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Yoga: Beyond Movement

This flow starts by building body heat, then moves quickly through positions, eventually softening into a state of conscious relaxation, and closing with a meditation. Video by Grant Henry.

Wherever our life path has lead us, however noisy the outer world may seem, the practice of yoga can heal us by quieting the mind and connecting our inner and outer selves

I grew up a tree climber, barefoot in my backyard with wild hair, trying not to dirty the frocks in which my mother would dress me. I am not a sit still kind of person; I love to move and I love yoga. But yoga is more than a form of movement.

In India, there is a television personality named who hosts an hour of free yoga programming every morning. People write in to him and tell him their ailments: poor vision, insomnia, weight management. Baba Ramdev then provides solutions

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