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Kundalini Yoga

A Practice To Shine The Light From Within As we emerge from the blankets of hibernation in the turn of the season from Winter to Spring, we naturally seek the rays of the Sun to energize and nourish us...

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Finding Health Freedom Through Our Food

Five Questions With Daryl Hannah Felicia Marie Tomasko: As we enter Spring, we notice the sprouting of new growth, making this a profound time to start to look at how we can contribute, even within an...

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Ayurveda Q & A

Q. I’ve heard a lot about sesame oil and its benefits in Ayurveda. Why is it used so much and how can I incorporate sesame oil in my daily life? A. Sesame oil comes from the tiny oval shaped sesame...

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Ayurveda Q & A

Ayurveda has been practiced in the US for only about 30 years, yet it is one of the systems of medicine native to India and is thousands of years old. Readers are invited to submit questions for...

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Pre & Post Natal Yoga in the San Fernando Valley

By Dahlia Frydman Physical activity is key to good health during pregnancy. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), healthy pregnant women should engage in at...

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City of Hope Treats the Whole Person

The first Yoga for Hope event, May 19 at Santa Monica Place will raise funds to support innovative and integrative programs at The Sheri and Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center. By Felicia...

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Conversations with Yoga Therapists

Conversations with Yoga Therapists Ask the Expert We recently caught up with Dr. Vasant Lad, the eminent Ayurvedic physician, author, and professor, and asked him to share his knowledge and thoughts on...

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Sitting Down With Nischala Joy Devi

Master teacher and healer Nischala Joy Devi is revered for her innovative teachings and groundbreaking, therapeutic yoga programs for both heart disease (The Dean Ornish Program for the Reversal of...

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Sitting Down with Sonia Nelson

Chanting, yoga therapy, and must-have qualities for a yoga therapist A teacher of Yoga and Vedic Chant for over twenty-five years, Sonia Nelson has been a student of T.K.V. Desikachar since 1975 and...

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Interview with John Kepner

As the Executive Director of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), John Kepner has been dedicated to facilitating the creation of standards and practices for yoga teachers and...

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Supporting Fertility

Brenda Strong discusses new answers for women coping with conception challenges “When you feel your body has betrayed you, there can be a lot of anger and depression, you feel out of control” says...

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Urban Zen Integrative Therapy

Fusing Eastern healing arts with Western medicine to create a conscious change in Healthcare “I was frustrated by the healthcare system because I felt it was only disease-oriented and that nobody was...

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Yoga for Osteoporosis

Sitting down with Rehabilitative Medicine Specialist Dr. Loren Fishman Loren Fishman M.D. has been a practicing rehabilitative medicine specialist for over thirty years. As a pioneer in integrative...

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Operation: Yoga

YOGA OFFERS MEANINGFUL HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS TO RETURNING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES Studies and testimonials confirm that yoga and meditation are successful healing modalities for trauma. A growing body...

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Plasticity and the Power of Affirmations

“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind.” Buddha   Do you think affirmations are new-agey and...

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Cycling through the Day for Mindful Practice – The Doshas

According to Ayurveda, the energetic qualities of the doshas (vata, pitta, and kapha) rotate throughout the day so that different influences predominate in different portions of the day. They can...

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Yoga Therapy – Michael Lerner’s Vision Quest

In 1975, environmentalist, medical doctor, educator, and visionary Michael Lerner imagined a center that would change the way we care for our health as well as the health and wellbeing of Mother Earth....

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Yoga Therapy – Healing with Yoga

Three Practices that integrate the therapeutic benefits of yoga into everyday life.   1) Modified supine twist: jatharaparivritti (parsva). This pose can be helpful for relieving constipation.   Lying...

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Yoga Therapy – The Nature of Being Human

Judith Hanson Lasater explains how restorative yoga, and understanding your own human-ness creates the perfect atmosphere for healing. When I began my career as a yoga teacher many years ago, most of...

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Yoga Therapy: Mind Body Research

Dr. Frederick “Rick” Hecht on the Value of Research in Finding a Place for Yoga and Meditation in Conventional Medicine The International Association of Yoga Therapists will hold its annual Symposium...

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