My Yoga Online has posted an informative new pose presented by Dr. Robin Armstrong: Utkatasana Yoga Pose . Learn more about the benefits, contraindications, modifications, and cautions in doing this yoga posture safely. Benefits of Utkatasana (Chair Pose) *Strengthens the hip flexor muscles: rectus femoris, psoas *Strengthens the quadriceps in the front of the thighs, hamstrings in the back of the thighs, adductor muscles of the inner thighs,... 

My Yoga Online has posted a new yoga workout video featuring Sharon Gannon: New Chakra Balancing Yoga Video with Jivamukti . In this unique and inspiring program, Jivamukti Yoga founder Sharon Gannon guides you through poses, affirmations, and mantras that open and balance the chakras. Focus on one chakra at a time or balance them all in one practice. Click to watch: Chakra Balancing Yoga video . About Sharon Gannon: In 1984 Sharon Gannon and... 

Shake your booty and rock your asana–all for a good cause. At 10 am on April 25, 2010, Toronto’s Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex will host hundreds of men and women uniting to raise funds for breast cancer research. Participants join in on four Zumba® cardio dance sessions and four yoga sessions, all taught by Toronto’s top instructors. There are great gift bags, lots of prizes, product vendors, food samples and more. Information... 

My Yoga Online has posted a new Yoga Anatomy video featuring David Keil: The Hip Yoga Anatomy yoga video. Learn the important aspects of the hips including major muscles surrounding the hip joint. Discover why the hip has the amount of tension it has around it. Learn how the hamstrings and quadriceps function as “two joint muscles”. Demonstration of where and how tight hips play a role in knee dysfunction. Demonstration to show where... 

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 to make war based on our divergent points of view. We will not always feel joyful or loving, but we do not need to take out our unhappiness on others. We will not always be able to live totally without fear, but we do not need to let desperation... 

My Yoga Online has posted a new Pilates video featuring Rachel Wainwright: Pilates Workout video . Is fun yet effective way to reshape your backside. This class provides exercises to tone & tighten your glutes for all fitness levels. These Pilates exercises will heighten your body awareness and improve your self-image. Be prepared to fall in love with your booty. Click to watch this…  Read More →

THE PRIZE: We are giving away 3 x 1 Year Memberships to MyYogaOnline.com CONTEST TIMELINE: Contest begins at 12: 01 am Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on February 25, 2010 and ends at 11: 59 PST on February 28, 2010. HOW TO WIN: You could be one of 3 lucky winners by following these three steps: Step 1: Become a fan of MyYogaOnline.com Fan Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/myyogaonline Step 2: Post the following message on the wall... 

My Yoga Online has posted a new nutrition article by guest author Brendan Brazier: Guide For Transitioning To A Healthier Diet . Brendan offers simple, but effective advice in how to start adding healthier foods into your diet in order to avoid physical shock to your systems. Enjoy these great nutrition tips as part of your overall yoga and wellness program. At this point, most of us know what foods are healthy. The challenge is no longer in... 

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, rich in B-vitamins, calcium, protein and fiber while low in sodium and …  Read More →

My Yoga Online is proud and excited to be supporting the 2010 Power of Movement Yoga Challenge March 7, 2010 – the world’s largest yoga challenge in support of arthritis and autoimmune research. “Nothing happens until something moves.” -Albert Einstein It all started in 2005 when Dorna Chee made a phone call to the Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Centre (AARC) Foundation in Toronto with an idea. A yoga teacher, Dorna... 

My Yoga Online has posted a new yoga video featuring Clara Roberts-Oss: Twist It Out Yoga video . This yoga sequence balances twisting with heart opening. The flow moves through a standing series of twists and leg balances coupled with a cycle of back bends. Enjoy practicing to the beautiful outdoor setting of North Vancouver, Canada. Watch our latest video: Twist It Out Yoga About Clara: Clara originates her practice and teachings from New... 

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My Yoga Online has added 2 new great nutrition article by Carol DiPirro: The Nutritious World of Leeks and Kale-Veggie Superstar Leeks , a member of the onion and garlic family, have long been grown and cooked in Europe and the Mediterranean. Historians claim Nero ate leeks in soup regularly, thinking they were good for his singing voice. He may have gotten the notion from Aristotle who claimed the clear cry of the partridge was due to its diet... 

My Yoga Online has added a new 30 minute Belly Dance Power video with Gillian Cofsky. Experience a well-rounded belly dance class which includes a brief warm-up/stretch, muscular conditioning for the legs and core, and the break down and drilling of some basic bellydance moves which are strung together at the end to create a short choreography. Great for core conditioning while still maintaining the focus on femininity, sensuality, and encouraging... 

The very heart of the spiritual path is a search for inner peace and when you practice your daily discipline you help translate your individual realization to the larger whole. Society is comprised of its members just as your body is composed of its cells. When you take responsibility for your actions, words and deeds you build a gateway towards the slow, steady realization of true peace one breathe at a time. If a united global consciousness...