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Super-Agers and Yoga

May 02, 2022 06:00AM

Magnetic-resonance imaging of this group consistently shows that super-agers exhibit slower loss of brain volume than their peers, providing them with better protection against dementia.

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Yoga Poses to Balance the Chakra System

Apr 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Mila Burgess

The chakra system is an ancient map of energy flow in the body. In Sanskrit, the word “chakra” means “disk” or “wheel.”

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The Power of the Pause

Mar 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Mila Burgess

Querencia is a metaphysical concept in Spanish that, loosely translated, refers to “home base,” the place from which one draws strength and where one feels safe and able to connect with one’s authentic self.

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Turning Inward Through the Koshas

Feb 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Mila Burgess

According to yoga tradition, each person has five energetic layers called koshas. Sometimes referred to as “veils,” koshas are metaphorical sheaths that move from the body's outer layer, through the mind, to the inner spiritual core.

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The Art of Balance: Yin-Yang

Jan 01, 2022 06:00AM ● By Mila Burgess

Yin and yang are ancient Chinese principles rooted in the notion that balance is part of the natural order of things and that it is key to optimal health and well-being.

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Transitions: Welcoming Our New Yoga Editor

Nov 02, 2021 06:00AM ● By Sheila Ewers

This month, I have the privilege of introducing you to my successor, Atlanta’s new Natural Awakenings yoga editor, Mila Burgess. Mila’s path and mine have frequently intersected over the years, and I know her as a person who lives her yoga fully, studies continuously and has a deep well of knowledge and experience to share.

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Teaching Yoga

Nov 02, 2021 06:00AM ● By Sheila Ewers

As yoga editor for Natural Awakenings for the past two years, it has been a deep and profound honor to share what I have learned over a lifetime of study. But at my core, I am first and foremost a yoga teacher, and to me, that has often meant stepping aside and allowing myself to become an instrument for life-force itself to speak to the students before me.

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Yoga to Heal Trauma: Soothing Poses Calm the Nervous System

Oct 01, 2021 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Trauma-informed yoga (also called trauma-sensitive yoga) is a promising therapeutic branch of the yogic system designed to quell the body’s programmed "fight-or-flight" responses.

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Yoga Thrives in Atlanta – A Special Section

Sep 03, 2021 06:00AM ● By Paul Chen

But 25 years ago, the Atlanta yoga community was in its infancy. It was just a handful of dedicated, curious and passionate seekers who traveled around the country and brought the knowledge they gained back to Atlanta.

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Early Roots of Atlanta’s Passion for Yoga

Sep 02, 2021 06:00AM ● By Sheila Ewers

They taught classes wherever they could and have since shared their expertise with thousands of Atlantans over the years. They’ve also built robust yoga communities that continue to birth new teachers and change lives even today.

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Multi-Studio Owners Expand Yoga’s Presence

Sep 02, 2021 06:00AM ● By Sheila Ewers

Elspeth Brotherton, Ahoo Sarab and Lori Denton influence thousands of yoga practitioners throughout the metro area, employ dozens of teachers and juggle the demands of entrepreneurship with the kind of equanimity that comes from years of personal yoga practice.

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Yoga’s Future: Embracing Restore And Recover

Sep 02, 2021 06:00AM ● By Tracy Jennings-Hill

I spoke with Lauren Reese and Dr. Tiffany D. Johnson, two Atlanta yogis who, while coming from different perspectives, both emphasize the restoration and recovery side of yoga. As life in our culture gets more intense, and as physical, emotional and energetic balance become more important to people, a focus on “yin” might be a growing trend in yoga’s future.

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