Yoga and Hip Dysplasia

by BaxterI received an email just the other day from a colleague in Colorado who was about to meet with a new private yoga client and was looking for some guidance. The woman coming in had apparently been diagnosed with hip dysplasia around the time of delivering a baby. Even without any more information than that, I could guess that the affected hip is the left one, as statistics for this unique hip condition bear that out. And it is eight times...

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Eight Tips for Being a Good Yoga Student

by NinaThe Student by Pablo PicassoI recently wrote about the responsibility that a yoga teacher has (or should have) to respect his or her students (see When to Fire Your Yoga Teacher). But like every relationship, the teacher-student relationship is one that goes both ways. All of us here at Yoga for Healthy Aging are both yoga teachers and yoga students. No matter how much or for how long we’ve taught, we also still take public classes from valued...

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Getting those Gunns to GROW. By Vic Goyaram

Getting those Gunns to GROWMy personal training tips By Vic Goyaram Exclusive for Bodybuilding MauritiusUsing the techniques below my arms grew to 18.1" cold Every bodybuilder wants massive arms. There isn't anything like arms which are too big. In a recent post on our Facebook page we have all seen members' willingness to get bigger arms.  In this article I will share some of my best advice on how to get your arms...

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Friday Q&A: Yoga and Pacemakers

Q: I am a yoga practitioner and a teacher of active classes, and have been for 20 years. I am 64. Four years ago, I had a pacemaker put in to correct sick sinus syndrome, which is to say I began randomly fainting because my heart hesitated too long between beats - for no identifiable reason. All other aspects of my heart health and general health are excellent. I returned to my asana practice slowly as I learned to keep space between the collarbone and first rib where the wire is inserted in the subclavanian artery so as not to damage or wear it...

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Practicing Yoga Off the Mat

by Nina Rock Close Up by Brad GibsonThis sutra prescribes a kind of mindfulness or mental cultivation off the mat, so to speak, that is, in day-to-day affairs outside of the context of citta-vritti-nirodha-type meditation. Cultivating the higher qualities of sattva is a continuous and constant requirement of the yogic path and spills over into all aspects of life’s affairs and social interactions. It speaks to the fact that yoga need not be...

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Whey protein types: Manufacture and nutritional analysis. By Vic Goyaram

Whey Protein Types ExplainedResearched and composed by Veeraj GoyaramExercise and Nutritional ScientistIt is not easy to make sense of the amazing diversity of whey protein types available on the market today when choosing for the protein that gives the best anabolic bang for your protein buck. Furthermore, labels that use excessive scientific jargon often add further confusion. When reading protein powder labels you will often see one or some...

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