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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
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.

Valerie Bertinelli: America's Sweetheart Gets Inspired to Be Fit & Healthy
A beloved TV personality, actress, spokesperson and author, Valerie Bertinelli declared publicly, "I'm fat," and challenged herself to lose weight. She lost more than 40 pounds and became the face of Jenny Craig® Weight Loss Program, inspiring millions of people to try to become their best and healthiest selves.

Faster Workouts, Better Body? New Research on Intervals + 20-Minute Photo How-to
All you need to be fit is six minutes a week, according to new research on interval workouts. Interval training boosts metabolism, helps you maintain a healthy weight and can even lengthen your lifespan. Get into shape with this 20-minute mind/body interval workout created by expert fitness instructor Patricia Moreno.

Blogs

Balanced to the Core: 5 Workouts to Improve Balance & Strength

Why is improving balance important? It strengthens your core and helps prevent injuries. These five workouts will target specific muscle ...

Exercise Shortcuts that Still Burn Big Calories

"Being active doesn’t have to be time-consuming — just time-efficient," blogs fitness expert Chris Freytag. These exercise "shortcuts" will help ...

How to Let Go & Find Your Best Self

Having one of those days where you're easily irritated, tired and emotional? Follow this intenSati exercise to help you let ...

More blogs

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

Exercise Ball & BalanceBall Chair Info Guide

Top 5 Prenatal Workout Safety Tips + 3 Mini Workouts by Trimester

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?

More Studies Confirm that T'ai Chi and Qigong Heal and Prevent Disease

3 Stretches to Unkink Your Back without Getting Up from Your Chair

To Get Lean Muscle Faster, Go Slow and Get 'Eccentric'

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

Best Cross-Training for Your Core Sport

An M.D. on How & Why to Do Interval Workouts

50 Ways to Reuse Your Yoga or Fitness Mat

Wobbly Workout Tools Work Hard for the Money

Gaiam Media

Pre-order Valerie Bertinelli's Losing It & Keeping Fit DVD by Gaiam now

Valerie Bertinelli Interview About Her New Exercise Video

Actress and Jenny Craig® spokesperson Valerie Bertinelli takes you on a tour of the workout method behind her weight loss success story and new Losing It & Keeping Fit DVD by Gaiam. Meet Valerie's trainer, Christopher Ross Lane, who "really knows how to shape a body," she says. "I saw results in a couple of weeks -- but it's really about feeling better!"

Q&A with Valerie Bertinelli's Trainer Christopher Ross Lane

Meet the personal trainer behind the workout method that helped actress and Jenny Craig® spokesperson Valerie Bertinelli succeed with her weight loss plan and create her new Losing It & Keeping Fit DVD produced with Gaiam. Lane "really knows how to shape a body," says Valerie.

How to Do Relaxation Pose with an Extra 'Ahhh' Factor

Learn how to use a chair to support the legs and relieve pressure on the spine for a more therapeutic take on the yoga relaxation pose. From Smart Start Yoga with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman.

SHAPE 4-Minute Time-Crunch Stretch Routine

Get an effective stretch fast and protect against injury without adding a lot of time to your workout. From SHAPE magazine's 20-Minute Makeover DVD produced by Gaiam.