A workshop focusing on Hatha yoga will benefit victims of the April 6 earthquake that devastated the L'Aquila, Italy, and the surrounding areas.
The event was organized by Cinzia Padovani, a native of L'Aquila and a professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
'Although the news has faded from international headlines, quakes of lower intensity have continued to shake the region and people are still living in tents,' she writes on the event flier.
The event is open to participants of all levels and will feature instructor Sarah Miller. The workshop will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. June 5 at Giant City School in Carbondale. Registration is $15.
BY THE SOUTHERN
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Sunday, 31 May 2009
Thursday, 28 May 2009
MORE DOG YOGA
A few years ago, Seattle massage therapist, yoga instructor and dog lover Brenda Bryan provided massages to the canine models in a charity doggy fashion show sponsored by the Seattle Humane Society. When the organization's CEO learned Bryan was a yoga instructor, she asked whether Bryan could create a yoga class for people and their dogs.
The result is Barking Buddha Doga (rhymes with yoga), and Bryan has been teaching classes and training instructors ever since.
Her first book, "Barking Buddha: Simple Soul Stretches for Yogi and Dogi," was released this month. She'll sign copies of the book Friday, followed by an introductory doga class Saturday at Southeast's Dogs Dig It day care.
By Emily Puro
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The result is Barking Buddha Doga (rhymes with yoga), and Bryan has been teaching classes and training instructors ever since.
Her first book, "Barking Buddha: Simple Soul Stretches for Yogi and Dogi," was released this month. She'll sign copies of the book Friday, followed by an introductory doga class Saturday at Southeast's Dogs Dig It day care.
By Emily Puro
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009
WEEKEND YOGA RETREAT
Need a vacation without a huge carbon footprint? If you're an environmentalist who loves yoga, check out the Telluride Yoga Festival. This second annual event promises to be a relaxing and envigorating weekend yoga retreat, all while going easy on the planet AND benefiting a local eco nonprofit.
Happening July 10/12 in Telluride, in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, the festival features yoga masters in a wide variety of yoga practices and classes for all levels. Each of the three days will kick off with daily morning meditation, followed by three two hour workshops, and end with nightly performances and lectures. In addition, free public events and lectures ranging from setting up a home yoga practice space to hula hooping will happen all weekend.
Yogis are encouraged to enjoy the weekend while thinking green, since the festival aspires to be a zero waste event with the help of Telluride's New Community Coalition. So take your own reusable water bottle and travel as lightly as possible!
Registration for the entire weekend costs $395, 25 percent of which will go to the Telluride chapter of the Nature Conservancy. Weekend packages with the Capella Telluride hotel and spa are also available.
By Siel Ju
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Happening July 10/12 in Telluride, in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, the festival features yoga masters in a wide variety of yoga practices and classes for all levels. Each of the three days will kick off with daily morning meditation, followed by three two hour workshops, and end with nightly performances and lectures. In addition, free public events and lectures ranging from setting up a home yoga practice space to hula hooping will happen all weekend.
Yogis are encouraged to enjoy the weekend while thinking green, since the festival aspires to be a zero waste event with the help of Telluride's New Community Coalition. So take your own reusable water bottle and travel as lightly as possible!
Registration for the entire weekend costs $395, 25 percent of which will go to the Telluride chapter of the Nature Conservancy. Weekend packages with the Capella Telluride hotel and spa are also available.
By Siel Ju
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Monday, 25 May 2009
YOGA AND CANCER
WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER WHO PARTICIPATED IN A 10 WEEK PROGRAM of restorative yoga (RY) classes experienced benefits in mental health compared with the control group. The 75 minute classes decreased depression, increased positive emotions, and helped create feelings of calm and peacefulness.
Lead researcher Suzanne Danhauer, PhD, of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, said, 'Evidence from systematic reviews of randomized trials is quite strong that mind body therapies improve mood, quality of life, and treatment related symptoms in people with cancer....Given the high levels of stress and distress that many women with breast cancer experience, the opportunity to experience feeling more peaceful and calm in the midst of breast cancer is a significant benefit.'
RY, a gentle form of yoga, uses props including cushions, bolsters, and blankets to provide physical support during poses that are designed to help the individual feel refreshed, rested, and calm. People with various levels of health can practice this form of yoga.
