There is a misconception that yoga is for mainly females but it's something that should be done by men too, especially athletes. There are 5 ways all athletes may benefit from doing yoga.: 1. Core Strength- Most athletes ignore building up their core strength, but it is...
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...
If you habitually do not get a good night's sleep, chances are that you may be aging faster than you should be, in addition to not feeling well and confused thinking. When we sleep, our body repairs on a cellular level and removes toxins. It...
Yoga has so much more to offer than flexibility and the idea of garnering a strong body. People of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities can do yoga and adapt it to suit their individual tastes and needs. 1. STRESS RELIEF: Yoga reduces the physical effects of...
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...
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...
Simple movements have many benefits. KEEP YOUR ELBOWS TOGETHER, do you feel your arms shake? Once again, this pose wakes up the muscles of the arms, upper back and chest area. If you are working at a desk and do a lot of typing, this...
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...