Another Word for Stubborn? Tapas, Maybe?

by NinaLeaf in a Grid by Melina MezaBaxter and I had an interesting discussion yesterday about what “yoga for healthy aging” means. He said that he felt that essentially it was an attitude, you know, the combination of acceptance and active engagement we’ve been talking about since the early days of the blog (see What We Need to Practice  and Acceptance, Active Engagement, and the Bhagavad Gita). Then our conversation—as so often happens—wandered...

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Acceptance, Active Engagement, and "The Bhagavad Gita"

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Active Engagement: Yoga and Osteoporosis

by BaxterRoots and Water by Brad Gibson@font-face { font-family: "Optima"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Earlier this summer, some good news was reported in the New York Times about recent study on the benefits of yoga asana for osteoporosis. Physiatrist Loren Fishman, MD (a physiatrist is an MD who works mostly with helping to rehabilitate...

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Accepting Reclined Leg Stretch

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What We Need to Practice

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