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Feb 12

Yoga can teach entrepreneurs how to balance life and work

Starting your own business can be tricky territory, but according to one yoga instructor and entrepreneur, the mind-body regimen and business have a lot in common. Therefore, yoga can teach prospective businesspeople how to balance life and work.

"The word 'yoga' means 'to join' and 'to unite,' and its practice aims to bring the mind and body together to work as one. Similarly, entrepreneurs juggle many different relationships, challenges and responsibilities, with the end goal of harnessing these entities to work in synch," Abbie Davies Steinbacher of The Young Entrepreneur Council wrote in U.S. News and World Report.

There are three lessons from yoga that can carry over into entrepreneurship, according to Steinbacher:

1. Entrepreneurs need to be present in the moment and not let the stress of one day carry over into the next. This means letting go of expectations and distractions.

2. There needs to be a balance between staying in one's comfort zone and constantly challenging oneself. Too much of one attitude won't lead to success, and so, as the adage goes, everything in moderation.

3. Both yoga and business take practice and patience. Taking shortcuts won't get you anywhere. The keys are setting realistic goals and being persistent in case mistakes are made.

Your local Massachusetts yoga class may be able to help. After all, you'd be in good company. According to the Yoga Journal, as of 2008, 15.8 million Americans were practicing the holistic healing technique!

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Feb 12

Exercise should balance life fitness beyond the short term

Fitness expert and columnist Tony Horton understands that many people take up exercise routines for aesthetic reasons, whether it's to impress friends and acquaintances or attract a potential date. However, he reminds people that exercise should really balance life fitness for the long run. As he writes in The Huffington Post, short-term goals lead to short-term results.

"Exercise is so much more than building muscle or losing weight. It's life-altering in every way, and the greatest byproduct is how it changes your perspective, how it alters your beliefs," Horton explained.

In order to create a sustainable regimen, it is important to select something that is fun and enjoyable rather than effective but easy to hate. When done right, exercise, as well as a healthy diet, can improve brain chemistry and provide enough motivation to keep up these good habits for a lifetime.

People who are interested in a routine that is low impact and relaxing should check out their local Dahn Yoga centers. The mind-body regimen has several health benefits, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health. These include better strength, flexibility, stress management, heart rate and blood pressure.

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Jan 12

Yoga can teach stressed-out Americans how to live a balanced life

What do raising a family, dating and the economy have in common? These are all potential sources of stress! However, a recent survey conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA) has found that between 2007 and 2011, the average stress level of the nation has gone down from 6.2 to 5.2 (on a 10-point scale), as reported in USA Today. But it's not because there are fewer things to stress us out – people may simply be learning how to live a balanced life!

"We like to think what's happening is better management," said Norman Anderson of the APA, as quoted by the news source. "Part of the good news from the study is that a majority of people recognize stress as a problem and something that needs to be attended to. I'm not sure that would have been the case a generation or two ago."

The most effective stress management techniques include yoga, jogging and other exercises, according to the news source. Physical activity not only distracts people from stress – it also undoes some of the negative health effects of this mental force.

People who are interested in this mind-body regimen should check out their local Dahn Yoga Centers. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, yoga can also improve one's blood chemistry and physical strength.

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Dec 11

Yoga teaches ‘Vampire Diaries’ star a balanced lifestyle

Life is hard enough when you're a teenage girl and you have to deal with school and living with parents who just don't understand you. Try being "The Vampire Diaries" heroine Elena Gilbert, who also has the added pressure of being torn between the two loves of her life – both vampires. Perhaps if Elena took up yoga like her real life counterpart, Nina Dobrev, she could learn to lead a more balanced lifestyle.

Like any television actor, Dobrev has to maintain a certain level of physical fitness for the cameras, which she accomplishes with the help of yoga. However, she refuses to take her fitness to extremes, and allows herself the luxury of indulging her sweet tooth on occasion.

"It's all about balance," Dobrev told Us Weekly. "I love to indulge and eat yummy things, but then I go to yoga and exercise."

In addition to yoga, Dobrev helps herself stay fit with her favorite line of health shakes.

The benefits of a Massachusetts yoga class are not just physical, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health. This mind-body regiment can also improve one's mood, sense of well-being and ability to handle stress.

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Dec 11

Yoga can teach patients how to balance life again

Car accidents, robbery, a natural disaster, domestic violence – these are all things that people would rather not experience again after living through them once. Unfortunately, people who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can relive these events constantly in their minds. However, new research suggests yoga can teach these individuals how to balance life again, as reported by dailyRX.

In a study conducted at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, researchers treated American war veterans with mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy, which consisted of two to three hours of yoga, meditation and other exercises a week.

Over the course of six months, the researchers observed improvements in their subjects' symptoms.

Peter Strong, founder of The Boulder Center for Mindfulness Therapy, said that the key to MBSR practices, such as Massachusetts yoga classes, is increasing one's ability to engage with both the inner emotions and the outside world.

"Through training, we can cultivate a non-reactive mindfulness-based relationship with the contents of our mind, including painful and traumatic memories," Strong told the news source. "We can learn to 'sit' with our inner pain without becoming lost in reactive thinking and the suffering that accompanies reactive thinking."

Within a year, 3.5 percent of American adults experience PTSD, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Symptoms may include persistent flashbacks, emotional numbness or insomnia.

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Nov 11

Both chiropractic medicine and yoga can balance life fitness

People may compartmentalize chiropractic treatment as "medicine" and yoga as "exercise," and "never the twain shall meet." However, both of these practices can balance life fitness, according to a woman who works as both a yoga instructor and chiropractor.

