference, it's more that the reasons they came looking for yoga are the same reasons they are ... - October 29, 2007 Mental yoga practiced by Israelis is amazing to witness So, I'm on vacation in Israel, and I feel like practicing a little yoga, you know, Israeli-style. And I check on the Web weeks before my trip and locate a few yoga studios that might suit my needs. Being that I am American, a Hebrew-school dropout and only studied Latin in high school and college (second only to Sanskrit on the "useless language" scale), my choices are limited by the language barrier. There are classes taught in English, but they are ... - October 22, 2007 YOGA'S TWISTS What do grown-ups talking gibberish, women dancing via downward-facing-dog and novice acrobats have in common? They're all doing yoga. It turns out doing yoga can mean a lot more than simple lotus-style meditation. After centuries of hard-wired tradition, yoga is evolving. Nowadays, yoga can be done with your kids, your baby, your significant other, even your dog. It can be combined with cycling (yoga and spinning), acrobatics (AcroYoga), dance (dance yoga) -- and even simple ... - September 2, 2007 Stretching the truth, Beginner yoga workouts vary Yoga is like coffee - stimulating, but you can't just say you want some: You can order it fast, slow, hard, easy, with in-your-face meditation or with nary a word of Sanskrit. There are a half-dozen or more major forms, and while that provides the benefit of choice and change, it also increases the chance - particularly for beginners - of getting mismatched with a particular style or teacher. A set of recent yoga DVDs demonstrates the point. If you'd like to pursue

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1221. - January 24, 2007 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: YOGA HAVEN Location: 12 Forest Court Owner: Shanti Contact: 865-584-1086 or yogahaven4u@aol. com Shanti has been teaching yoga in Bearden for more than a decade. Now she’s moved to a more spacious studio, and added teachers and more classes to accommodate requests from students. Yoga Haven opened this past fall in a former home on Forest Court, a shady once-residential street just north of Kingston Pike off Sutherland Avenue. The attractive street is now home to a mix of professional ... - December 19, 2006 The upside of yoga Stressed-out teens can benefit from relaxing sessions The gym at Simonsen Ninth Grade Center in Jefferson City was filled with cheers of encouragement and applause as the class worked on yoga techniques. While some students struggled to complete their goal, performing a handstand, shouts of "I did it!"; echoed off of the hardwood floors while as other students chimed in with, "I can't, I can't ... wait I did it!"; Megan Sappington, an instructor with Show Me Yoga ... - December 19, 2006 The upside of yoga Stressed-out teens can benefit from relaxing sessions The gym at Simonsen Ninth Grade Center in Jefferson City was filled with cheers of encouragement and applause as the class worked on yoga techniques. While some students struggled to complete their goal, performing a handstand, shouts of "I did it!"; echoed off of the hardwood floors while as other students chimed in with, "I can't, I can't ... wait I did it!"; Megan Sappington, an instructor with Show Me Yoga ... - December 19, 2006 The upside of yoga Stressed-out teens can benefit from relaxing sessions The gym at Simonsen Ninth Grade Center in Jefferson City was filled with cheers of encouragement and applause as the class worked on yoga techniques. While some students struggled to complete their goal, performing a handstand, shouts of "I did it!"; echoed off of the hardwood floors while as other students chimed in with, "I can't, I can't ... wait I did it!"; Megan Sappington, an instructor with Show Me Yoga ... - December 19, 2006 The upside of yoga Stressed-out teens can benefit from relaxing sessions The gym at Simonsen Ninth Grade Center in Jefferson City was filled with cheers of encouragement and applause as the class worked on yoga techniques. While some students struggled to complete their goal, performing a handstand, shouts of "I did it!"; echoed off of the hardwood floors while as other students chimed in with, "I can't, I can't ... wait I did it!"; Megan Sappington, an instructor with Show Me Yoga ... - December 19, 2006 The upside of yoga Stressed-out teens can benefit from relaxing sessions The gym at Simonsen Ninth Grade Center in Jefferson City was filled with cheers of encouragement and applause as the class worked on yoga techniques. While some students struggled to complete their goal, performing a handstand, shouts of "I did it!"; echoed off of the hardwood floors while as other students chimed in with, "I can't, I can't ... wait I did it!"; Megan Sappington, an instructor with Show Me Yoga ... - December 19, 2006 The upside