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Question for the Ladies

There are many different schools of thought on whether women should modify their yoga practice during menstruation. Do you, for instance, practice inversions or otherwise change your practice during your period? Share your approach to yoga on your period.

Wii Pilates

About.com Pilates Guide Marguerite Ogles reviews the new Wii Fit application Wii Pilates with Daisy Fuentes and finds it lacking. Sounds much worse than the original yoga game for Wii.

My Yoga Online has posted a new, healthy living recipe: Raw Almond Breakfast Recipe. This easy recipe offers a boost of energy, fiber, and nutritious elements to start your day off well.

The basis for this recipe is in the preparation of the almonds. Almonds and other nuts and seeds are more easily digestible if soaked overnight with a bit of salt.

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Art + Yoga = Bliss

A Columbia, SC museum is hosting a yoga class in the middle of an art gallery. Doing yoga among beautiful pieces of art enhances the senses says Rikki Donahue, the yoga teacher who will lead classes at the museum through September 9th. “You notice the vastness of the canvas, the colors and the mixture and your senses are so much more aware,” Donahue said. Continue reading…