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Yoga for Long Hours at a Desk

Mar 8, 2012
Yoga at your Desk

A long day at the office can get stressful. Here are a few helpful tips to help you loosen up and reduce stress. Taking periodic breaks and doing movements that counteract the deskworker’s body position is the key to bringing balance back to the body. Yoga is all about balance. We cannot avoid sitting at…

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Pose of The Month – Standing Forward Bend

Feb 22, 2012

Pose of the Month: Standing Forward Bend Uttanasana By Gwen Lawrence While this seems to be a very easy straightforward pose, there are several very specific ways to set yourself up in it. This pose takes time time time to see results, but they will come and you will prevail!!!! How to: Standing Forward Bend…

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Pose of the Month – Bow Pose

Jan 28, 2012

Dhanurasana By Gwen Lawrence   By all appearances Bow pose looks like a very challenging advanced pose. Bow is a great therapeutic pose for those with lives that are always on the move and putting us in positions of leaning forward or bending forward. The best way to undo a slouchy posture or long day…

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Pose of the Month – Bridge Pose

Jan 28, 2012

Pose of the Month: Bridge Setubandhasana By Gwen Lawrence   Bridge pose is classified as a backbend, however it should be considered as an assessment pose, as well as a great therapeutic pose. Bridge is a pose accessible to practitioners of all levels, and should not be overlooked by advanced yogis and athletes.   How…

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Pose of the Month – Shoulder Stand

Jan 19, 2012

Pose of the Month: Shoulder Stand Sarvangasana By Gwen Lawrence Sometimes called the candle pose, or Queen pose. Shoulder stand translated from the Sanskrit name is “all Limbed” or “whole body.” It is named due to the benefits it provides to the entire body. Shoulder stand has many roles among them—relaxation pose, inversion pose, and…

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