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They just wrote about our yoga mat!

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After polling some of our customers who are in college and yoga instructors who teach at college, we came up with 18 reasons why yoga is great during college.

Here we go…

1. Right now you are probably finished or almost done with finals. Yoga is great for relaxing during these stressful days.

2. Keeps you focused while there are tons of distractions.

3. In some schools you can probably earn credits.

4. Healthy lifestyle.

5. Keeps you balanced.

6. Burn Calories.

7. Increases flexibility.

8. Some Doctors say it boosts your immune system.

9. Allows you to be in touch with your inner self.

10. Stay fit and in good shape.

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We want to announce that all Purchases made from today until January 1st will receive FREE SHIPPING!

There will be no coupon codes at all. At checkout you will see $0.00 for FedEx ground shipping.

visit www.JustMyMat.com for this great offer.

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Ocean Earth Wind Fire sanctuary for yoga, massage & whole living

If you are looking for a great yoga studio check out Ocean Earth Wind Fire in Phoenixville, PA. Run by Susan Madden-Cox, she has put together a treat for anyone interested in the following menu:

Yoga

Pilates

“the usual”
One hour therapeutic/Swedish

“more of it”
90 minutes

“summer sizzle”
Hot Stones

Reiki

Shiatsu

“do you really love me?”
Couples Massage

“do you love yourself?”
Four-Handed

“down in the sand”
Luxury Spa Treatment - scrub / rub / wrap / detox / stones / facial
not sure you’ll be able to walk out…

“rebirth”
myofacial release & cranio-sacral therapy

What’s really exciting is the….

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I would like to thank our Guest Yoga Blogger Rockne for his addition to our blog:

The night before practice I start to mentally devise my morning’s yoga routine. Going to bed by 9 gives me until 9:30 or so to come up with a routine. Then I sleep and am up to practice at 5:00.

I will adjust the theme of my routine in my mind depending on the day and what I felt going on in my body (and even in my mind). For example - if my mind was agitated during the day at various times and my posture would tense up I would first become conscious of this process of tension being generated and then immediately go to my breath and relax everywhere. Thanks to training I can relax both mind and body with the breath. I reflect later at night about this occurrence and it’s easy for me to come up with a theme for my routine. In this example my theme, in my next mornings practice, would embody surrender and awareness, strength and serenity. To feel all of these theme qualities gives me a successful and full filling practice. And I find I get the most releases. It is helpful to write these themes down in a notebook the night before a practice. Its even helpful to create affirmations that reinforce aspects of a theme.

I will also adjust the postures and posture order in my routine depending on how I experienced my body during the day. So during this reflection I remember where I felt any tension, stress, pain, discomfort, weakness, or anything else. I also try to remember when the feeling started and what was my attitude at the time. I then place postures into a particular order based on the feelings in my body and opinions in my mind from the day before. For example - If I felt an imbalance or a weakness somewhere in my body while walking I notice my attitude towards that imbalance or weakness. Then I will decide that I need to work on strengthening this area or whatever. In my routine I will hold postures longer to work on this imbalance or I will insert postures to work on the imbalance or I will do a combination of the two.

You can visit his blog by clicking here

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According to Page 6 of the New York Times Madonna kicked out 25 students this morning. The article says that when Madonna started talking, the instructor politely told her that talking is not allowed. After speaking privately to the instructor, she decided she needed her own private time to practice.

For the Page 6 Article please click here

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Guest Yoga Blogger Jenifer Parker

Interested in taking yoga, but totally intimidated by the concept of a class? You aren’t the only one! Most people will tell you that they were quite nervous the first time they took a yoga class too!

But why is this? I think it’s because a lot of people think that you have to be a certain “type” of person—a certain size, age, shape, level of fitness or flexibility—in order to do yoga; some people are afraid that they won’t be able to keep up, or that they’ll “hold back” the rest of the class; and some people are just unsure if they’ll like it or feel foolish doing crazy postures.

No worries! Yoga is for everyone!

Everyone comes to yoga for different reasons and at different levels of ability. We all start somewhere, and all of us are beginners sometimes. The point with yoga is to be who and where you are, and not worry about what others are doing. You just be yourself!

Besides, good teachers adjust every class to meet the needs of the students present—so there’s no way that a brand-new beginner won’t keep up or hold back the rest. Teachers and fellow students love having a newbie with whom to share the joy of yoga!

So, just take a deep breath, and give it a try! The adventure of Yoga is waiting for you!

Thank you so much for your insight and we cannot wait to read more from you.

Please visit Jenifer Parker Yoga by clicking here

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You are probably at Work while reading this post and cannot wait to leave for the day and get to your studio. Well, here’s a special treat for you. This new video shows you simple techniques while sitting at your desk to keep mentally and physically focused during the day.

However, here is the disclaimer:

“We’re not recommending that people exercise sitting in their chairs, but when there’s nothing else you can do because you have to be there, these give people something to do,” said Judith Down, director of the Alberta Centre for Active Living.

Want the link? Check it out after the jump….

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Today I present: Yoga in Paris

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Thanks to FitSugar for this yoga pose titled Lifted Lotus.

Here is some info on this pose…

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