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Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: Top Trends in 2012

2012-05-31T10:25:10Z

Now that summer is unofficially here, keep track of all of these stores to experience the newest and greatest in New York City retail.

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Dr. Ali Binazir: How To Access You Own Bottomless Well Of Beauty

2012-05-27T09:18:24Z

However you do it, get back in touch with your body, your heart, and reconnect to your source of wonder. Because that wonder is you.

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Stewart J. Lawrence: Yoga Industry May Have Found a Few Good Men -- and Millions of Devilish Ones, Too

2012-05-24T19:00:26Z

Women continue to be the most active and attractive names and faces around which the yoga industry is most visibly promoted, but the market clearly needs fresh blood -- and increasingly that blood is male.

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Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: Letter From a 'Nouveau Pauvre'

2012-05-24T17:02:10Z

Until very recently, I was one of the unemployed-no-longer-looking-for-work, but I have changed that status. I apply for positions here and there: positions that might earn me a little gas money, but certainly not pay my health insurance.

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Marjorie Hope Rothstein: My Affair with/Addiction to Yoga, Part II

2012-05-22T12:29:24Z

My affair with/addiction to Yoga is my path to experiencing the life force within us all.

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Sara Calabro: The Real Reason Downward-Facing Dog Is So Good for You

2012-05-22T08:10:50Z

Downward-facing dog is unique in its ability to engage, in one fell swoop, acupuncture's largest and most all-encompassing channel. For the remaining few who haven't already, it's time to strike this pose.

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Marjorie Hope Rothstein: My Affair with/Addiction to Yoga

2012-05-18T13:01:09Z

As a nice Jewish girl from Long Island, the chanting of AOUMMM (OM) was strange to me. Here was my first awareness of the Chinese philosophy of Yin/Yang. Siddartha blew me away.

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Elaine Gavalas: Yoga Stress Relief for Soldiers

2012-05-17T11:13:52Z

Faced with the highest army suicide rates in at least 30 years, U.S. military officials are examining ways to help treat psychologically wounded soldiers.

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Jeanne Ball: Meditating Moms: A Silent Revolution

2012-05-15T11:38:10Z

Intuition, patience, wisdom, love -- all the divine qualities associated with motherhood often depend on how rested we are, how aligned we are with our own inner voice and deepest source of nourishment.

Read more: Stress, Yoga, Motherhood, Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Moms, Video, Healthy Living News

Joel McHale Thinks Nina Dobrev's Yoga Moves Are 'Awesome'

2012-05-10T06:45:58Z

Nina Dobrev showed just how lithe and bendy she really is when she demonstrated some sexy yoga moves on "Conan" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. ET on TBS) Thursd...

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Justin Hakuta: Has Yoga Lost its Soul? Part III: Accessibility & Ownership

2012-05-09T18:57:13Z

There is plenty of room for innovation and authenticity that can help retain and expand the art of the craft, even amidst the commercial reality yoga currently resides in. You just have to know where and how to look.

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Molly Hahn: Buddha Doodle -- Love

2012-05-07T12:23:22Z

Read more: Zen, Yoga, Buddha, Positive Thinking, Mindfulness, Mantra, Meditation, Unplug and Recharge, Buddhism, Good News News

Celebrities Wearing Yoga Pants

2012-05-03T13:34:56Z

These ladies have certainly done a stellar job when it comes to working on their fitness.

Whether they're hitting the gym, Pilates studio or their...

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You Tried It: Jill Miller's Yoga Tune Up Quickfix

2012-05-03T08:10:59Z

Welcome to "You Tried It," a series of video posts from top trainers, who will share clips from their popular workout DVDs. Please try the moves outli...

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Ben Greenfield: Triathlon Training Tips

2012-05-02T20:00:39Z

Training for a triathlon can be a bit intimidating at first, since you not only need to schedule a swim, bike, and run several times per week.

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Mark Morford: Eat This and Be Wildly Grateful

2012-05-02T16:48:39Z

Hey! See those people sitting next to you at that restaurant? That café? That food court, juice bar, sushi joint? Ever notice what happens when...

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Tara Stiles: Scandal, Controversy, And The Future Of Yoga

2012-05-02T06:28:56Z

Millions of people are waking up, stepping away from harsh teachers, false gurus, and beginning to realizing yoga is not about the pose and the shape you can make with your body.

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Alison Preece: The Sweet Taste of Resentment in the Morning: My Month With Bikram Yoga

2012-05-01T17:51:54Z

My visibly-trembling muscles shake globs of sweat off my patchy, red skin while my hair manages to both frizz up and clamp on my skin all at once. The picture of Zen, I am not.

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Mariana Caplan, Ph.D.: The Soft Overcomes the Hard: Walking the Spiritual Path with Excruciating Humility

2012-05-01T12:43:16Z

We convince ourselves that we are practicing heroically by setting up routines and disciplines that are ultimately unsustainable -- emoting and meditating so intensely that we are actually distracted from a subtler and softer level of feeling.

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Alanna Kaivalya: How We Got Here: Where Yoga Poses Come From

2012-04-28T21:53:08Z

In order to make our beloved asana practices ready to sustain the test of time, we have to make it relevant by using these practices to create sustained freedom and joy... just as the history of yoga has intended.

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Kathryn Haslanger: Exercise at My Age?! Encouraging Fitness in Challenging Situations

2012-04-27T16:07:07Z

For those in their 70s, 80s or 90s, regular exercise may be a new concept. They did not grow up hearing about the many benefits of a regular fitness routine, and it could take some coaxing and some creative planning to get them to partake.

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IT'S A STRETCH: This Guy Can Do A Full Split

2012-04-27T09:27:27Z

Most men can't do the splits without splitting themselves, but this guy is stretching the boundaries of what is flexible....

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Laura DiMugno: PHOTOS: Top Eco Resorts For Yoga Lovers

2012-04-27T07:00:00Z

Looking for somewhere exotic to unwind, pamper yourself and learn, all at the same time?

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Stewart J. Lawrence: A Plea for Science and Sanity: New York Times Writer Says It's Time for Yoga to 'Grow Up'

2012-04-26T12:41:47Z

Controversy over The Science of Yoga broke out even before the 300-page volume reached the sales counters in March -- and it's unlikely to die down any time soon.

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Ira Israel: What Is Mindfulness Meditation?

2012-04-19T07:23:10Z

Although meditation was devised thousands of years ago for spiritual reasons, today we can employ the tool of mindfulness meditation for its psychological benefits.

Read more: Stress, Yoga, Meditation, Depression, Psychology, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, Benefits of Meditation, Meditation Tips, Gps-Soul, Mindfulness Meditation, Healthy Living News