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Best Yoga Mat Towel Reviews
Yoga Weight Loss DVD: Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels
Yoga Poses for Scoliosis

I’ve reviewed the best yoga mat towels that help prevent sliding on your yoga mat and also absorb sweat.
You’ll find complete reviews through the link in the previous paragraph, but here’s a rundown of what some yoga mat towels do well:
Yoga Mat Towel That Won’t Move on Your Mat
The Yogitoes yoga mat towel stays put due to small silicon nubs on the bottom surface. If you’re using a Manduka or other premium black yoga mat with a firmer surface that the Yogitoes’ nubs have a harder time gripping, your best bet is the Manduka eQua yoga mat towel. Read more »

Yoga Weight Loss DVD: Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels

The Biggest Loser’s winning trainer Jillian Michaels came out with a weight loss yoga DVD this year called Yoga Meltdown.
As a yoga teacher, I’m no fan of hard-nosed militaristic yoga, the tough love approach (with regard to yoga), or hype. And fortunately you won’t find much of that on this DVD.
And, honestly, Jillian is pretty new to yoga to be releasing a DVD. But it has a lot going for it. For starters, this DVD is now the top-selling yoga video. And two, this is a safe (if demanding) yoga practice – you’re unlikely to hurt yourself. So hat’s off to Jillian for creating a success on two counts. Read more »

Yoga is great for relieving back pain caused by curvature of the spine, or scoliosis. For me, this has been one of the best benefits of practicing yoga.
My back used to hurt at night when I went to bed, almost every day. But after a couple of months of regular yoga practice, I noticed that the pain was gone (it had been gone for awhile!).
Functional (as opposed to structural) scoliosis, the most common form, is caused by muscles on the strong side of the back overcompensating for weak muscles on the other side. Read more »

Do your wrists and knees get sore during yoga practice?
If you’re using a standard sticky yoga mat, you can roll up the front of your mat for added hand support. And for knees, you can fold a blanket underneath them. (See the yoga equipment page about yoga blankets.)
But constantly fidgeting with props from pose to pose can grow tiresome, and quickly. Read more »

Kripalu Yoga is a style of yoga that has developed over the last 30 years largely in the northeastern United States.
Yogi Amrit Desai, from Gujarat state in India, moved to Pennsylvania in the hippie heyday and attracted a large following. He founded the Kripalu Ashram, later renamed the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health after scandal forced him to leave. You can read more about the history of the movement in Stephen Cope’s wonderful book, Yoga and the Quest for the True Self.
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Do your hands and feet sweat enough that you slide on your mat in poses like downward facing dog? If so, you might consider getting a non-slip yoga mat.
One day I had a massage and went straight to yoga class. I slid all over my mat like a greased pig due to the massage oil on my hands and feet. I slide enough on my yoga mat as it is, especially in challenging classes where I tend to sweat a lot. Read more »

Bari and I are taking an extended yoga retreat in Mexico starting this September. You can follow our progress on our Mexico yoga retreat site.
We will be gone for a few months. We’ll be scouting locations for future retreats for our clients in Knoxville and beyond. I’d also like to lead a month-long yoga teacher training in Mexico at some point.
So far we have 30 retreat centers, resorts, bed-and-breakfasts, haciendas, and jungle camps to visit. We’ll write a Mexico yoga travel guidebook, and will also take lots of photos to share. We will also be posting videos to YouTube.
We’re very excited. But no worries, we will also offer several yoga classes and workshops in Knoxville before we go!

Today we closed the studio at 402 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. We brought high-quality, affordable yoga to West Knoxville for a year. Many thanks to those who joined us on this journey. Feel free to leave comments on our Facebook Page.
This site will be re-purposed, but until then, stay tuned for Knoxville area summer yoga classes with Bari Kyle and David Morgan.
We will teach a beginner yoga series, as well as gentle and challenging yoga classes a couple of evenings per week at the West Knoxville Friends Meeting off Chert Pit Rd. We may also teach in area parks through the summer, and hold workshops at studios in Knoxville and beyond.
In September, we are off to write a Mexico yoga retreat guidebook.

We will hold classes as scheduled on Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th. The studio will be closed Monday, May 31st and will not reopen as we have decided not to renew the lease and to dissolve the business.
If you have gift certificates, please use them by May 30 as there will be no refunds.
The About page will have contact details for your favorite teachers.
Thank you for your support over the last year.

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