Healing Flexibility: Yoga May Treat Neck Pain
Posted: December 4, 2012 at 4:47 am
Yoga isn't just a way to get fit; it's also a way to stretch your neck pains away. This is according to a new German study published on The Journal of Pain and on ScienceDaily.com.
A non-steriodal anti-inflammatory medication is a common treatment for neck pain, but the side effects (dizziness and nausea) that it causes outweigh its momentary benefits. With the goal of finding a good alternative, researchers from the Charit-University Medical Center in Berlin focused on the advantages of movement, specifically in yoga.
Researchers worked with 53 volunteers who are suffering from neck pain. 28 were assigned to regular group exercise, while 25 were asked to participate in classes of Iyengar yoga, a type of movement that involves the use of supportive props.
The results showed that those who underwent Iyengar yoga sessions had greater ache reduction than those who didn't. This was due to the stretching, toning, and subsequent relaxing of muscles that change one's neurobiological perception of pain. This type of movement has also been found to be effective in treating back muscle spasms.
There are many studios today that offer different yoga classes that would suit your needs. Not only will signing up give you great exercise, but it will also give you the opportunity to loosen your muscles and de-stress your way to fitness.
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Supporters, opponents of school yoga to meet
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Supporters and opponents of a yoga program in the Encinitas Union School District have been collecting signatures on petitions and are expected to attend a school board meeting Tuesday to make their voices heard.
The issue has brought national media attention to the district, where some parents claim the yoga taught in the local elementary schools is a form of religious indoctrination.
This issue is not about whether you like yoga, said Dean Broyles, and attorney representing parents who oppose the program. The issue is about religious freedom.
The district introduced yoga at half of its campuses earlier this year after receiving a $533,000 grant from the Jois Foundation, an Encinitas-based group that promotes Ashtanga Yoga.
Students in all grades do the exercises twice a week for 30 minutes at a time, and the district plans to introduce the program to all its schools in January.
Ashtanga Yoga involves specific Hindu religious beliefs and practices, Broyles said about the practice.
While Broyles and several district parents have said the practice violates the Constitutions clause against the governments establishment of religion, many other parents and district officials see the yoga classes as just another form of exercise.
As of Friday, 2,194 people who support the yoga program had signed an online petition at theyogablog.com/protect-kids-yoga-program. The Yoga Blog website is run by Encinitas resident Matt Caron.
Meanwhile, 116 people had signed an online petition opposing Ashtanga Yoga in the elementary school district and calling for its immediate removal. The goal is 200 signatures, according to the website that hosts the petition, http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/remove-the-ashtanga-yoga-program-from-eusd.
A report about the school districts health and wellness program which includes yoga is scheduled for the districts next regular board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 101 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road, Encinitas.
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Yoga Training Course Offered at Sivananda Ahsram Yoga Farm in California
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The Yoga training program is offered from May 11, 2013 - June 8, 2013 in a leading ashram in Grass Valley, CA
Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) December 03, 2012
All courses and retreats offered at the center provide a fantastic opportunity to awaken or deepen your yoga practice, meet old and new friends, and to be a part of the global yoga community which is growing each day. The experience provides a great way to find long lasting happiness, peace and the ability to share a yogic lifestyle with others.
In 1971, Swami Vishnudevananda returned to California and founded the third ashram in the young Sivananda International organization: the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm on 40 acres of land located in the Gold Country of the beautiful Sierra Nevada Foothills in Northern California. The non-profit, non-sectarian ashram offers yoga classes, retreats and teacher training courses for students of all abilities. For more information, please visit sivanandayogafarm.org Yoga retreats are also offered in Yoga vietnam, as well as Yoga Nidra courses.
Registration is currently open. For more details please visit sivanandayogafarm.org or call (530) 272-9322 / (800) 469-9642.
"Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh taught Yoga-Vedanta, which came to the West through his many disciples like Satchidananda, Vishnudevananda, Ventakeshananda and Jyotirmayananda. The Sivananda Yoga-Vedanta centers founded by Swami Vishnudevananda teach regular programs on Yoga-Vedanta and with references to Ayurveda as well. I have done many programs with this organization and find it to be the best Yoga training group in the west." -Dr. David Frawley
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Opening of 2nd CorePower Yoga Studio in Austin Just in Time to Help Reduce Holiday Stress
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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CorePower Yoga (www.corepoweryoga.com), a yoga brand with a commitment to making yoga accessible to all, opens its second Austin Yoga studio in the Triangle State neighborhood in perfect time to help local residents reduce stress during the holiday season.
"The vibe in Austin and in the Triangle neighborhood is a perfect fit for CorePower Yoga," said Leah Getsinger, manager of the new yoga studio. "Everyone is active, health-focused and cares about the community. We are thrilled to be here."
CorePower Yoga classes offer an individualized experience for every student, regardless of their fitness level or familiarity with yoga. The Triangle yoga studio will offer a variety of yoga styles for all levels, including CorePower Yoga's dynamic Power Yoga in beginner to advanced formats, Yoga Sculpt and Hot Power Fusion.
Offered at convenient times, CorePower Yoga's classes feature popular music and promote physical and mental benefits. Consistent class formats and certified instructors help students advance through different levels of classes as they progress in their yoga practice.
Lifestyle programs, such as boot camps and wellness programs are offered to complement yoga and provide students with cross-training opportunities. The Triangle studio will also offer CorePower Yoga's transformational Yoga Teacher Training Programs.
All new CorePower Yoga students will receive one week of unlimited free yoga classes. A variety of membership and class package options are available.
"CorePower Yoga is a total body and mind workout that provides benefits in other athletic endeavors, as well as in your life," said Getsinger. "At CorePower Yoga, our instructors are trained to create an environment that make these benefits available to anyone--from someone who has never tried yoga to advanced students. The holidays are a perfect time to start."
Featuring beautiful, modern and comfortable studios, CorePower Yoga creates environments in which people with common interests can interact and flourish. Located in the heart of the up-and-coming Triangle State neighborhood, close to downtown Austin and The University of Texas, the Triangle yoga studio is conveniently situated on the corner of Triangle Ave. & W. 46th St.
The yoga studio houses two large yoga rooms and features a range of amenities including changing rooms with showers and private lockers. A full retail boutique will showcase men's and women's active wear and accessories for all of your yoga and lifestyle needs.
CorePower Yoga is committed to sustainable practices, and uses recyclable and reusable products, selects sustainable fixtures and materials for its studios and maintains recycling and waste management programs. CorePower Yoga's climate-controlled environments utilize the latest technology to efficiently heat and maintain its yoga rooms.
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"Hosa Stretch It Out — The Third All-star Yoga Seminar" held in Shenyang
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Ms. Jiang Mengjie Leads the Yoga Seminar
HONG KONG, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On 1st December 2012, "Hosa Stretch It Out -- The Third All-star Yoga Seminar" was held in Shenyang. Mainland celebrity Ms. Jiang Mengjie, wearing Hosa fitness wear, lead the Yoga Seminar and demonstrated Yoga fashion show for all participants.
Jiang Mengjie appeared in Shenyang
"Hosa Stretch It Out 2012 -- The Third All-star Yoga Seminar in Shenyang", a large public charity activity featuring women's physical and mental health co-organized by Hosa Fitness and Enlight Media "Best Live Performance", invited Ms. Jiang Mengjie, the actress of "Lin Daiyu" in "Dream of the Red Chamber" to become the yoga trainer.
On 1st December 2012, Jiang Mengjie, wearing Hosa fitness wear, experienced yoga with 20 participants at Huafu City Mall in Shenyang. In the session showing Hosa Stretch It Out - five standard yoga postures, Jiang Mengjie demonstrated "Pigeon Style", perfectly showed the elegance and beauty of yoga and impressed all the audience and professional trainers. Hosa prepared souvenirs for the audiences for their participation in the seminar.
Jiang Mengjie did yoga postures when hanging wire
At "The All-star Yoga Seminar", Jiang Mengjie was wearing Hosa fitness wear with a charming smile. Jiang Mengjie was under the spotlight because of the TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber". Since she joint the entertainment industry, she participated in lots of ancient costume dramas. She said she did yoga in her room in order to relieve stress from work. "Yoga is not difficult for me as I have learnt dancing in the past. However, I think to control breath consciously is helpful for relieving fatigue," said Jiang Mengjie.
"Hosa Stretch It Out" passed on positive energy; Yoga relieved stress
Since the event commenced, "Hosa Stretch It Out 2012 -- Yoga Changes Your Life", a large-scale charity event featuring women's physical and mental health, has received thousands applications until the third seminar in Shengyang. From Hosa chain stores all around the country to the official Weibo "@Hosa Stretch It Out", many white-collar women who enjoy life have took part in this large-scale charity event in the end of 2012 through the above two registration platforms. All the applicants believed in "Yoga Changes Your Life" and shared their positive yoga stories in their application.