of yoga Stressed-out teens can benefit from relaxing sessions The gym at Simonsen Ninth Grade Center in Jefferson City was filled with cheers of encouragement and applause as the class worked on yoga techniques. While some students struggled to complete their goal, performing a handstand, shouts of "I did it!"; echoed off of the hardwood floors while as other students chimed in with, "I can't, I can't ... wait I did it!"; Megan Sappington, an instructor with Show Me Yoga ... - October 8, 2006 Yoga royalty, Master instructor to conduct training sessions in Dayton DAYTON — David Swenson knows a thing or two about journeys. One of the world's best-known and well-respected yoga instructors, he travels the world, passing on the traditions of Ashtanga yoga — a vigorous, athletic form that's become popular in the West in recent years. Swenson's book, Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual, is considered by many students as the "bible" of Ashtanga asanas, or postures. Swenson ... Orlando Sentinel, The - September 16, 2006 From `Itsy-Bitsy Yoga' to `The Little Gym' HEAD START TO SHAPING UP Fitness programs for kids are the rage. But some experts lament the loss of more natural exercise. WINTER SPRINGS -- At Red Door Yoga, Michelle Isla introduces students to basic yoga moves -- in between directing them to buzz like bumblebees and sing "Ring Around the Yogi. "She is teaching Itsy Bitsy Yoga, a program aimed at toddlers and preschoolers that recently made its debut at Red Door and another yoga studio, Full Circle Yoga in Winter Park. Yoga for ... - September 7, 2006 STRETCHING THE TRUTH, Yoga instructor wants more Valley men to limber up. Katie Flinn's body is an upside-down V. Her hands and feet are flat against the floor at Coil Yoga, her downtown Fresno studio, but the rest of her rises like a mountain peak to her hips. Around her on their own mats are 13 men, many of them attending their first yoga class. They range from young adults to the middle-age, students to business owners, office workers to a geologist. If the men resemble any letter of the alphabet, it's not a sharply defined V. More

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891. - April 28, 2003 Yoga making P. E. more flexible, Schools offer class as an alternative to regular sports It's not jumping jacks or running the mile but yoga is slowly starting to pop up in P. E. classes across the country a reflection of the discipline's growing popularity among today's baby boomers. For kids who view gym as their own personal hell yoga provides a healthy alternative educators say. And it fits into a nationwide push to expand physical education beyond traditional competitive sports such as softball or football. Yoga also offers a form ... - April 14, 2003 Easton a hip 'oooommmm' for Yoga Studio partners Bells tinkle when I open the glass door of the Yoga Studio of Easton. The front room is bright and airy with strings of pink blossoms dangling from the front window and New Age music playing softly through a speaker. A sign directs me to remove my shoes. I pad sock-footed across the honey-colored hardwood floors past a beige curtain to a sitting room. Here there are bookshelves filled with yoga Title

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s, and samples of herbal, green and black tea to drink and buy. The air holds a hint of ... Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) - March 16, 2003 Heated twist to routine wins converts hot yoga For 40-year-old Stuart M. Getz as for many fans of "hot yoga, " getting through one class was difficult, but after that, staying away was hard. The Easthampton man now sweats through five or six classes a week. He also brings friends. "I'm always afraid they're going to hit me when they walk out, " he said. But more often than not, they, too, return. The class, officially called Bikram's Beginning Yoga, is ... - March 7, 2003 Yoga offers relief from teenage grind Leslie Kleinfeld couldn't decide where to offer her new yoga class for teens. It might have been easier if she worked with young people at one of the public schools, she thought. But in the end, she chose to hold her class at Yoga the Inner Dance studio in Spenard, where she also teaches adults. She wanted her students to escape the school setting and meet in a relaxed environment -- a dedicated space, she called it. "I really wanted the kids to come to a place that ... Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) - September 23, 2002 All the right moves Yoga, alternative therapies businesses gaining momentum, Alternative healing businesses popping up in Broomfield Yoga, acupuncture expand beyond Boulder BROOMFIELD -- When Lindsay Vatterot was looking for a place to open a Bikram yoga studio she said she was drawn to Broomfield because of its lack of competition. "There isn't any Bikram yoga between Denver and Boulder, " she said. "This area needs it. "Broomfield has seen an influx of new businesses concentrating on alternative therapies in the past year, including two new yoga studios. Overall, natural therapies are a ... New York Times, The - September 23, 2002 MIND & BODY Guys Are Warming Up To Yoga and Pilates AS a boy, Gilead Kreiter liked to stand on his head. So when his wife started taking yoga four years ago, he said, "Maybe I should try that. " Though he exercised regularly -- playing basketball and swimming -- he did not feel limber. "My back was so stiff I couldn't sleep on my stomach anymore, " said Mr. Kreiter, 48, a trader for a hedge fund . The first few classes were tough, but he stuck with it ... . Holland Sentinel, The - July 20, 2002 Video creator: Yoga can enhance Christians' relationship with God MOBILE, Ala. -- A few years ago, Susan Bordenkircher wasn't comfortable doing yoga. It wasn't that she got bent out of shape by any of the asanas -- downward facing dog, half lotus forward fold or the scorpion, to name but three yoga positions. She just wasn't sure if it was an appropriate activity for a Christian. Long associated with mysticism and Eastern religions in particular, yoga is denounced by some who claim it promotes pantheism and ... Los Angeles Times - May 5, 2002 Obituaries Indra Devi, 102; Helped Popularize Yoga Around World Indra Devi, one of the first Western women to study yoga in India, who later taught it to several Hollywood stars, has died. She was 102. Devi, who at 99 was still performing demanding yoga poses, died April 25 in Buenos Aires, where she had lived and taught since the mid-1980s. The cause of death was not disclosed. A charismatic woman who attracted students with her gentle yet insightful personality as much as with the form of yoga she practiced, Devi lived and taught in India, China, ... New York Times, The - April 30, 2002 Indra Devi, 102, Dies Taught Yoga to Stars and Leaders Indra Devi, the daughter of European nobility who introduced the ancient discipline of yoga to the Kremlin leadership, Hollywood stars like Gloria Swanson and even students in India, died on Thursday in Buenos Aires. She was 102. In Buenos Aires, where she had lived for several years, she formed a yoga foundation that was named after her. indra devi, 1 Known to her followers as Mataji, which means mother, she was a student of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, the legendary guru who ... Los Angeles Times - March 11, 2002 Take a Deep Breath, Yoga Ad Was a Joke The outrage begins with the full-page advertisement on page 11 of Yoga Journal's April issue. "Invitational. Yoga Pose Off. $30, 000 First Prize!" Then in smaller print: "Watch the world's best as they battle for prestige and cash!"Below are mugs of several grunge-type characters who look like competitors from the X Games, including: Cedar, "2001 Vancouver Yoga Instructor of the Year";

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931. The San Diego Union-Tribune - May 3, 1993 SUCCESS OVER STRESS Many devoting mind, body, soul to power of yoga Seated serenely on the gray-carpeted floor, her impeccable alignment honed by years of yoga, Rama Berch delicately tucks her feet inside her thighs as if folding a napkin in her lap. It's her way of setting the table -- liberating the hips -- for the main course with all the trimmings: a sequence of yoga positions designed to nourish body, mind and soul. "Expand the edges, so the edges don't limit your bliss, " she implores her roomful of ... - April 10, 1993 YOGA WITH A TWIST! THIS TIME AROUND IT SOOTHES THE STRESSES OF THE '90S FORGET THE STAIRMASTER and the step-aerobics classes. Fitness - like fashion - has rediscovered the '60s. Yoga, along with bell-bottoms and tie dye, is now de rigueur. But like most retro trends, yoga's latest incarnation is a variation on a theme. Gone, for the most part, are the incense and the "ommmmmms. " This time around, yoga's allure is as New Age exercise, and its enthusiasts are stressed-out, aging baby boomers with ... The San Diego Tribune - April 10, 1990 Building a lithe style North County emerges as Mecca for yoga It is 8 a. m., an hour into one of the most advanced yoga classes west of the Ganges, and the elastic bodies in the sweat-striped leotards are dissolving into so many interlocking parts: extension cords plugged into a higher consciousness. With egos and aggressions in a permanent power outage -- the better to focus on the inner peace that yoga can impart -- these seven practitioners of a dynamic discipline known as Ashtanga are immersed in a way of lithe. Breathing comes in amplified ... Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - April 10, 1990 Building a lithe style North County emerges as Mecca for yoga It is 8 a. m., an hour into one of the most advanced yoga classes west of the Ganges, and the elastic bodies in the sweat-striped leotards are dissolving into so many interlocking parts: extension cords plugged into a higher consciousness. With egos and aggressions in a permanent power outage -- the better to focus on the inner peace that yoga can impart -- these seven practitioners of a dynamic discipline known as Ashtanga are immersed in a way of lithe. Breathing comes in amplified ... The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution - February 22, 1990 Nothing flashy, `just stretching and relaxing' Yoga exercises are helpful, even without mysticism Carol Haas Staff writer Alice Stevens doesn't believe that yoga cures cancer or puts you in touch with some higher life form. But the north Fulton resident, who has taught yoga for the Roswell Recreation and Parks Department since 1975, does believe that yoga has proved its worth. "It's 5, 000 years old - we know it works and can have great value in everybody's life, " she said. "But it's not a lot of ... The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution - February 22, 1990 COBB'S NEIGHBORS Yoga exercises help, even without mysticism Carol Haas Staff writer Alice Stevens doesn't believe that yoga cures cancer or puts you in touch with some higher life form. But the north Fulton resident, who has taught yoga for the Roswell Recreation and Parks Department since 1975, does believe that yoga has proved its worth. "It's 5, 000 years old - we know it works and can have great value in everybody's life, " she said. "But it's not a lot of ... Central Record, The (Medford, NJ) - May 7, 2009 Woman gets in 'yoga' state of mind in her battle against breast cancer, May 17 event at Philadelphia Museum of Art EVESHAM - As she continues to battle cancer, Beatrice Marx is thankful to have yoga in her life and believes it has done much to help her mind and body cope during her seven year battle with the dreaded disease. And for the second consecutive year she will be joining others who enjoy the benefit of yoga at the Living Beyond Breast Cancer 7th annual Yoga Unites from 8 a. m. to noon May 17 at on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The event is a fundraiser for Living Beyond Breast ... Reforma (Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico) - 20 de diciembre del 2008 Yoga para correr mejor, A CORRER. Equilibra cuerpo y mente. Activa músculos, corrige la postura e interioriza el ejercicio El ying y el yang de los corredores llegó con el yoga. El balance perfecto cuerpo-mente para los atletas puede obtenerse a través de esta práctica, una de las seis doctrinas del hinduismo. Antes de iniciar y después de terminar tu entrenamiento del día, cambia tu estiramiento tradicional por ejercicios de esta disciplina y verás mayores beneficios a corto y largo plazo como mayor fortaleza en zonas que con el correr no se ejercitan y mayor conciencia de las necesidades de tu ... Reforma (Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico) - 20 de diciembre del 2008 Yoga para correr mejor, A CORRER. Equilibra cuerpo y mente. Activa músculos, corrige la postura e interioriza el ejercicio El ying y el yang de los corredores llegó con el yoga. El balance perfecto cuerpo-mente para los atletas puede obtenerse a través de esta práctica, una de las seis doctrinas del hinduismo. Antes de iniciar y después de terminar tu entrenamiento del día, cambia tu estiramiento tradicional por ejercicios de esta disciplina y verás mayores beneficios a corto y largo plazo como mayor fortaleza en zonas que con el correr no se ejercitan y mayor conciencia de las necesidades de tu ... Essence - December 2008 YOGA and You If you think you've been there and done that pose when it comes to yoga, think again. "There are so many different types to explore now — from the classic to newer 'fusion' styles, " says Lashaun Dale, national creative manager of group fitness for Equinox Fitness Club. It's just a matter of finding the form that's perfect for your needs right now. And the benefits are plenty. "When appropriately

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1231. - August 24, 2006 Not just a business Yoga Shala is a 'community spot' Heavy breathing and the sounds of bare feet thumping on the floor are the only noises that come from The Yoga Shala when a practice is in session (less a few whispers, of course). During a class last week at the business at 991 Danbury Road in Georgetown, Val Schneiderman, director of the business, walks around the room, tightening up her students' postures, helping them with flexibility and even straightening out their yoga mats. Ms. Schneiderman came to Connecticut about ... Navy Times - August 7, 2006 Om alone Yoga helps after injuries and builds flexibility. More troops are doing it. But they'll never tell their friends When Marine 1st Lt. Alan Zarracina finally did the splits after months of struggling with the difficult