"They have complementary intentions and philosophies, enhancing your attention of postural alignment and helping you understand the relationship between your physical structure and your health," said Loren Hager, as quoted in The Wilton Bulletin in Connecticut. "While chiropractic is already widely accepted as a natural way to combat back and neck pain and injuries, yoga can also be quite helpful for these common ailments."

Students in Boston yoga classes can use chiropractic medicine to deepen their understanding of the yoga poses by using proper alignment, according to Hager. This will help protect the joints. On the other hand, chiropractic patients can use yoga to condition their muscles and augment their treatments.

According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), research suggests that yoga can help improve mood, muscle relaxation, strength, flexibility, stress management and body chemistry. As of 2007, 13 million adults in the U.S. reported practicing yoga within the preceding year.

NCCAM is supporting research to study the relationship between yoga and chronic lower back pain, arthritis and other ailments.

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Nov 11

Yoga can help balance life fitness, including weight loss

As the holidays approach, foodies who are ready to indulge may also anticipate making New Year's resolutions to lose weight. According to several sports medicine experts, Massachusetts yoga classes can help balance life fitness through both mind-body awareness and increased physical activity, as reported in My Health News Daily.

Weight loss occurs when one burns more calories than they eat, which is an important concept to keep in mind when participating in yoga.

"Many yoga practices burn fewer calories than traditional exercise (e.g., jogging, brisk walking); however, yoga can increase one's mindfulness and the way one relates to their body," said Beth Lewis, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Kinesiology, quoted by the news source. "So, individuals will become more aware of what they are eating and make better food choices."

Furthermore, performing any continuous physical activity several times a week will change one's metabolic needs, according to Jen Cassetty, an American College of Sports Medicine certified health fitness specialist.

As of 2006, more than 13 million Americans were practicing yoga, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health. The agency also reports that the existing body of research suggests that yoga may have benefits for heart rate, lung capacity, body composition, stress management and physical fitness.

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Nov 11

Living a balanced lifestyle may include working out on yoga mats – not eating their components

If you engage in yoga in Massachusetts, you are probably concerned with living a balanced lifestyle. Other important aspects of staying healthy include getting adequate sleep and eating a nutritious diet. The latter is particularly significant, as millions of Americans are either overweight or obese due to consuming too much fast food.

Recently, TIME Magazine reported that McDonald's has re-introduced its McRib, a 500-calorie pork sandwich featuring a bun with 34 different ingredients. One of those components? A chemical known as azodicarbonamide, a flour-bleaching agent that is commonly incorporated into yoga mats.

Engaging in breathing exercises, poses and stretches on an actual yoga mat is probably a smarter choice. Additionally, instead of indulging in one of these high-fat meals, consuming more fruits and vegetables may be a better way to keep your body healthy.

Achieving a balanced lifestyle is all about staying well through a combination of exercise, nutrition and meditation for stress relief. If you feel tired, lethargic or stressed out on a daily basis, adopting these positive changes may give you the energy you lack. 

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Oct 11

Kate Moss’s yoga pose for a balanced lifestyle is commemorated in gold

You probably know that a nutritious diet and plenty of exercise are key to leading a balanced lifestyle. But are you aware that yoga is the physical activity of choice for millions of health-conscious Americans? It's true. Each year, more people adopt the holistic mind-body regimen by watching yoga videos for beginners or attending classes at local studios. The program is even popular among celebrities, who are often photographed leaving the gym with colorful yoga mats.

Recently, the Daily Mail reported that an 18-carat gold statue of Kate Moss was sold at the Sotheby's auction. The sculpture features the British supermodel in a complicated yoga pose and was created by artist Marc Quinn. The artwork even met the approval of Moss herself.

"When I showed Kate the statue, she told me she loved it," he said, quoted by the news source. "She really liked the idea and she modeled for me for a day or so."

The figurine is reportedly the largest manmade gold statue since ancient Egyptian times, weighing approximately 110 pounds.

Although most people may not have the loads of cash that the piece fetched at auction, they may want to take the statue's lead and engage in a little yoga themselves.

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Sep 11

Yoga festival teaches young people about living a balanced lifestyle

Living a balanced lifestyle is an important lesson for young people, which is why yoga instructors Regine Flimlin and Enrique Wegel launched an event for teens called the Yoga Festival by the Sea, according to the Ashbury Park Press. They are firm believers in the principle that practicing the holistic Eastern regimen can enable enthusiasts of any age to learn to breathe, relax and manage multiple responsibilities. Adopting the techniques early on, however, can help optimize the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual benefits, as well as encourage young yoga practitioners to continue the mindfulness system later on in life.

The Yoga Festival by the Sea is a two-day celebration of what Flimlin and Wegel called LOHAS, which stands for "lifestyle of health and sustainability." The event is also meant to raise young people's awareness of the environment, emphasizing the importance of understanding that taking care of one's world means taking care of oneself.

"If you wait too long to introduce that lifestyle to someone, the bad impressions and habits they already have are much deeper," Flimlin explained, quoted by the news source. "If you introduce these concepts to people who are young, they start making those choices right away."

She added that although the festival is meant to attract adolescents and teenagers, it is open to individuals of all ages who wish to try the breathing exercises, poses and stretches of the mind-body regimen.

Encouraging youths to engage in yoga can be a great way to cement family relationships as well, since these individuals may share the techniques they have learned with their parents and siblings. Those who are new to the Eastern program may want to look into yoga videos for beginners, which might be a fun and healthy bonding activity for people of all ages.

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