"Hosa Stretch It Out 2012 -- Yoga Changes Your Life", co-organized by Hosa Fitness, a leading yoga sportswear company, and Enlight Media, a large-scale charity event featuring women's physical and mental health has officially kicked off all around China. The event's spokesperson, Ms. Liu Yan, will cheer for the event and hold yoga spiritual seminars at 6 cities, including Chengdu, Wuhan, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing, together with 50 celebrities and other professional trainers. Until now, "Hosa All-star Yoga Seminar in Shenyang" was completed successfully. The next station for the seminar would be Guangzhou. Student Recruitment has commenced already for the seminars in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.
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Can You Really Have It All? (Part I) – Video
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Can You Really Have It All? (Part I)
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2012 2 of 4 Ken Wilber and Integral Coaching Canada Founders – Video
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2012 2 of 4 Ken Wilber and Integral Coaching Canada Founders
http://www.integralcoachingcanada.com - In this intimate conversation between Ken Wilber, Laura Divine, and Joanne Hunt, you will be exposed to some of the in-depth nuances of Integral Coaching Canada #39;s work. You will gain more intimate access to the Integral lenses that are illuminated, as well as how ICC #39;s coaches uniquely use them, through embodied "Looking At" and subtle "Looking As" capacities. Not only is there "simplicity on the other side of complexity" in ICC #39;s work, there is elegance, love, the alleviating of suffering, and a deep commitment to consciousness development mdash;one human at a time.Integral Coaching is a truly extraordinary vehicle for your ongoing growth and development. It provides developmental traction for your own personal path, regardless of the direction it may be leading you. It #39;s a new year. It just might be time to undertake your next profound path of development by working with a Certified Integral Coach or contacting Integral Coaching Canada to become one. More about Integral Coaching Canada Integral Coaching Canada is a professional Integral Coaching training company located in Ottawa, Canada. Founded by Master Certified Coaches Laura Divine and Joanne Hunt, ICC #39;s proprietary Integral Coaching method and extraordinary coach training programs are unequalled in the world. Integral Coaching Canada is the only Integral Coaching training company endorsed by the Integral Institute and Integral Life. These remarkable partnerships give our students the ...From:IntegralCoachingICCViews:2 1ratingsTime:35:41More inEducation
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Baking Christmas Sugar Cookies – Video
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Baking Christmas Sugar Cookies
It #39;s beginning to look lot like Christmas at the Fabulous Living Coach residence. Christmas wreaths, decorations, Christmas lights, and now cookies! Nom, nom, nom.... All we need now is to get a real tree, which we have gotten since I was little. We never had a fake tree, so I don #39;t really care for those. Even though I am not into fake trees, I have to say I am not into those skinny ones! What #39;s up with that? Christmas trees on diets?? Oy vey! Being in a festive mood and feeling the spirit of Christmas very much, I decided to start baking! Yesterday I felt the need to make Christmas cookies! With Christmas song playlists in the background from You Tube, I pulled up online Martha Stewart #39;s Christmas Sugar Cookie recipe! Below is Martha Stewarts Recipe. I don #39;t take any claim for making this recipe, as I just started my baking career on You Tube!! Please watch the video to see what fun I had!!!!! Merry Christmas Happy Holidays! Elaine Sarantakos For Life Coaching sessions email elaine@fabulouslivingcoach.com http://www.fabulouslivingcoach.com http http://www.facebook.com Ingredients 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Directions 1.Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. 2.Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs and ...From:FabulousLivingCoachViews:0 4ratingsTime:03:20More inHowto Style
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Jupiter, Earth and The Inner Journey of Sagittarius – Video
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Jupiter, Earth and The Inner Journey of Sagittarius
Soul Path Coach and Astrologer Ruth Hadikin reads an article she wrote for the "Living Soul Astrology" section of Life Coaching Magazine. See more articles and videos at LifeCoachingMagazine.NET For details of Soul Astrology reports and consultations see httpFrom:AnyaSophiaMannViews:0 0ratingsTime:23:31More inPeople Blogs
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Living Is Selling! – Video
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Living Is Selling!
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