Did you know that the yoga was originally believed not to better the individual so much as the community? The early days of yoga have been lost to time. The first recorded poses on seals and paintings date to around 3000 years ago. However, many yoga scholars believe that yoga has the same roots as shamanism. Shamanism is an ancient …
Yoga in the Military
Shiver in fear, pacifists! Yoga is being taught to soldiers. Obviously, that first sentence is ever so slightly cheeky, but it is true that the effects of yoga are being studied and documented on soldiers abroad and coming home from war zones such as Afghanistan, often in conjunction with therapy to help soldiers recover from post-traumatic stress disorder which many …
Transformation can happen in 60 days. Where do you want to be come March?
In 60 days, we can get you back on your journey to be the beautiful, healthy being you were meant to be. writing assignment At Root, we view our journey toward health as a marathon, not a sprint. True transformation and life-long change begins first with this awareness and gentle guidance to get you there. We invite you to join us on …
Do Manly Men Do Yoga?
It’s a peculiarity of western culture that yoga is practiced primarily by women. Here, it’s often thought that men do sports and women do things like yoga and stretching. Ironically, many men have reported that their first yoga class has often ‘kicked their ass’ and that it requires a lot more strength than they imagined. In its origin countries, yoga …
Stress Relief With Yoga
One of the most meaningful benefits of yoga for your emotional or mental wellbeing is the ability of yoga to relieve stress and help you achieve a steadier and clearer frame of mind. Stress is an insidious problem for humans; we live with it so much that we don’t even notice its impact until it’s too late. Stress has been …
Tossing Cookies For Your Health
Ever find yourself surrounded by tempting treats in your own home? Sometimes it feels as though your kitchen has been invaded by post-celebration Martians. The leftover cookies stare at you with their little sprinkled confection eyes until you give in and eat one…and then another one. Robin Shreeves was faced with this terrible situation after Christmas and wrote about her …
How To Choose A Good Yoga Instructor
In the old days of yoga, an instructor in yoga would train a student one-on-one, and then the student would go on to train someone else, and so on. Things have certainly changed. It’s not always affordable or convenient to take private lessons, so most of us drop into a class when we can. This can be problematic because the …
Taming the Urge to Eat More Chocolate in the Office
Everyone loves a good article about chocolate, especially when it’s reporting research encouraging chocolate consumption. However, this time of year, many of us are doing our best to keep our minds off of chocolate. Why must someone bring sweets to the office every single day of the holiday season? Well, according to an article in Science Daily, after even a …
Take Time for Taking Child’s Pose
Why does a time as sparkling and exciting as the holidays have to be so stressful? Our bodies are still dealing with a season’s windy change and now we have planning, baking, traveling and partying to do. It’s a joyous time, sure. But it’s a time of headaches too. I’ve already found myself in child’s pose several times in each …
Attitudes of Gratitude
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. A time of harvest feasting and family meetings, a day for dressing down, board games, fireplace chats, or long walks counting colors in the leaves. This year, thanks to the encouragement of yoga teachers at Root and their reminders to breathe in with gratitude and out without expectation. (thank you, Nikki!) And, strangely enough, to times of …
What is Acupuncture and How Can It Help Me?
For a long time, it was hard to sort out the good acupuncture from the bad acupuncture and the media was largely to blame. Fortunately, a public push in more knowledge about healing methods which go beyond the western frame of reference has resulted in acupuncture becoming not only accepted, but widespread. However, you may only think of acupuncture as …
The Gift of Gratitude
I’m sure most of you would agree that expressing gratitude is a good thing to do. And you might even suppose that gratitude is beneficial for your health. But now, the scientific evidence is in. The Huffington Post recently reported that several scientific studies have shown that the expression of gratitude increases not only general happiness, but pro-social behaviors such …