This pose is a balance between stretching the backs of the legs where the hamstrings reside while using the feet in a balanced manner along with the engagement of the inner adductor muscles and buttocks. With the support of the back but not straining that...
Definition: Nama means bow, as means I, and te means you. Therefore, namaste literally means “bow me you” or “I bow to you.” It is a gesture made in the belief that there is a divine spark located at the heart chakra within everyone. This gesture...
Instructions: 1. From Five Pointed Star, turn the right toes to the right wall and bend the right knee directly over the right ankle. 2. Turn the hips and the shoulders towards the front and reach out through the finger tips, reaching towards the side walls. Turn...
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,...
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...
Our recent Bamboomoves 200hr graduate, Tatiana Daryina @tatianahappybody demonstrates how to steady the mind, test your balance, and open the hips all in one move. You can find her and others teaching our Happy Hour classes (just $10!) every Saturday at 2:15 p.m. [video width="640"...
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...