Exhale Twice in Santa Monica Santa Monica makes room for another EXHALE Spa located at the Fairmont Hotel & Bungalows on Wilshire Boulevard. The green hotel partnered with Exhale when it wanted to build a spa that caters to each guest holistically. At the Fairmont, Exhale boasts massages and facials using organic and additive-free products, [...]
Seasonal junctures can be vulnerable times, making them opportune for cleansing practices. I In the fall, dispelling excess heat from the summer buildup of the pitta dosha (fire element) and calming the vata dosha (air and ether elements) smoothes this dry, sometimes challenging season. Fall and spring are traditionally good times to practice panchakarma (Ayurvedic [...]
Cultivating Practice, Relationship and Sexuality Through Breath “The energy of life that Yoga calls prana is exactly the same energy that is engaged in sex. Practicing postures with the whole body and with feeling will have a spontaneous effect on your ability to love and be loving. When you have found a rhythm [...]
Mystic Madness or Blissful Big Bang? You wake up, take a shower, get dressed, make coffee then manage your way to work through the traffic. At the office, you engage in small talk with your co-workers and buckle in for another day in the world. Then, suddenly, you feel a brimming flush of [...]
10 tips to start training for the la marathon Deciding to run a full or half marathon is rarely a spur of the moment decision. For many people, running a marathon is a dream that requires committed goal-setting with a strong intention. Whether your reason for running is to get in better shape, lose weight, [...]
Yoga and Longevity On The Court Wayward jock – it’s a technical term describing me. I grew up playing games on the streets of New York City. The quiet tree-lined cul de sac outside my Brooklyn apartment was a natural arena for the alternating games of stickball, football, roller hockey, basketball, handball and [...]
Breathing With The Ball Coordinating breath and movement creates a greater integration of body/mind awareness and increased physical and mental performance beyond the mat to make time on the tennis court more productive. Using your breath to first find a rhythm with your body movements and then find the exact type and length of breath [...]
[In this month’s research review LA YOGA asked noted yoga therapist, educator and researcher Amy Wheeler to investigate the current literature on yoga and athletic training and to suggest areas of further study for formal research or practice for coaches and athletes.] Athletes and coaches are increasingly turning to the ancient techniques of yoga with [...]
Talking About The Heart Of An Athlete In Every Body When Matthew Sanford was an athletic thirteen-year-old, one devastating moment when his family’s car slipped off an overpass changed everything. His father and sister died in the car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. At the age of thirteen he lost the [...]
My Other Car Is A Yoga Mat I’ve always been kind of embarrassed by how much I need my yoga teachers to tell me what a great job I’m doing. It’s not a job after all, it’s yoga. Not that I don’t love to be challenged, corrected, adjusted, egged on, pushed or even [...]