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Video: How Yoga Is Saving Flint, Michigan June 21, 2016 – Posted in: Uncategorized

In April, the Live Be Yoga Tour visited Eisenhower Elementary in Flint, Michigan, to observe the Crim Fitness Foundation’s Mindfulness and Yoga programs in local schools, and to see how the community is using yoga to transcend and cope with the water crisis there (thousands of children may have been exposed to drinking water with high levels of lead). But while the public health disaster dominated national news, the Live Be Yoga Tour went to…

Prevent Yoga Injuries: 3 Risky Poses You Can Make Safer – Posted in: Uncategorized

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Video: Calming Night Yoga at Tranquil Space – Posted in: Uncategorized

Ever feel like you can’t wind down after a long day? In April, the Live Be Yoga Tour team stopped by Tranquil Space Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., to practice calming night yoga with Kevin Waldorf Cruz. Kevin, a yoga teacher, psychotherapist, and clinical social worker, taught us how to quiet our bodies and minds, especially after a stressful day. In this short video, you’ll learn how to develop a soothing pre-bedtime yoga routine using…

Prenatal Yoga: An Imprint Flow for Strength and Space – Posted in: Uncategorized

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Video: Community Yoga at Octopus Garden – Posted in: Uncategorized

We use yoga to get in greater touch with ourselves, but it’s important to remember that the practice is meant to bring us closer to others, too. In April, the Live Be Yoga Tour visited Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre in Toronto to take Lisa Messina’s vinyasa class featuring tabla player Anita Katakkar. The theme of Lisa’s class was community, or the unified feeling of practicing together. “Often our practice takes us inside … but…

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5 Simple Steps to Find Deep, Lasting Happiness – Posted in: Uncategorized

How can we experience the true happiness that comes from within – the kind that never wavers, even in the midst of great life challenges? One of the primary reasons we find ourselves caught in the pull of our aversions has to do with the impermanence of the material world. The material world is innately transient. It’s mutable – meaning the material world mutes that inner part of ourselves that’s unchanging – and when…

Eat Your Fats in the Morning for Optimal Health – Posted in: Uncategorized

If you love foods high in saturated fats—cheese, butter, eggs, full-fat coconut milk, red meat—it’s best to have them in the morning, according to a new study from Texas A&M University. That’s because when we eat saturated fats, they circulate in the bloodstream as free fatty acids, which induce inflammation—a condition linked to digestive, metabolic, and immune dysfunction—in fat, muscle, and immune cells. The study showed that this inflammation may be maximized when we consume…

Sadie Nardini’s 360-Degree Breath to Fire Up the Solar Plexus – Posted in: Uncategorized

Fire up your solar plexus, detoxify, and strengthen your abdominals with Sadie Nardini’s 360-degree breath. Want to practice with Sadie in person? Don’t miss her Warrior Within Flow, designed to activate your third chakra, at Yoga Journal LIVE! San Diego, June 24–27. Sign up now! The post Sadie Nardini’s 360-Degree Breath to Fire Up the Solar Plexus appeared first on Yoga Journal.

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20 Minute Yoga Video for Splits – Posted in: Uncategorized

Pin now, practice later – a yoga video for splits. Wearing: Maaji shorts, forever21 tank, j crew socks (similar on sale). PSA: Join us in Morocco in August for a yoga retreat that will take you deeper into your personal practice. If online is more your jam, we now have video bundles available for all levels. Don’t forget that you’ll get a free gift when you screenshot your review of our app to Lauren. And lastly, our book, Namaslay, is…

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6 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice – Posted in: Uncategorized

The dog days of summer are finally here in the northern hemisphere! Long, lazy days spent poolside or on the beach, barbeques and outdoor festivals – every day seems to be a celebration of the beautiful weather. The pinnacle of all this summer lovin’ is the longest day of the year – June 21st – the summer solstice. A bit about the summer solstice: The celebration of solstices dates back to pre-Christian traditions. The…