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Exercise Tips | Introduction to Kettlebells

Kettlebell exercises give you the best of both worlds. Combining weight lifting and cardio into one killer workout routine to develop usable strength and agility. The nature of a kettlebell workout helps develop ballistic strength using the entire body. This is the most effective workout system for developing a balanced musculature strength with cardiovascular stamina.

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Flow Practice to Prepare for Meditation with Baron Baptiste: Yoga Journal’s Home Practice

Baron Baptistes instructional yoga dvd’s and videos are an amazing resource for unlocking the potential of your body. He has released videos for the practice of yoga at virtually any proficiency level, from absolute beginner to a tantric master. This video is specialized for those who wish to incorporate yogic asanas with their meditational practice. [...]

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Human Body: Pushing the Limits – Sensation (Episode 3)

Less than one-twentieth of an inch below the surface of the skin are the “antennae” that allow us to sense the world around us. This vital layer is the gateway to the original information superhighway – the nervous system. Millions of nerves carry sensations across the body and up to the brain at hundreds of miles an hour. But our nervous system also has abilities almost beyond imagining.

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Human Body: Pushing the Limits – Sight (Episode 2)

Sight is the king of the senses. More than 80 percent of what we know of the world comes through our eyes – without our sight we’re lost. In this episode, we reveal the inner workings of our visual system as they’ve never been seen before, vividly confirming that ancient human adaptations prove no less crucial in modern life.

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Human Body: Pushing the Limits – Strength (Episode 1)

This documentary series takes a fascinating in depth look at the mechanics of the human body. Human Body: Pushing the Limits takes you across continents and introduces you to people who have pushed their bodies to the max.

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Michael Stone – Yoga Conference Interview

Michael Stone answers questions about yoga, buddhism and life. Some mis-conceptions of the practice and new ways of thinking about serving ourselves, families and communities. He also offers some suggestions to using yoga as a practice of awakening ourselves to our lives.

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An introduction to the human body’s 7 primary psychic centres (chakras) [slideshow]

  Mooladhara color – deep red force – masculine meaning – root trigger – perineum (men), back of cervix (women) element – earth sense – smell sound – lam energy – primal / sexual (shakti) will – to have (life) visualized – 4 petal lotus sanskrit letters – vam, sham, sham, sam & lam god [...]

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Michael Stone – How Do I Enter My Life?

Michael Stone offers compelling observations on how we look at our lives. In this discussion he sheds light on some misconceptions of individuals involved in new-age spiritual movements and offers age old wisdom for acceptance and understanding of our lives.

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The best ways to reduce pain and recovery time after exercise

You’ve just finished a workout and you are feeling pretty, pretty good. For the first time in, longer than you are willing to admit, you’ve managed to overcome the malaise and get your butt to the gym or down on the mat to bring it. First of all, congratulations! However, as the adrenaline starts to [...]

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Michael Stone – Yoga and Buddhism

What is the relationship between yoga and Buddhism? