O.K., I have to admit that this has really got me thinking. There's a new book called Alef-Bet Yoga for Kids (Kar-Ben Publishing, $15.95 hardback, $7.95 paperback) and it teaches ages 3-8 to create Hebrew letters using traditional and modified...
After finishing my slow three this morning, I ate a banana and it occurred to me: My nephew must've finished the Austin Half Marathon minutes earlier!! 'Twas his third half, his first on the starting line without me. So I...
It's never too early to get the babies started on fitness. And it's good for the moms, too. Destination Maternity at 5539 LBJ Freeway, near the Dallas Galleria, is offering FREE MoMeYoga, better known as Mommy & Me Yoga, classes...
Yes, we might feel a bit of stress these days. But not to fear. Yoga instructor Petri Brill offers five poses to help ease that tension and help us feel a bit more flexible...in more ways than one. Click...
Folks in the yoga community know Blair Lewis as a man with grounding in Western medicine - he's a physician's assistant - whose heart and 30 years of training are in Eastern philosophy, ayurvedic medicine and homeopathy. For years, he...
Yoga is not for sissies, as a lot of hard-core athletes have found out the hard way. If you do other exercise/jock things, from jogging to playing softball, check out yoga as a way to make you stronger, more flexible...
Back in January, Sophia Dembling wrote about BodyJuggling, which she said "combines yoga's asanas (sitting postures), tai chi's fluid movements with a splash of Cirque du Soliel." You can check out her full story in the Healthy Living section here....
'Looking forward to the dog days of August - as in downward dawg - as Garland's Holford Recreation Center hosts a free outdoor community yoga class. Yoga instructor Tzivia (cee-vee-ya, accent unknown) will lead "the lighthearted gentle hatha, partner and...
I thought it was pretty exhausting having three boys who, at one point, were all under five years of age. Then I met Jessica Melker, who had three babies at once, and not only juggles pumping and bottles and...
Everyone wants to get the most for their money these days. And that applies to exercise class, too. Before you head off to yours, consider these tips for getting the most of your yoga class from yogajournal.com. We think they...
My incredibly hip and eco-friendly sister sent me a bag from O loves M. The company makes zero-waste purses and bags in all shapes and sizes from remnants of fabric and recycled yoga mats. Yes, RECYCLED yoga mats. So...
When my son is not at volleyball camps this summer, he is perfectly happy to lounge on the couch watching reruns of Scrubs and playing with his new kitten. For I, his mother, the aw-he-needs-to-relax moods are short-lived. Which...
Alarming statistics about the number of Americans who suffer from insomnia and sleep deprivation prompted Surya Center for Yoga owner Shannon Buffington to develop a class that takes a yoga approach to nighttime wakefulness. The "Yoga for Better Sleep Workshop"...
An article in Prevention magazine suggests yoga can make you feel and look younger. Here's how: Minimizes wrinkles Yoga can reduce stress by nearly a third. As a result, clenched jaws and furrowed brows relax, helping to smooth away wrinkles....
Dallas Morning News readers, pat yourselves on the back. Thanks to the great response to our free yoga story (part of our larger free fitness series), lululemon athletica is adding a NEW free yoga class at its Galleria Dallas location....
A guilty pleasure of mine has now been combined with a healthy love: my Nintendo DS and exercise. Two new video games, "Let's Pilates" and "Let's Yoga," teach you how to build flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination. It's like having...
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