Friday, September 3, 2010

Is regular yoga practice a good way to lose weight? Part II

June 4, 2010 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Guest Authors, The Benefits

Is regular yoga practice a good way to lose weight? Part II

by guest author Jude Mahood, nutritionist and yoga teacher The first part of this article described the way yoga practice is thought to result in weight loss. In summary, weight loss may be the direct result of vigorous regular practice or it may be indirectly related to the cultivation of mindfulness. An important point to [...]

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Am I a bad yogi because I want to eat steak?

April 23, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Hot topics, Yamas & Niyamas

Am I a bad yogi because I want to eat steak?

Last week I received a comment from a reader prompted by the article they’d been reading, Will yoga give me a great body? I have recently started yoga, been almost a month & I love it. I have been doing “The Paleo Diet” – Lean Meats, Fruits, Vegs, No breads or Grains, Beans etc. I [...]

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The best detox diet you can ever do

March 11, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat, The Benefits

The best detox diet you can ever do

There is one simple action that you can take to detox your body and maintain your ideal body weight with ease. Practice yoga. Yep. That’s it – the best detox diet you’ll ever do. Regular practice of yoga will solve all of your weight and toxic body issues. Here’s how it works.

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How to stay young forever with yoga

January 13, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat, The Benefits

How to stay young forever with yoga

It’s the Holy Grail of Modern Life, the never-ending quest for the elusive fountain of youth. That potion or procedure or diet that will keep one looking and feeling young forever. Pity the poor celebrity, faced with growing older in the glaring light of public scrutiny, forever surrounded by images of themselves as a younger, [...]

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How yoga will give you a body you LOVE

October 9, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat

How yoga will give you a body you LOVE

Common wisdom holds that if you are unhappy about your body, the only recourse is to lose weight via exercise, or dieting, or pills, or some combination of all three. But there is another way. It doesn’t involve starving yourself, forcing yourself into activity you hate, or risking your health with dodgy chemicals. Instead of [...]

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How to eat an optimum diet for maximum energy vibration

October 1, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat

How to eat an optimum diet for maximum energy vibration

In an ideal world, everything you ate would be organic and locally grown. It would be planted, tended, harvested and stored with love and attention. It would be cooked and presented and eaten with love and attention. Nothing would contain additives, or preservatives, nor would much of it be frozen, dried or tinned. So lets [...]

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