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Yoga Makes You Taller!

Ok, you won't actually be growing, but yoga can noticeably improve your posture, making you look taller, thinner, and more confident. Find out which yoga poses will help you counteract slouching and hunching.

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What's Your Favorite Yoga Pose?

Tuesday November 10, 2009

Do you have a photo of yourself rocking your favorite asana? Now you can post it, tell us why you love this pose, and offer tips to your fellow readers. I can't wait to see your poses!

Marichi's Pose - Marichyasana I Is the Yoga Pose of the Week

Sunday November 8, 2009

Part of the Ashtanga primary series, marichyasana combines a bind with a forward bend. If you can't comfortably take the bind, hold off on forward bending until you can.

More Bad News for Adjustment Lovers

Thursday November 5, 2009

Just when I was bemoaning the lack of good adjustments in my recent yoga classes, here comes more bad news for adjustment lovers. Check out Elephant Journal's story about a student suing a venerable Colorado yoga studio for a bad adjustment that he claims led to injury. I'll be watching how this plays out, cause I have feeling adjustments are going to get harder and harder to come by in public classes.

Enlighten Up! Review

Wednesday November 4, 2009

I finally got the chance to see Enlighten Up!, the yoga documentary I first told you about last spring. The DVD will be released November 10, so read my review to see if you'll want to add it to your collection.

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