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Pink Slip to Bliss: Job Loss Leads One Woman to Find Herself Through Yoga Pink Slip to Bliss: Job Loss Leads One Woman to Find Herself Through Yoga
When Mary Ann Lopez lost her job, she took it as an opportunity to make yoga a central part of her life. She now chooses to look at her job search as a resting pose because as she says, "How you are on your mat is how you are in the world." Discover how Mary Ann found peace in her joblessness through yoga, using it as a time for self-reflection and pursuing happiness.

Gaiam Gift Guide for Everyone on Your List Gaiam Gift Guide for Everyone on Your List
Whether you're shopping for the yogi, fitness buff, eco-fashionista, green queen, worldly giver, gadget guy, day spa diva or eco-decorating enthusiast, our holiday gift guide is your one-stop page for 75 gifts hand-picked for eight colorful personalities on your list.

Irreverence Embraced: A 'Challenged' Catholic Charts Her Own Yogic Course Irreverence Embraced: A 'Challenged' Catholic Charts Her Own Yogic Course
Bernadette Birney never felt at home with her Roman Catholic childhood. Then Rajanaka Tantra and Anasura yoga helped Birney accept and embrace her freedom, irreverence and paradoxical persona. Plus: Birney's tips on overcoming some of the most common fears of practicing yoga.

Chronically Ill to Quite Well: How One Woman Found Answers in Alternative Healthcare Chronically Ill to Quite Well: How One Woman Found Answers in Alternative Healthcare
Lynn DuBord suffered from illnesses for so long that she forgot what it was like to feel "good." She saw several medical specialists, underwent a battery of health tests, and tried different medications -- but nothing made her feel better. Discover how Lynn was able to overcome her sickness and reach ultimate health and wellness through alternative therapies, lifestyle changes, a strong will and a positive mind.


Blogs

Rodney Yee

What Is Enlightenment?

What is enlightenment, and how do you reach it? One man asked yoga experts Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman at ...

Jill Miller

Short on Time? Try This All-in-One Yoga Pose!

"Even if you only do one pose a day, you will make a huge difference in your body, brain and ...

Jill Miller

Learn from Our Ancestors: Walking Daily Improves Health

How did our ancestors stay so healthy? From walking dozens of miles daily, that’s how! See how walking more often ...


More Articles

How Yoga Helped a Type-A Survive When Things Fell Apart

Butterfly Stretch: Autistic Boy Finds Comfort in the Calm of Yoga

Yoga Answers and Solutions Go-To Guide

How to Choose the Right Yoga Mat

Can Yoga Replace Strength Training?

Yoga As Medicine: An M.D. and Yogi on How It Works

How to Lose Weight with Yoga

Couples Yoga: Tips for Starting + Sample Tandem Pose Sequence

Study Finds Pilates Helps Back Pain Sufferers More than Other Therapies

Think Outside the Studio: Guide to Starting a Home Yoga Practice

Top 10 Gifts for Yoga Lovers

Kids’ Yoga: Get-Started Guide for Grade-Schoolers, Tweeners & Teens

Should You Do Pilates on a Mat or on a Reformer?

A Beginner's Guide to 8 Major Styles of Yoga

How Pilates Can Help You Lose Weight

What Does Your Favorite Yoga Pose Say About You?

Finding the Best Yoga Class for You

Yoga for Detox

Gaiam Media

Trudie Styler Meditation in a Field of Lavender Trudie Styler Meditation in a Field of Lavender

In this clip from the new Trudie Styler's Warrior Yoga DVD by Gaiam, Trudie practices a short meditation in a calming field of lavender on the grounds of the Tuscan estate where she and husband Sting find solace and renewal. Set to music from Sting's Songs from the Labyrinth with guided instruction by Styler's yoga / meditation instructor and trainer, James DeSliva.

Chair Stretches to Get Your Body Ready for Meditation Chair Stretches to Get Your Body Ready for Meditation

This sequence of stretches is excellent at opening the hip joints, releasing back muscles, and quieting mental chatter, so you can sit in meditation positions more comfortably for longer periods of time. From Rodney Yee's Yoga for Meditation DVD.

3 Pilates Butt Toners, Supercharged Without a Reformer 3 Pilates Butt Toners, Supercharged Without a Reformer

Pilates queen Mari Winsor shows how to add 4-way resistance to 3 classic Pilates butt and thigh exercises to get the toning power of doing the same moves on an expensive reformer machine.


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