In addition to minimizing health risks, yoga helps you gain strong muscles. Here are poses that contribute to muscle growth: Chaturanga Pose – This is an excellent alternative to pushups that strengthens your shoulders, biceps, and chest. Chair Pose – Strengthen your quads, hamstrings, and calves...

10 February, 2017

Start with a warm up. The spine needs to be long so hips and lower back will need to be warm for this pose. Think of it more as a shape, you will build up to make two triangles, one with the arm and leg...

08 November, 2016

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 600,000 people die from heart disease in the United States every year. High blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking are key causes of heart disease. Increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels result from stress, anxiety,...

07 July, 2016

Forget fad diets, turn to yoga to trim that fat! Most people imagine that yoga is something gentle and mindful, not a form of exercise that will help shed excess pounds. But it’s also a fantastic way to get, and keep, the body you want. There’s...

07 July, 2016

The muscles associated with this area are the diaphragm, quadratus lumborum, psoas major and the organs are the intestines and adrenals. Manipura is translated as the city of gems, as this are of firehouses or self-identity and personal power. With a strong third chakra we...

24 February, 2016

When we hold a pose, we allow our bodies to experience the benefits of the practice. The second of our two-part series will include: •Pranayama (breathing) techniques •Chair, Triangle/Revolved Triangle, Fwd Fold, Up/Down Dog •5 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Yoga Philosophy) •Healthy Eating When: Saturday, March 26th Time: 3:30 - 6:00...

21 February, 2016

We would like to welcome the Bamboomoves community to join us in a wonderful, free opportunity to learn how to better integrate yoga into our daily living. This is a free opt-in event where you will receive email links to interviews with great teachers, including...

21 February, 2016

Desire, per the online definition, a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. Often we forget to allow ourselves to have desire. On Tuesday night, I desire a bath and it completely allows my body to relax, and there...

21 February, 2016

There are countless yoga postures. These are 3 styles that you may be interested in trying out: 1. Bhujangasana (The Cobra Pose) Lie down on your stomach with your legs close together, pointing your toes outward. Keep your hands below your shoulder. Your elbows should be parallel and close to your...

30 July, 2015