Hello Friends! Here’s a symbolic way to welcome the first day of Summer and longest daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunrise Summer Solstice Yoga at the foot of the New Hall of Fame Ferris Wheel (a GIGANTIC sun-symbol if ever there was one)!!! Play Action Plaza affords lots of room to spread out, a great …
This article by Sarah Showfety appeared online on 1/26/22 9:30AM. (Click here for the original article with all the pop-up ads and affiliated links.) Based on an unscientific survey of my husband, largest WhatsApp chat, and everyone I work with, 100% of respondents use mouthwash after brushing. But common wisdom might have many people using …
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In a sudden (and sad) turn of events, this Drive-Thru Testing site has closed after only 10 days. For the full story, see https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/01/20/national-guard-run-covid-19-site-stark-county-fairgrounds-close/6594829001/ As a service, I’m keeping this post up, however, as it contains some helpful information on symptoms and how to order FREE Rapid Tests through the United States Postal Service. Here …
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It’s gardening season – which means some pretty uncommon positions and stresses for the body. Give this short, 4 or 5 pose sequence a go before getting started in the garden in order to warm and prepare for the tasks ahead; you can be more effective, efficient and sustainable when you bring yoga into the …
When your primary physician calls you up at 7:00AM to insist you to head to the Emergency Room as fast as possible, it’s pretty unsettling, to say the least! Obviously, something very wrong had been revealed in the diagnostic tests she’d arranged at my last office visit. I saw her because I’d been experiencing dyspnea …
Excerpt from “Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art” by James Nestor. “When yogis finish a meal, they lie on their left side so that they will breathe primarily from their right nostril. The increase of blood flow and heat via right-nostril breathing, yogis believe, can aid in digestion.”
Re-opening yoga spaces comes with many complications – including higher prices and limited attendance. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonisweet/2020/05/27/7-big-changes-coming-to-yoga-studios-when-they-reopen-after-coronavirus/#4ed5b375266d
The yogis knew this for centuries. A very powerful argument for learning how to breathe better! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/proper-breathing-brings-better-health/
Note the Focus and Exercises segments in the above: this is what Chair Yoga has to offer you! Here is the newspaper article that went along with the above – https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20190903/seniors-get-your-chair-yoga-on-this-month