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Wednesday, 29 September 2010Union is the essence of yoga. Partner Yoga or Yoga for Couples is a gentle practice which combines yoga and massage. Joining in postures and stretches while supporting each other, enhances awareness while also bringing new depth to one’s connection. The practice takes you to a place where you can take a retreat from your normal self and be focused on play.
Partner Yoga focuses the mind. It increases strength and flexibility which are done in the spirit of nurturing and child-like play. The practice builds trust, communication and intimacy on verbal and non-verbal levels. You learn to practice enforcing your boundaries and limits in a spirit of compassion.
Yoga for couples is a fun adventure into intimacy, play and relaxation. The poses are simply a way for couples to step deeper into their being. When you stretch with your partner, you melt each other's tensions. Whether your relationship is fresh or stale, working together in yoga can potentially renew your connection with yourself and your significant other.
Partner Yoga is a great way to learn surrender, build trust, and deepen intimacy. If you have never done partner yoga before, it is both meaningful and fun, and people say that they feel more open-hearted afterwards. To find a class suitable for your fitness and body type, make sure to ask the teacher beforehand if previous yoga experience is required and if the poses are physically challenging. If you are a beginner, take a class that has gentle poses that are not done in a hot room.
According to Jasmine Kaloudis, Founder of Synergy By Jasmine, based in Philadelphia, PA, "Some poses challenge your balance and strength. Others require your total trust and surrender. Each exercise and breathing technique uses the power of the partnership. Partners can often achieve more than if they were practicing alone. This yoga style requires no special equipment and can be done in any open space."
There are various levels of partner yoga and other more advanced forms are called Acro-Yoga, (Acrobatic Yoga). This practice is best suited to those that are more advanced in their yoga practice and is best done with a spotter or helper since many of the poses are more acrobatic and adventurous in nature. They also challenge balance and strength and one can fall out of position more easily since they are acrobatic in nature.
Synergy By Jasmine - http://synergybyjasmine.com/
Source: www.prlog.org
Tuesday, 28 September 2010Bikini Bay will support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation with a campaign called “Draw the Line on Breast Cancer.” This fundraiser is in conjunction with the upcoming Run for the Cure of October 3rd 2010.
As a company with a workforce and clientele comprised mostly of women, Bikini Bay holds this cause close to its collective heart. United in sisterhood, Bikini Bay employees are ta king a stand for their mothers, sisters, daughters, co-workers and friends.
Bikini Bay will be selling its pink chalk in all locations to invite runners to draw the line on breast cancer – the proceeds from the chalk will go to the Breast Cancer Foundation. They encourage donors to make their mark on a sidewalk, parking lot or driveway in honor of those who have lost a breast or their life to breast cancer.
Supported by an organization that values the struggles, challenges and contributions of women, each store manager will also personally join the fight against cancer. Each store manager is registered as a team captain in the Toronto Run for the Cure, and challenged to raise $1,000.00. Interested sponsors can visit www.bikini-bay.com and click on the breast cancer logo.
In addition, Bikini Bay will offer 45% off on their exclusive brand of yoga wear, mimi mango to all the runners registered in the Run for the Cure.
Bikini Bay is a family owned Canadian swimwear and yogawear company with 10 locations in the Greater Toronto Area as well as a store in Las Vegas. Bikini Bay strives to provide a rewarding shopping experience for clients by staying ahead of their evolving needs and providing outstanding customer service.
Source: http://www.pr.com
Monday, 27 September 2010Many of us go to the gym and get on treadmill or elliptical machine for about half an hour. Then randomly work out on the machines or free weights (if we have time). Some are rushing for a bit of 3 by 3 square feet of aerobic room floor to get their work out in. The Pologa Company has designed a reliable and efficient way to organize their availability for their clients. On The Pologa Company’s w ebsite there is a booking agent that allows their clients to determine their own schedule and pay as they go method. Fitness professionals always recommend warming up before you static stretch and then gradually climaxing to an anaerobic state, then cooling down. The instructors teach the proper theories and techniques of NASM, PFIT, ACE, and APEX to ensure a safe and proficient weight loss program.
You do not have to be a fitness enthusiast or master yogi to participate in Pologa. The Pologa instructors explain and demonstrate beginner, intermediate and advance levels, so that everyone can practice at the level that they feel the most comfortable. The combination of pole dancing and yoga tones you from head to toe! You will see more definition in your glutes, calves, triceps, biceps, lats, and abdominals. In addition to the many physical benefits, you will also experience an emotionally profound empowerment and enlightenment during and after your class.
www.thepologacompany.com
Saturday, 25 September 2010Are you looking for private yoga classes in the Philadelphia area? Don't stop until you have found the type of yoga class that you are looking for. There are many types of yoga to practice, from Yin to Vinyasana and many more. When one has experienced the peacefulness of yoga, and has learned to balance their mind, body and spirit with their yoga practice, you don't want to stop. And if you h ave just moved to Philadelphia, there are many different classes of yoga in the Philadelphia area. Just look in your local phone book or jump on the web, you will find many different facilities that practice yoga.
If you are looking for private yoga classes, there are many that state private yoga classes on their website, or you can just give the facility a call. Many that practice the art of yoga, also look for a facility that also gives Thai massage. This massage practice gives the client the best of both worlds of yoga. From stretching while in one of the many yoga poses to pulling and stretching ones muscles. By the end of your Thai yoga massage you will be very relaxed and tranquil.
The one thing that is most important is to not stop practicing yoga. It is hard when anyone has moved to a different city or town. But you must get out there and mix with the local people to get the ice broke. Finding the right private yoga classes in Philadelphia, like the one located online at http://yogagardennarberth.com/ , will put you back on track, and it will also help you to meet some of the people in your area.
It seems to be that a lot of people that are practicing yoga in Philadelphia are calm and relaxed, and also easier to approach.
Source: http://www.prlog.org
Friday, 24 September 2010If you’re a woman looking for a natural way to overcome PMS, infertility, or negative body image, check with Sara Avant Stover, renowned yoga teacher & women’s health expert, and director of The Way of The Happy Woman™.
She’s launched the first-ever, Yoga Alliance certified 200-Hour Women’s Yoga Teacher Training to take place in Chiang Mai, Thailand from January 18-February 16, 2011. T he course trains teachers in the specific system of yoga that’s best for women’s health and happiness: Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Nutrition & Anatomy, Buddhist Meditation, and Philosophy with an emphasis on a feminine approach to practice and life.
Recognizing that 80% of yoga practitioners are female, and a graduate of the all-women’s Barnard College herself, Ms. Stover knows first-hand the need for women to be trained to teach and practice yoga not only in a nurturing, supportive environment, but also in a method targeted to enhance women’s health.
“Quite simply, it’s been proven again and again that women learn better in community-specifically an all-women’s community - and while most of the practical teaching skills learned are applicable to both men and women, the experience of training to teach with ONLY women is so profoundly different (and powerful) that you’ll walk away a stronger teacher as a result,” she says.
Ms. Stover works with women around the world to balance their femininity and their busy lives to find true happiness and radiance within - beyond their body size, relationships, and careers -through yoga, meditation, and balanced living. She teaches trainings, workshops, and women’s yoga retreats internationally, while also offering online tools like home study kits and tele-seminars.
Her first book on the topic of women’s yoga and life balance will be published by New World Library in the spring of 2011. More information is available on her website: www.TheWayoftheHappyWoman.com
Women’s Only Yoga Teacher Training – www.TeachYogaThailand.com
Women’s Only Immersion & Detoxification Retreat – www.HappyWomanRetreat.com
Source: www.free-press-release.com
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