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Ahimsa: An Ancient Vow for Healing and Peace

March 2nd, 2010
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The yoga path shows us how to charge neutral when we feel disagreements with our fellow human beings. The greatest yoga teachers know that we will not always get along, so they teach us that we do not need [...]

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Nutritional Benefits of Steel-Cut Oats

February 15th, 2010
My Yoga Online has posted a wonderful new nutrition article by guest author Carol DiPirro: Why choose Steel-Cut Oats. As we all know, whole grains are vital to a healthy lifestyle. Steel-cut oats offer a nuttier alternative to the rolled oats most people know. Steel-cut oats are essential grains which are full of nutritional value, [...]

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Boosting Metabolism with Muscle

December 21st, 2009
Gaining muscle (fat free mass) is a highly promoted concept for improving your metabolism and efficiency for losing body fat. Understanding this concept and some of the myths are important when working towards adding an exercise routine that builds fat free mass. First off, all tissues in the body require a constant flow [...]

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Quinoa-The Mother of Grains

December 16th, 2009
My Yoga Online has posted a new healthy nutrition article by guest author Carol DiPirro, Quinoa-The Mother of Grains. Learn about the health benefits of this nutritious grain including a great recipe. An ancient food that is not yet well known in North America, Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah) has been cultivated in the South [...]

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Your Yoga Practice: Beyond the Game of Life

November 10th, 2009
My Yoga Online has posted a new yoga article by guest author Kino MacGregor, Beyond the Game of Life. Kino brings wonderful insight to the concept of complete yoga practice and complete yoga lifestyle. When we begin practicing yoga the deepest part of our consciousness asks for clarity, awakening and truth. What is sometimes the [...]

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How Important Are Fats In Your Healthy Diet?

November 9th, 2009
My Yoga Online has posted a new healthy living article by guest author Brendan Brazier, How Important are Fats in Your Healthy Diet? How important are fats, what forms should you be consuming and in what quantities? It wasn’t long ago when then medical community was advocating the avoidance of all fat, even in the form [...]

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Natural Health: The Neti Pot

November 8th, 2009
Enjoy My Yoga Online’s new healthy living article by guest author Shannon Sexton (selected by Yoga + Magazine): Natural Health: The Neti Pot. Do you have a neti pot yet? Droves of Americans are beginning to rely on this small container, which is used to clean out the nasal passages with saline, as a natural [...]

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Seven Common Mistakes When Being on a Weight Loss Program

September 27th, 2009
Part of an overall healthy lifestyle is maintaining an appropriate body composition. When attempting to decrease body fat percentages, many people make these common mistakes that greatly hinder success in achieving effective weight loss. 1) Not reading and understanding food labels: In order to properly engage a weight loss program, you need to be aware [...]

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Unhealthy Sugars-What is in Your Carbohydrates

September 21st, 2009
My Yoga Online has posted a new nutrition article by Kreg Weiss: Unhealthy Sugars-What is in Your Carbohydrates. Learn how to find healthier carbohydrates and how to avoid poor, highly processed carbohydrates masked with inventive wording meant to mislead consumers. Processed foods offer convenience, but they are often also a source of poor nutrition including [...]

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Benefits Of Beans-Vegetarian Quesadilla Pie

September 20th, 2009
Enjoy our latest healthy, vegetarian recipe by Stephanie LeClair: Vegetarian Quesadilla Pie Also learn about the health benefits of adding beans to your diet. Beans do a good job of shoring up to their magical fruit claim for many reasons. They are high in fiber and protein, as well as calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, [...]

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