A total of 44 women with breast cancer participated in the study; 22 women took the yoga classes, and 22 were in the control group. Most had completed their cancer
therapy, but about one third were undergoing treatment. At the beginning and end of the program, the women completed a questionnaire in which they evaluated their quality of life. Results were clear that those who took the RY classes experienced a range of benefits compared with the control group, including a 50% reduction in depression and a 12% increase in feelings of peace and meaning. Women who started with higher negative emotions and lower emotional well being derived greater benefit from RY. Women in the RY group also demonstrated a significant improvement in fatigue, while the control group did not. All members of the control group were subsequently invited to attend RY classes identical to the ones in the study.
Dr Danhauer explained that this was a pilot study and noted, 'Our results are very promising and will allow us to embark on a much larger scale study.'
By AJHO
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Lead researcher Suzanne Danhauer, PhD, of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, said, 'Evidence from systematic reviews of randomized trials is quite strong that mind body therapies improve mood, quality of life, and treatment related symptoms in people with cancer....Given the high levels of stress and distress that many women with breast cancer experience, the opportunity to experience feeling more peaceful and calm in the midst of breast cancer is a significant benefit.'
RY, a gentle form of yoga, uses props including cushions, bolsters, and blankets to provide physical support during poses that are designed to help the individual feel refreshed, rested, and calm. People with various levels of health can practice this form of yoga.
A total of 44 women with breast cancer participated in the study; 22 women took the yoga classes, and 22 were in the control group. Most had completed their cancer
therapy, but about one third were undergoing treatment. At the beginning and end of the program, the women completed a questionnaire in which they evaluated their quality of life. Results were clear that those who took the RY classes experienced a range of benefits compared with the control group, including a 50% reduction in depression and a 12% increase in feelings of peace and meaning. Women who started with higher negative emotions and lower emotional well being derived greater benefit from RY. Women in the RY group also demonstrated a significant improvement in fatigue, while the control group did not. All members of the control group were subsequently invited to attend RY classes identical to the ones in the study.
Dr Danhauer explained that this was a pilot study and noted, 'Our results are very promising and will allow us to embark on a much larger scale study.'
By AJHO
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Saturday, 23 May 2009
DEATH OF A TEACHER
Krishna Pattabhi Jois, a yoga teacher and practitioner famous for popularizing Ashtanga yoga in the West, has died. He was 93.
Jois died in the southern Indian city of Mysore on Monday, a press statement from the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute said.
He was born in Kowshika village in the state of Karnataka in 1915 and began to learn yoga from his teacher T. Krishnamacharya at the age of 12, a biography on his institute's Web site said.
In 1975, Jois made his first trip abroad to teach Ashtanga yoga in America and over the next quarter century spread the practice across several countries, the Web site added.
The more intense forms of the ancient Hindu practice of yoga are generally the most popular in the West. These include Ashtanga and Bikram. During Bikram yoga, the studio is heated to over 100 degrees while yogis attempt a series of 26 different poses.
Ashtanga yoga focuses on strength, flexibility and stamina. Well known practitioners in the West include Madonna and actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Jois' funeral took place on Tuesday.
He is survived by son Manju Jois, daughter Saraswathi and grandson Sharath, the Star of Mysore newspaper reported.
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Jois died in the southern Indian city of Mysore on Monday, a press statement from the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute said.
He was born in Kowshika village in the state of Karnataka in 1915 and began to learn yoga from his teacher T. Krishnamacharya at the age of 12, a biography on his institute's Web site said.
In 1975, Jois made his first trip abroad to teach Ashtanga yoga in America and over the next quarter century spread the practice across several countries, the Web site added.
The more intense forms of the ancient Hindu practice of yoga are generally the most popular in the West. These include Ashtanga and Bikram. During Bikram yoga, the studio is heated to over 100 degrees while yogis attempt a series of 26 different poses.
Ashtanga yoga focuses on strength, flexibility and stamina. Well known practitioners in the West include Madonna and actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Jois' funeral took place on Tuesday.
He is survived by son Manju Jois, daughter Saraswathi and grandson Sharath, the Star of Mysore newspaper reported.
