Newsletter March, 2019
In this issue:
Seated hip opening poses, part 3
 Revolving Head-to-knee pose I hope you've been enjoying practicing the seated hip opening poses presented earlier in part 1 and part 2 of this series of articles. In today's post, part 3, I am presenting the following additional hip opening poses from the seated position:
- Wide-legged Revolving head-to-knee pose (Prasarita Parivritta Janu-shirshasana)
- Wide-legged forward bending pose (Upavishta Konasana)
- Spinal twist (Ardha-matsyendrasana)
- Sage Pose (Marichyasana)
I hope you will enjoy practicing with the video presentation.
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Upcoming Programs
Understanding the Mind to eliminate Stress
- What: An Introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- When: Third Saturday of the month
- Next Session: Saturday, March 16, 2019
- TIME: 2:30 - 4:30 PM
- LOCATION: Integral Yoga Studio, 4000 Bearcat Way, Suite 102, Morrisville, NC 27560
- FEE: by voluntary donation
- To register: please fill out the registration form (if you have filled the form recently, send me an email to register)
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Currently ongoing Programs
14-day Pranayama Intensive
- What: 14-day pranayama intensive
- When: Monday, February 18 - Sunday, March 3, 2019
- Time: 6:00 – 7:30 AM
- Location: Integral Yoga Studio, 4000 Bearcat Way, Suite 102, Morrisville, NC 27560
- Daily Routine: Light stretching (10-15 minutes), Pranayama (45 min), Relaxation (15 min), Yoga philosophy/meditation (15 min)
- Commitment: A firm commitment to follow this schedule and attend every day
- Fee: $100 (cash, check, zelle or paypal)
- To register: fill out the registration form, providing information in all the fields, and submit it online
Please visit here for more details...
Yoga for kids/teens, 8-week session
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What: Yoga for Kids/Teens, 8-week Sessions
- When: Every Sunday
- Kids (5+ years) 5:00 - 6:00 PM
- Teens (Age 12 - 19 years) 6:15 - 7:15 PM
- Starting: Sunday, February 10, 2019
- Location: Integral Yoga Studio, 4000 Bear Cat Way, suite 102, Morrisville, NC 27560
- Instructor: Jagriti Vanam (jazzvanam@gmail.com)
- Contact: Jagriti (jazzvanam@gmail.com), 919-601-2997
- Fee: $80 (cash or check, due on the first day of the class)
- To register: fill out the registration form, providing information in all the fields, and submit it online
podcast channel
As you may be aware, I have been offering monthly workshops wherein I discuss various aspects of yoga philosophy. The main focus in these workshops is to discuss the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in some depth. In addition, from time to time, I also discuss concepts from the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and other related ancient scriptures. In order to preserve these talks for future reference, I have been making an audio recording of these discussions and sharing them with the participants. These audio recordings are now available on the podcast channel on my blog. You are welcome to download these audio recordings for your use. In addition, you can listen to these podcasts as well as subscribe to them on itunes as well.
youtube channel
As you would have noticed from many of the recent posts on my blog, I have been adding short videos of many of the commonly practiced asana and pranayama sequences. I strongly urge you to subscribe to my youtube channel and visit the channel frequently to get instructions for your own asana and pranayama practices. Please share the link to the channel with your friends who might benefit from these detailed video instructions.
I would love to hear your feedback and, of course, would welcome suggestions for future videos that you would like to see on the channel.
Yoga in the News
Many sleepless Americans trying meditation and yoga
Roughly half of U.S. adults suffer from sleep problems, and research suggests that many of them are practicing mind-body exercises like yoga and meditation that might help make it easier to get a good nights' rest.
Mind-body medicine can include a range of health practices that combine efforts to focus the mind, control breathing and move the body in ways that promote relaxation. These practices are a key component of many forms of complementary and integrative medicine that previous studies have linked to improvements in sleep, researchers note in Sleep Medicine.
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Why Meditation is the New Medicine with Emily Fletcher
by Mark Hyman, MD (Published on Feb 20, 2019)
If there was something you could do everyday to boost your focus and productivity, feel energized, reduce stress, sleep better, maintain a positive outlook, and support whole-body health, wouldn’t you do it? It’s for all these reasons, and more, that I consider meditation a foundational pillar to good health. I used to think I didn’t have time for meditation but now I know I don’t have time NOT to do it—it’s become that integral in helping me manage all of my other many responsibilities and passions. Since starting, I’m happier than ever, have found the love of my life, and my business is rocking.
Today, on The Doctor’s Farmacy Podcast, I talk to my good friend and personal meditation teacher, Emily Fletcher, about meditation for the modern world. Emily is the founder of Ziva, the creator of The Ziva Technique and regarded as a leading expert in meditation for high performers.
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Is New Age Alternative Medicine Becoming More Scientific?
A new study, using yoga as adjunctive care in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis suggests that at least for yoga, new age practitioners are looking for quantifiable, reproducible, mind-body connections.
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Yoga benefits patients with depression
Results from a 2017 systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating yoga for patients with major depression indicated that yoga was comparable to both exercise and medication in decreasing unipolar depressive symptoms. In another study — in which researchers compared a twice-weekly yoga intervention with a waitlist control for 12 weeks — yoga outperformed the control condition in reducing depressive symptoms.
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Have a question/suggestion?
If you have a yoga-related question, please write to me and I would do my best to provide an answer in a timely manner. I would love to hear your suggestions for future newsletter articles.
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