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NY Giants Chris Snee tells some secrets
I asked Chris Snee my Yogi and friend for years now some secrets to his success… 1.• Do you have any pregame rituals? The thing I have to do before every game is call my wife and 3 boys right before I leave my hotel room. They have to wish me good luck! 2. I…
Read MoreYoga Journal and Gwen offer tips for Super Bowl Sunday
6 Yoga Tips for a Great Superbowl Sunday No matter which team you’re rooting for, this weekend’s game is bound to be tense. Try these moves pulled straight from the yoga playbook to maintain your yogi calm. By Jennifer D’Angelo Friedman super bowl Yogi Johnson’s Yoga Class, a submission for Doritos’ Crash the Superbowl 2014…
Read MorePro Football Interview with NY Giants 2 time SuperBowl Champion Kevin Boothe
#77 NY Giant Kevin Boothe says: • Do you have any pregame rituals? I would say no, but I guess I do. I always put on my gloves to make sure they fit perfectly. I will also put my pads in my pants starting with the right thigh pad. • How do you stay hydrated…
Read MoreNY Giants Rookie Does Yoga with Gwen Lawrence
Giants’ Justin Pugh has assembled a team of experts to keep him in peak condition Published: December 25, 2013 8:52 PM By BARBARA BARKER barbara.barker@newsday.com Justin Pugh lines up during a game against Photo credit: Getty | Justin Pugh lines up during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. (Oct. 27, 2013)…
Read MoreYouth Athletes Competition Tips
As a mother of teenage boys and Celebrity Yoga Coach to hundreds of professional athletes I have a few tips to share with the sports community. My main pet peeve of the athletes I train and lecture to is that sugar is your enemy. If you do one thing eliminate processed sugars from your diet…
Read MoreYoga and the Stress
by Ellen Serber and Gwen Lawrence AND Mayo clinic Stress is a common condition, a response to a physical threat or psychological distress, that generates a host of chemical and hormonal reactions in the body. In essence, the body prepares to fight or flee, pumping more blood to the heart and muscles and shutting down…
Read MoreTop 5 Poses for Baseball
Pigeon pose: from batting to quick sprints down to first it is always important for baseball players to keep their hips open, to increase speed and agility, torque at the plate and lessen the potential strain on the knees. Pigeon pose will open deeply in to the glutes and release any pressure that could accumulate…
Read MoreYoga for Sexy Abs
Ever notice the sleek, beautiful lines of your Yoga Instructors Abdominals? The truth is that every Yoga pose demands the use of your core! Balancing, twisting and torqued all the while breathing…hopefully! If you do not have time for a whole practice every day here are a few yoga ab options… FOREARM PLANK From my…
Read MoreTop 5 Power Yoga Poses for Golf
Seated cross leg twist: This pose is to build strength and stability in the anterior and posterior spine and to open up the spinal column increasing the rotations. It syncs the movement with breathing and settles the athlete down. You can become more aware of your weak or tighter twisting side, perhaps sidelining an imbalance…
Read MoreTop 10 Yoga Poses for Beginners
By Gwen Lawrence BS, LMT, E-Ryt500, Reg. Yoga Therapist Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned Yoga Veteran looking to get back to basics and hone skills, you can count on these poses to re-center your body mind spirit and yoga skills. These poses will give you a sounds base but they are also…
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