pose in Nancy La Nasa's yoga class, the limber women around him clapped and gave encouragement. Zarracina, a 24-year-old Naval Academy graduate and flight student in Pensacola, Fla., admits he'd have a hard time explaining the scene to other Marines. Each class ends with a chant for peace, and La Nasa hands students incense sticks as a gift for completing 90 ... Navy Times - August 7, 2006 Om alone Yoga helps after injuries and builds flexibility. More troops are doing it. But they'll never tell their friends When Marine 1st Lt. Alan Zarracina finally did the splits after months of struggling with the difficult pose in Nancy La Nasa's yoga class, the limber women around him clapped and gave encouragement. Zarracina, a 24-year-old Naval Academy graduate and flight student in Pensacola, Fla., admits he'd have a hard time explaining the scene to other Marines. Each class ends with a chant for peace, and La Nasa hands students incense sticks as a gift for completing 90 ... Air Force Times - August 7, 2006 Om alone Yoga helps after injuries and builds flexibility. More troops are doing it. But they'll never tell their friends When Marine 1st Lt. Alan Zarracina finally did the splits after months of struggling with the difficult pose in Nancy La Nasa's yoga class, the limber women around him clapped and gave encouragement. Zarracina, a 24-year-old Naval Academy graduate and flight student in Pensacola, Fla., admits he'd have a hard time explaining the scene to other Marines. Each class ends with a chant for peace, and La Nasa hands students incense sticks as a gift for completing 90 ... - July 27, 2006 Studio Dunsmuir woman stretches boundaries with yoga classes, film company DUNSMUIR -- Tracee Newell's life has been an adventure of modeling, producing films and falling in love. Her most recent adventure brought a yoga studio to Dunsmuir. "From the minute I took my first (yoga) class I was hooked, " Newell said. "It was definitely meant to be. "Newell, 40, and her husband, Everett, 45, moved from West Hollywood to Dunsmuir and opened Divine Motion Yoga on Dunsmuir Avenue in January 2005. They teach ... - July 18, 2006 Spiritual warrior, Budokon brings together many elements of yoga, martial arts Hybrid fitness trends are as commonplace as hybrid pooches. For every "labradoodle" or "puggle" there's cardio-kickboxing or yoga-booty ballet. Yet the carefully nurtured exercise form known as Budokon might be something different. Budokon, which literally tran s into "way of the spiritual warrior, " is the brainchild of martial arts expert Cameron Shayne. Some know the California-based Mr. Shayne ... Orlando Sentinel, The - July 17, 2006 Soldiering on -- with yoga The peaceful exercise regimen is no stretch for some soldiers seeking self-improvement. PENSACOLA -- When Marine Lt. Alan Zarracina finally did the splits after months of struggling with the difficult pose in Nancy La Nasa's yoga class, the limber women around him clapped and gave encouragement. Zarracina, a 24-year-old Naval Academy graduate and flight student, admits he would have a hard time explaining the scene to other Marines. Each class ends with a chant for peace, and La Nasa hands students incense sticks as a gift for completing 90 minutes of back ... South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - July 16, 2006 YOGA A STRETCH FOR SOME SOLDIERS When Marine Lt. Alan Zarracina finally did the splits after months of struggling with the difficult pose in Nancy La Nasa's yoga class, the limber women around him clapped and gave encouragement. Zarracina, a 24-year-old Naval Academy graduate and flight student, admits he'd have a hard time explaining the scene to other Marines. Each class ends with a chant for peace and La Nasa hands students incense sticks as a gift for completing 90 minutes of back bends, ... - January 9, 2006 Men go to the mat for yoga Regular guys crash women's yoga party At work, Bob Suhy shoves around 600-pound chunks of metal in a car-parts plant. At home, he greets each day with a sun salutation - a series of yoga stretches to melt the stiffness in his joints. The guys at the factory give Suhy a hard time for doing yoga. Their favorite question: "Do you wear tights?"No, he wears sweat pants. "I run into a lot of macho types, " he says. "They think yoga is women in tights with their ... - December 3, 2005 Yoga teacher mixes religion and fun, Clients get work out for body and soul NEW YORK -- Three flights above Manhattan's whirring Sixth Avenue traffic, well-sculpted women are rushing into Dana Flynn's Sunday yoga class just before noon. Within minutes, they're lined up, legs crossed, backs straight, staring at Laughing Lotus' mandarin orange and fuchsia walls, being led in chant. "Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, " Flynn calls. "Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, " they respond ... .

