by Women's Health | Nov 22, 2013 | Fitness
Yoga can be daunting for the uninitiated. Being new in a yoga class is like entering a new dimension – to boldly go where no non-yogi has ever gone before. But here’s how to handle yoga class like a certified yogi. Or, rather, how NOT to – the mistakes that lots...
by Women's Health | Jul 17, 2013 | Health
Image from Freepik.com/yanalya The jury’s been out on this hot topic… until now. Hot yoga, usually practiced in a room heated to between 32 and 40 degrees Celsius, has been steadily growing in popularity, but the jury’s been out on it’s safety…until now. A...
by Women's Health | Jan 28, 2013 | Mental Health
Image from Freepik.com/peoplecreations People with certain psychiatric conditions may benefit from yoga, according to a new review… The review, which examined results from 16 well-designed studies of yoga’s effect on mental illness, concluded that yoga may...
by Women's Health | Jul 11, 2011 | Fitness
It’s one thing to put your feet behind your head. It’s another to get inside it… “By stimulating certain glands, yoga causes your brain to release mood-altering chemicals,” yoga instructor Sara Ivanhoe says. Do these poses to balance your...
by Women's Health | Apr 29, 2011 | Workouts
If you get sick all the time, you may be able to blame your immune system. Yoga can help stimulate the four main physiological systems that are linked to the immune system: the circulatory, digestive, nervous, and endocrine systems, says Surya Kolpakov, a certified...
