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Be a Yoga Guinea Pig

August 6, 2010

Have you ever wanted to turn your body over to science and the betterment of humankind?  Of course you have! Well, now’s your chance to do just that and become a “YOGA” subject for The International Wellbeing Study , a large online international study investigating peoples’ wellbeing. Since its inception, the study has aimed at investigating the difference in wellbeing of yoga participants over the course of a year of dedicated yoga practice. For the next intake in September 2010, as well as for future intakes, the study will target yoga participants in particular.  The study is completely anonymous, easy to do, takes about 25 to 30 minutes for each assessment point, and participants don’t have to give any of their personal details. The only participation requirements is that participants are at least 16 years old and that they agree to fill out these questions every three months for a year; five times in total. To participate in the upcoming September assessment and/or find out more about the study, visit The International Wellbeing Study website. Importantly, if you do decide to join the study, it’s important that you input “YOGA” when prompted to provide a “study code.” As if you needed any more incentive than knowing that you are making the world a better place just by offering your sweet yoga skills to the universe of human discovery, you could win one of fifteen $100 Amazon.com vouchers (to spend on yoga books , of course…:) Filed under: yoga

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Links for 2010-07-11 [del.icio.us]

July 12, 2010

Born to Run But Crippled by Shoes | GeekDad | Wired.com by Christopher McDougall iYogaLife Slideshows – The 10 Best Poses for Runners iYogaLife.com : Runners : 10 Best Yoga Poses for Runners Baron Baptiste on Good Morning?America – #YogaHack Videos – #YogaHack: yoga.books.technology Yoga Today – Yoga Delivered Today

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Yoga is to Running as Yin is to Yang

July 12, 2010

Many of us who love both running and yoga know how important it is to balance both activities in our lives.  Not a simple thing to do since running and yoga require time and dedication to become proficient at either.  Even those who practice a fairly vigorous form of yoga have likely learned from experience that it’s a long climb back aerobically after those periods of time when they take a break from running. I’m not sure you can ever have too much yoga, but too much running without enough yoga (or a good stretching routine) can create a lot of issues for those of us with the genetic predisposition of a two-by-four.  Instead of popping advil like candy after your next long run, why not take 20 minutes to balance out your running muscles with the following yoga routine: Looking for more inspiration?  Check out the following links: Yoga:  The Perfect Running Companion (via #YogaHack) 7 Days of Yoga and Running (via iYogaLife) ChiRunning (via Amazon.com) Born to Run (via Amazon.com) Filed under: running , yoga

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Yoga Challenge Day 10 ~ Commitment

July 7, 2010

I think I pushed the limits today for what constitutes the bare minimum for a yoga practice. I had a hard track workout this morning, so I don’t feel exercised-deprived. I’m mainly concerned that I’m not prioritizing my time well enough to allow for a solid effort on the mat. That’s probably where class attendance makes a difference in terms of demanding an honest effort. Day 10 is usually that time during the yoga challenge when it’s useful to recommit to the spirit and intent of the challenge. Honestly, I’ve been obsessed with creating a (hopefully) cool and useful new yoga website: www.yogahack.com. I had this idea pop into my head the other day about a website concept revolving around #yogahacks, i.e, tips for efficient use of technology and media resources in a yoga practice. The hashtag idea came to mind tonight while tinkering on the Internet. All right, it’s time to recommit to a respectable practice effort. Namaste! Filed under: yoga , yoga challenge

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