Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Lifespan Yoga Kids (and their Art)
(also posted at www.lifespanyoga.com) I have been adding little art projects on to the end of Kids Yoga classes for a few years. They now have taken on a life of their own and I can not stop taking pictures of the art the kids dream up. They are working on art journals and up-cycling old frames and canvas art.
And I few things the adults made as examples. Best part about up-cycling the old frames is kids can take home and hang on their wall.
We do it all gain next Tuesday at 12:30pm! I am buying more paint.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Yoga Research is Positive
(now posted at www.LifespanYoga.com)
I love to read research about the positive impact of a good yoga practice. A blog posting on the Yoga Journal site outlined the following:
In an interview on the CBS show This Morning, P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D., professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Duke University said that studies have shown yoga practice to produce a relaxation response that mimics the best anti-anxiety drugs on the market today, and that it can also help people with mild depression, insomnia, and ADHD.
We need to know exactly what they mean by "practice". Did the study participants do a special style of yoga? What about breathing? Were they taught to meditate?
Dr. Doraiswamy says, “Studies have shown that yoga affects perhaps more than 200 different processes in our body and in our brain. It affects virtually every tissue and every system in our body.”
Soon studies will compare styles of yoga, yoga teachers, length of classes, length of savasana and compare long term yogis to newbies. That is all possible and cheaper than drug trials. It is fascinating. You can read the whole post here.
I love to read research about the positive impact of a good yoga practice. A blog posting on the Yoga Journal site outlined the following:
In an interview on the CBS show This Morning, P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D., professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Duke University said that studies have shown yoga practice to produce a relaxation response that mimics the best anti-anxiety drugs on the market today, and that it can also help people with mild depression, insomnia, and ADHD.
We need to know exactly what they mean by "practice". Did the study participants do a special style of yoga? What about breathing? Were they taught to meditate?
Dr. Doraiswamy says, “Studies have shown that yoga affects perhaps more than 200 different processes in our body and in our brain. It affects virtually every tissue and every system in our body.”
Soon studies will compare styles of yoga, yoga teachers, length of classes, length of savasana and compare long term yogis to newbies. That is all possible and cheaper than drug trials. It is fascinating. You can read the whole post here.
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