Posts Tagged ‘yoga’
What Sitting All Day Does to Your Body—and Why Walking Is So Powerful
There is something strange about modern life. For most of human history, simply living required movement. We walked to find food. We carried things. We climbed, crouched, lifted, built, gathered and explored. Today, millions of us can spend almost an entire day barely moving. We sit at breakfast, in cars and trains, at work, at…
Read MoreYoga Mats Off-Gas 108 Different Toxic Chemicals
Lurking in your yoga mat is highly toxic chemicals which offgas and can be absorbed through inhalation. With increased interest in yoga also comes an increase in the numbers of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) yoga mats sold across the country. Completely at odds with the yoga philosophy of a healthy planet, PVC yoga mats off-gas some…
Read More6 Ways Exercise Makes You Smarter
If you think muscles are just for meatheads or gym rats think again! Did you know that just 30 minutes of exercise a day can make you a genius? Ok, you still might not become Einstein but you can get pretty close. Check out the 6 ways that working out can make you smarter: 1.…
Read MoreLabyrinths: Ancient Secret for Modern Stresses
When Liza Ingrasci was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer at age 52, the stress of surgery and chemotherapy was compounded by her sister’s treatment for lung cancer at the same time. “I was stretched emotionally and physically thinner than I’d ever been and needed to reduce the fear and anxiety about my own life-threatening…
Read MoreHow Stretching Damages the Body and Increases Your Risk of Injury
It’s an everyday mantra in our culture that we must stretch to maintain healthy, flexible joints. But is this really the truth? Or could stretching actually be damaging us instead of preventing us from injuries? A joint is where two bones meet and are connected together. For example, the femur cannot only move back and…
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