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Previous||Next 2041. - September 5, 2006 Other styles of yoga What makes some yoga different from others? The emphasis on strict body alignment, coordination of breath and movement, length of time holding postures or movement from one to the next. These are forms of hatha yoga, the physical part of the practice, which focuses on poses. Iyengar: A technical yoga focused on muscular and skeletal alignment and heavy use of props, such as belts, chairs, blocks and blankets, which help accommodate injuries or body imbalances. Poses are typically held much ... - August 31, 2005 TIME FOR YOGA, PILOT PROGRAM WILL INTRODUCE THE PRACTICE TO YOUNGSTERS IN THREE SCHOOLS IN AN EFFORT TO BOOST FOCUS, CONCENTRATION It's time for the students to take a test, but they're all sleepy-eyed and lethargic. What's a teacher to do?In three local schools, they have the option of segueing into a few minutes of eye-opening yoga before handing out the exams. The 5-minute to 15-minute sessions, which the teachers can do at any time the exercise seems warranted, are all part of Yoga in Schools, a 16-week pilot project running this school year via a $35, 000 grant from The ... - April 28, 2005 Through yoga, the search for peace in a land of plenty There is an ancient chant that often pops up in yoga. It is one of many, I know, but this particular one is a simple delight. Offered at the end of class it is a succinct blessing and a timely reminder to diligence. Jai! (Victory to the light!) I find in this simple word all the courage needed to fight for my yoga another day. It is trying to live a yogic life in the face of the modern world. And I do not count myself among the numbers of strictly devout yogis. But the practice does ... Chicago Tribune - April 6, 2005 Striking a pose and making connections Mom-baby yoga helps ease isolation A group of new moms sits with their babies on blankets at Sweet Pea's Studio. Beams of daylight cascade down exposed brick walls and a rumbling train passes across the street. The mothers stretch and roll their babies to and fro. The babies shake rattles and nibble on their toes. Some cry. Moms nod; some offer advice to each other. This is yoga? Well, yes. It's also an opportunity for rediscovery and community, says Jennifer Barron-Fishman, 38, who owns ... Deutsche Press-Agentur - January 13, 2005 Top yoga gurus to showcase techniques at Singapore conference Singapore (dpa) - Top yoga teachers will be showcasing their techniques in Singapore during the Asia-Pacific region's first conference on the practice, organizers said Friday. Among those attending will be T. K. V. Desikachar, one of the world's leading authorities on yoga, and celebrity teachers Ganga White and Kali Ray. ``These teachers have tremendous knowledge, and we are hoping to share that with aspiring yoga teachers and the interested ... - August 31, 2004 THIS WEEK'S WORKOUT: SUNRISE YOGA AT LEE PARK Who can do this: Anyone. That's the beauty of yoga. Most poses come in levels 1, 2 or 3, so even the most inflexible among us can participate. The sweat factor: Pretty low. Your heart rate will get going during the swift "power yoga" moves, but it's not like an aerobics class. The energy level: You get the boost at the end of class, after an hour of bending, stretching and contorting. Your muscles are relaxed, and you can feel ... - July 19, 2004 Maybe yoga offers all sorts of health benefits, or maybe it doesn't, MEDICINE & SCIENCE I HAVE BEEN standing on my head, off and on, for about 35 years now, as well as sitting cross-legged, breathing through one nostril at a time, and - my favorite - lying flat on my back, utterly relaxed, in the so-called "corpse pose. "I am, in other words, one of the 15 million Americans who, according to a 2003 poll for Yoga Journal, have fallen in love with this ancient Indian practice - part meditation, part exercise. To the cognoscenti - and our numbers grew by ... - July 9, 2004 Om of their own, Workshop brings teenage girls to the yoga mat Om is it. Yoga is definitely the exercise of choice and it isn't just twenty- and thirtysomething women taking to the mat. "Yoga is the fastest growing fitness activity, " says Bess Gallanis, author and creator of the OmGurl workshops. "Its popularity is trickling down to the adolescent level. Kids see yoga as accessible. I think they didn't realize just how hard breathing could be. " For the past year and a half, ... - April 20, 2003 Three-alarm yoga Residents head to the fire station for stress-relieving class Tia Lanzetta has a playful name for her class -- Yoga on Fire. The 75-minute session is designed for quite the opposite effect -- to help students relax, focus and melt away stress and tension. The name comes from the location. Her Thursday night class is at the Elfin Forest/Harmony Grove Fire Station, which doubles as a community center. "We get quite a few firefighters in the class, " Lanzetta said. The lessons began a year ago, largely through the ... - February 18, 2003 DO YOGA FOR YOUR BONES, 3 PRACTICES FOCUS ON STRENGTH, BALANCE Exercise is an excellent way to maintain healthy bones, but there aren't many exercise programs that make bone health the primary goal. "Strong Bones Yoga" is the long-overdue exception. Developed by Christine Dormaier, owner of a Seattle yoga studio, the program combines the familiar yoga poses with basic strength-training moves using hand weights. The hourlong tape, which includes three 20-minute practices, is designed to build bone density,

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