Protein Oatmeal & Chocolate Chip Muffins

To stay focused on maintaining lean muscle, my diet can sometimes be kind of boring.  I typically eat the same thing for breakfast for weeks...

Yoga and Hip Dysplasia

by Baxter Dynamic Reclined Hip Stretch Position 2 I received an email just the other day from a colleague in Colorado who was about to meet ...

Eight Tips for Being a Good Yoga Student

by Nina The Student by Pablo Picasso I recently wrote about the responsibility that a yoga teacher has (or should have) to respect his or he...

My Favorite All Natural Peanut Butter

All my life I was a JIF peanut butter girl.  I bought the low-fat kind and ate it by the jarful.  I love peanut butter on almost everything-...

Friday Q&A: Yoga and Pacemakers

Q: I am a yoga practitioner and a teacher of active classes, and have been for 20 years. I am 64. Four years ago, I had a pacemaker put in t...

Practicing Yoga Off the Mat

by Nina   Rock Close Up by Brad Gibson This sutra prescribes a kind of mindfulness or mental cultivation off the mat, so to speak, that is, ...

Spinach & Fruit Smoothie

I thought for sure making a sweet fruit smoothie with some spinach thrown in would be a certain way to get my 3 year-old to eat some veggies...

Many Right Ways To Do A Pose and a Few Wrong Ones

by Timothy Branches and Roots by Brad Gibson I got involved in a conversation the other day with Nina after class with our teacher Donald Mo...

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Yoga

by Baxter Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) arises most commonly in people who have been in traumatic accidents, typically in car accidents, or...

Baked Kale Chips

I jumped on the kale bandwagon and made kale chips as one of the sides to our dinner on Saturday night.  Somewhat to my surprise, I REALLY l...

Satya: The Truth About Lies and Healthy Aging

by Ram Sun Through the Clouds by Brad Gibson In the Sadhana Pada of the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali we are introduced to the yamas that serv...

The Yummy Mummy Kitchen - Cookbook

A HUGE congratulations goes out to my beautiful and talented friend Marina Delio, of the blog Yummy Mummy Kitchen on her published cookbook ...

Friday Q&A: Peel Method in Bridge and Other Poses

Q: Is the Peel Method (flexion) for Bridge pose also contraindicated for students with spinal osteoporosis? A: If the peel me...

Tuna, White Bean, and Avocado Salad

Hi there, everyone!   It’s Jennifer from The Chronicles of Home and I have the easiest, tastiest, quick lunch idea for you today.   It’s ma...

Mixed Feelings About Yoga Poses

by Nina Crying Girl by Roy Lichtenstein* When I first started practicing yoga at home, I had no idea how to sequence poses. I mean, I had a ...