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Previous 1251. Belleville Journal (St. Louis, MO) - January 5, 2005 Taking up Yoga with Tammy With my arms outstretched, palms facing upward and my eyes closed, I lay motionless on the padded floor of Sukha Yoga Center in Swansea. I was in the corpse pose, also known as savasana (shah-VAHS-anna) in Sanskrit-a language often used in the world of Yoga. During this pose, Sarah Fraser, owner of Sukha, gave the students in her class a brief but effective neck massage with eucalyptus oil. Next she read a passage out of "Faith in the Valley" by Iyanla Vanzant, ... East St. Louis Journal (St. Louis, MO) - January 5, 2005 Taking up Yoga with Tammy With my arms outstretched, palms facing upward and my eyes closed, I lay motionless on the padded floor of Sukha Yoga Center in Swansea. I was in the corpse pose, also known as savasana (shah-VAHS-anna) in Sanskrit-a language often used in the world of Yoga. During this pose, Sarah Fraser, owner of Sukha, gave the students in her class a brief but effective neck massage with eucalyptus oil. Next she read a passage out of "Faith in the Valley" by Iyanla Vanzant, ... Cahokia-Dupo Journal (St. Louis, MO) - January 5, 2005 Taking up Yoga with Tammy With my arms outstretched, palms facing upward and my eyes closed, I lay motionless on the padded floor of Sukha Yoga Center in Swansea. I was in the corpse pose, also known as savasana (shah-VAHS-anna) in Sanskrit-a language often used in the world of Yoga. During this pose, Sarah Fraser, owner of Sukha, gave the students in her class a brief but effective neck massage with eucalyptus oil. Next she read a passage out of "Faith in the Valley" by Iyanla Vanzant, ... - September 4, 2004 ROOM FOR YOGA, EXERCISE ROOMS IN NEW - AND OLD - HOMES FOCUS ON YOGA. Mats, mirrored walls and gurgling fountains are replacing iron weights, bulky cardio equipment and loud televisions in some home exercise rooms, as yoga enters the picture as a mainstream fitness option. Some homeowners are requesting yoga rooms, while others are getting the idea from show homes such as the Southern Living Idea House in the gated Georgia Club community near the University of Georgia and high-end home tours in other cities around the nation. Atlanta interior designer ... Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition - August 24, 2004 Little posers You're never too young for yoga, some say Nine-month-old Bryce Saunders giggled, legs dangling, as his mom held him in what was meant to be a soothing yoga pose. Then, with one hand clutching Bryce's bottom and the other wrapped around his stomach, she bent her knees and dropped down quickly into a squat. "Am I holding him right?" Christine Saunders asked, as she stood back up. Bryce squinted his eyes and began to fuss. "Yes ... and he doesn't want you to ... - February 2, 2004 Yoga comes to the Island When Sharon Zellman arrived in Venice several years ago, she brought with her an impressive business resume and a passion for yoga. "Venice was ready for its own yoga studio, " said Zellman, owner of Island Yoga and Massage on West Miami Avenue. "Yoga has hit the mainstream, with articles on the benefits of yoga, and many doctors are now referring their patients to yoga classes, " said Zellman, who opened her studio in November 2003 ... . The News Tribune - January 6, 2004 Consciousness stretching, Yoga class turns out to be easy on the muscles, soothing to the mind My mind raced. Mzy heart skipped. I was almost late and not in the right frame of mine for my first yoga class. Minutes after I plopped down cross-legged on my blue mat, my class of seven started chanting. With my eyes closed and hands pressed together at my chest, I repeated a chant symbolizing all the sounds in the universe. Three times, five seconds each and following my teacher, Hal Meng, I intoned: "Oooummm. Oooummm. Oooummm. " The resonance ... - May 1, 2003 The Art of Yoga Tripsichore stretches, glides into theater world They've been called "a sublime tantric hallucination come to life, " but founder Edward Clark has another word for his Tripsichore Yoga Theatre, which comes to the Triangle May 9-11. Sexy. It's not just the leotards, either. Part yoga, part dance, the company moves in ways both ethereal and sensual. To get a sense, just view the video clip from "Desert Grace Suite" on Tripsichore's Web site: ... Kennett Paper, The - April 3, 2003 Yoga: the window to self awareness Approximately six million people in America are practicing some form of yoga today according to the Yoga Journal. Some do it to enhance athletic performance or address specific injuries, but the majority simply want to manage the stress of their daily lives. Stress, one of the common causes of most health problems experienced today, is naturally managed by regular yoga practice, according to Amy Burton, an occupational therapist and certified yoga instructor at the Kennett Area ... (Walnut Creek, CA) - February 1, 2003 MOUNTAIN YOGA TRIES TO HELP COMMUNITY FIND A BALANCE When Mark Kenward and his wife, Megan Armstrong, decided it was too much to raise a young child and teach yoga classes out of their Montclair home, they went looking for a special spot to open a studio. They discovered that spot on Antioch Court in Montclair Village and launched Mountain Yoga a few months ago with Rod Ciocho of Antioch. The studio offers students a full complement of classes and services, including a one-on-one class that combines yoga and massage for a deep stretching and

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