Build Your Bones and Extend Your Quality of Life: Yoga and Osteoporosis

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Build Your Bones and Extend Your Quality of Life: Yoga and Osteoporosis

May is National Osteoporosis month, which also coincides with Women’s Health Month, and since yoga makes a big difference for those dealing with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis, both women and men, I’m sharing essential and helpful information on this crucial topic during this awareness month.

Since we don’t experience pain or other symptoms from bone loss, we may not know we have it until a fracture happens. Now for the good news: Bone cells grow stronger and denser with the practice of yoga.

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The Miracle of Yoga and Your Heart

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The Miracle of Yoga and Your Heart

It's a fact that our thoughts affect our body, especially our cardiovascular and immune systems. Negative thoughts and feelings have a detrimental effect, and love and happiness have a beneficial effect. That’s where the practice of yoga and meditation comes in. It’s like Valentine’s Day for our health and happiness, and specifically for our heart.

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Gratitude: This Might Surprise You

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Gratitude: This Might Surprise You

Gratitude - I mean, isn't that what the name implies? In our family, before we eat our Thanksgiving meal, each person is required to share something they are grateful for. For some of us, it’s easy, and others seemingly struggle to come up with what to say.

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Good Posture - More Than Just A Good Look

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Good Posture - More Than Just A Good Look

Maintaining good posture is a modern challenge. Many of us spend our days hunched over screens, and the effects on our spine are concerning. Rounded shoulders, heads forward, and lost natural spine curves are the new norm, harming our health. So, stand up straight! But it's easier said than done. Good posture minimizes wear on your body, optimizes organ health, improves breathing, and boosts confidence. Start now, whether young or old, and reap the benefits for a healthier, more confident life.

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What This Teacher Learned From Her Students

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What This Teacher Learned From Her Students

I experienced something unexpected in a yoga class I taught, and I want to share my insights and the lessons I learned with you.I was at my first class in a new location, fully prepared, I thought, to teach chair yoga. I figured I knew what to expect, as I teach several chair yoga

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A Student Shares about his Yoga Journey

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A Student Shares about his Yoga Journey

My Yoga Journey… So Far By Christopher Stoddard I came to yoga fairly late in life, in my early 60s. But as they say in yoga, it doesn’t matter where or when you begin; it’s the journey that counts. And I have found that to be true on multiple levels. I have been doing “gentle yoga” now for the better part of a couple years and would like to share some of what I have experienced…

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