By http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2009-05/22/content_7928910.htm
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Friday, 22 May 2009
YOGA AND STRESS
While there are many approaches to handling stress, one method that has withstood the test of time is yoga. Julia Kalish, owner of Double Dog Yoga in Herndon, VA says, "Yoga has long been used as a treatment for stress relief, and recent scientific studies now support this claim."
Yoga has long been used as a treatment for stress relief, and recent scientific studies now support this claim.
The frequency of intrusive thoughts and the severity of jangled nerves, for many patients dealing with depression, anxiety, or stress, yoga may be a very appealing way to better manage symptoms. Indeed, the scientific study of yoga demonstrates that mental and physical health are not just closely allied, but are essentially equivalent. The evidence is growing that yoga practice is a relatively low risk, high yield approach to improving overall health.
Anyone can practice yoga. You just need to be able to breathe.So yoga is a natural approach to stress relief.
While there are many resources available in bookstores and online for learning how to practice yoga, Kalish recommends practicing with a certified registered yoga teacher.
I've seen it over and over again, how yoga completely transforms people's ability relax and handle stress.
And it's not just while they are in the yoga class. The techniques that students learn on their yoga mats can be used off the mat as well. As a result yoga practitioners are well prepared to handle the stresses that come up in their everyday lives.
A study in Germany published in 2005 determined that women who took two 90 minute yoga classes a week for three months reported improvements in perceived stress, depression, anxiety, energy, fatigue, and well being. Their headaches, back pain, and poor sleep quality also improved when compared the control group.
The Department of Defense has added yoga to its system of care for soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). A recent study published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences revealed that subjects with PTSD exhibited a substantial improvement in symptoms such as "the frequency of intrusive thoughts and the severity of jangled nerves" when compared to the control'
By Double Dog Yoga
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Yoga has long been used as a treatment for stress relief, and recent scientific studies now support this claim.
The frequency of intrusive thoughts and the severity of jangled nerves, for many patients dealing with depression, anxiety, or stress, yoga may be a very appealing way to better manage symptoms. Indeed, the scientific study of yoga demonstrates that mental and physical health are not just closely allied, but are essentially equivalent. The evidence is growing that yoga practice is a relatively low risk, high yield approach to improving overall health.
Anyone can practice yoga. You just need to be able to breathe.So yoga is a natural approach to stress relief.
While there are many resources available in bookstores and online for learning how to practice yoga, Kalish recommends practicing with a certified registered yoga teacher.
I've seen it over and over again, how yoga completely transforms people's ability relax and handle stress.
And it's not just while they are in the yoga class. The techniques that students learn on their yoga mats can be used off the mat as well. As a result yoga practitioners are well prepared to handle the stresses that come up in their everyday lives.
A study in Germany published in 2005 determined that women who took two 90 minute yoga classes a week for three months reported improvements in perceived stress, depression, anxiety, energy, fatigue, and well being. Their headaches, back pain, and poor sleep quality also improved when compared the control group.
The Department of Defense has added yoga to its system of care for soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). A recent study published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences revealed that subjects with PTSD exhibited a substantial improvement in symptoms such as "the frequency of intrusive thoughts and the severity of jangled nerves" when compared to the control'
By Double Dog Yoga
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Thursday, 21 May 2009
LEARNING THE BENEFITS OF YOGA
The Prosser Library, 1 Tunxis Ave., will host What is Yoga? How Can it Benefit You? Wednesday, beginning at 7 p.m.
Kripalu yoga instructor Deborah Davis will lead an hour long lecture, demonstration and experiential program on the 5,000 year old practice that rids the body of tension so that the mind is clear and focused and the body is refreshed and at ease.
The hands on portion will include movement, breathing and meditation. Yoga is appropriate for all ages. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Participants should dress in comfortable clothing.
For information and registration, call 860 243 9721
By www.courant.com
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Kripalu yoga instructor Deborah Davis will lead an hour long lecture, demonstration and experiential program on the 5,000 year old practice that rids the body of tension so that the mind is clear and focused and the body is refreshed and at ease.
The hands on portion will include movement, breathing and meditation. Yoga is appropriate for all ages. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Participants should dress in comfortable clothing.
For information and registration, call 860 243 9721
By www.courant.com
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