Yoga in Popular Culture // admin // June 30, 2011 // no comments
The Male View of Yoga?
I just read an article about one man’s love of yoga and challenge with sharing it with his fellow male comrades. He describes in eloquent detail how yoga has transformed him physically and mentally and how he can’t imagine a life without his practice. And yet, when he broaches the subject with male friends and family, he’s met with criticism or cynicism. Without quit…
Events (Not SLTV) Uncategorized Yoga Events Yoga in Popular Culture // admin // June 30, 2011 // no comments
If you’re as big a Deepak Chopra follower as I am, then you’ll probably want to book your ticket asap while there’s still room. He’s hosting a weeklong well-being event that combines meditation, heart-opening yoga, lectures and other renewal and well-being practices next week in Whistler, B.C. (July 3rd – 9th)
The event, entitled Seduction of Spirit mediation and yoga retreat, aims to…
Company Yoga Online // Delphine // June 28, 2011 // no comments
StudioLiveTV plans to announce our partnership with a Yoga studio in the NY metro region that offers Bikram yoga classes. Meanwhile we’ve been testing what 105 degrees and 40% humidity will do to our webcams. The task hasn’t been easy, but we’ve made some serious progress. Incredibly its finally working. Anyone have a towel they want to lend us? Stay tuned for more….
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Yoga Lifestyle // Delphine // June 28, 2011 // no comments
For many yogis, practicing yoga and meditation go hand-in-hand. Yoga provides balance and harmony between the spiritual, physical and mental. Meditation, as you can guess, is more geared towards the mental by focusing on clearing the mind, and eventually, reaching a state of spiritual enlightenment. I have to admit that I have not been as consistent or dedicated to my meditation as I have to…
Age and Fitness Personal Trainer Online StudioLiveTV Case Studies // admin // June 24, 2011 // no comments
How StudioLiveTV is helping Saul maintain his health and be with his family this summer.
Saul A. is a semiretired, 62 year-old journalist who, for nine months out of the year, lives with his wife in New York City. The couple spends their summers on the beach in Maine. Saul has struggled with obesity his entire life. Six months ago his doctor told him if he didn’t get himself in shape now, …
Events (Not SLTV) Yoga Lifestyle // Delphine // June 20, 2011 // no comments
Tomorrow, June 21, marks the official start of summer. What better reason to honor longer days of sunshine and warm weather than with Yoga. In Yoga, the changing of the seasons is honored through the tradition of performing 108 Sun Salutations during each equinox and solstice throughout the year. The Summer Solstice will be June 21st. The Fall Equinox falls on September 23rd and the Winter…
Beginner's Yoga Yoga Health Yoga in Popular Culture // Delphine // June 20, 2011 // no comments
As you know, yoga is being credited with significant health benefits on an almost weekly, if not, daily basis. I’ve blogged about it. More importantly, I believe it all 100%. I also believe that modern medicine could learn a tremendous amount from yoga, Ayurveda and a more holistic approach to health and well-being. However, as of lately, I’ve started to become somewhat immune to the latest and…
Events (Not SLTV) // Delphine // June 16, 2011 // no comments
The World Yoga Foundation (WYF), a non-profit [501(c)3] organization formed for the purpose of developing and promoting yoga asanas (yoga postures), is gearing up for the 8th Annual Bishnu Charan Ghosh International Yoga Championship 2011. This year, the 2-day Championship takes place in Los Angeles, on June 18th and 19th. The more than 70 participants competing for the Male, Female and Yout…
Yoga Health Yoga Lifestyle Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // June 14, 2011 // no comments
In my last two posts, I highlighted Macrobiotics and the Raw Food Diet. This week, a brief overview of Ayurveda. A form of alternative medicine, Ayurveda is a 5,000 year-old comprehensive medical practice founded in India. “Ayur” and “veda” are two Sanskrit words that mean “knowledge of living.” Often referred to as the “sister science” of yoga, it incorporates a highly comprehensive approach to…
Yoga Health Yoga Lifestyle Yoga Nutrition // Delphine // June 13, 2011 // no comments
Last time, with the recent launch of the Obama Administration’s recommended dietary guidelines, I got to thinking about some of the more popular nutrition-based diets (or rather philosophies). There’s a lot of great information available today on how we can optimize our health, and yet the obesity epidemic seems to get worse with time. Perhaps the new administration might start to turn…