You always hear about how meditating is good for your mind, but you don't really know why and know? Here are 4 big ways that meditation affects your brain: 1. Increased grey matter/cortical thickness in key areas- • Anterior Cingulate Cortex: There is an increase in grey...
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...
Often doing strengthening poses we steal from other areas of the body creating an imbalance. In this video Niama goes into Chaturanga from Plank pose with balanced strength in the neck, upper back and chest, arms, abdomen, back and legs. You can see as she...
Mommy and Baby Yoga allows you to connect to your baby while stretching and strengthening the body. Bond with your new little one as you increase flexibility, tone the muscles, and feel energized. 6 Week Program: Meets on Tuesdays @ 10:30-11:30am Starting May 31st, 2016 Cost: $135 for...
Simple movements have many benefits. Place your fingers on your shoulders and make circles with your elbows, feel the shoulder blades move. This bring blood to the area of the heart, a pretty important muscle. It softens tight muscles from staring a a computer for...
The muscles associated with this chakra are the neck muscles, rhomboids, pectoralis major/minor, serrated posterior and latissimus dorsi and the organ is the thymus and heart. The first four chakras allow us to let go of this area as Anahata means unstuck. If we hold...
Where were you born/where did you grow up? Born in Bronxville, NY / Raised in Rockland County, NY Do you have any siblings? One Younger Brother Any unique family traits you would like to share? There are quite a few people in my family who have served in the U.S....
Where were you born/where did you grow up? I was born in Tampa, Florida and moved away after graduate school. Do you have any siblings? I have one older brother, and when we were younger people would sometimes confuse us for twins. Any unique family traits you would like...
Where were you born/where did you grow up? I'm a Queens girl! Do you have any siblings? I have a sister named Lea Ann who is 13 years older than me. She lives in California, but we are very close. She's a yogini too :) Any...
Where were you born/where did you grow up? I grew up on a 45 acre farm in Sioux City, Iowa. Right on the boarder of Nebraska and South Dakota. Do you have any siblings? I have one brother, who is married and has 2 sons in...