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  • Introduction to Bikram Yoga

    Bikram Yoga is the twenty-six posture sequence selected and developed by Bikram Choudhury, widely popularized in the early 1970s. Synthesized from traditional Hatha Yoga techniques, this posture sequence systematically moves fresh, oxygenated blood to one hundred percent of the body, to each organ and fiber, restoring all systems to healthy working order, just as nature…

  • Perception and Getting To Know Myself

    I am presently a bit obsessed with getting to know myself better. An exercise I recommend practicing regularly, since we are constantly experiencing, growing and evolving. Learning about and deepening awareness and understanding of self is imperative to growth and realizing potential. Most pressing of recent personal findings is a need to fix and heal…

  • The Immediate Benefits of Interval Training

    I am not a novice gym-goer. I am a novice, and puppy-eyed convert, to interval training. Currently, my favorite cardio workout goes something like this: get on Stairmaster, warm up 4 minutes at 90 steps/minute, follow with 2 minute sprints at 180 steps/minute – the fastest the machine will go – and 90 steps/minute of…

  • My Dhyana Self-Knowledge

    I am grateful to be feeling so much today. I have been particularly inspired by learning about Dhyana, or meditation of yoga. It actually brought me to tears this morning and I’ve been in a slow, positive, steady emotional recovery since. I am presently feeling refreshed with appreciation for my own self-knowledge. “…once it has…

  • Never Let Go

    A good friend sent me an article about letting go. Letting go sounds liberating but dangerous, which is not how I’m accustomed to living. I’m as much in love with my future as I am with today, if not more. I like working, learning, growing, building and progressing. I like the feeling of strength and…

  • Taking Over the World: Step 1 – Sleep

    Nothing frustrates me more than not being able to fall asleep when I want to. My mind continues to race, crossing off a mental check-list of today’s accomplishments; re-prioritizing for tomorrow’s action plan; projecting thoughts, goals, ideas and actions into the future. There is so much to do; need to do; want to do– so…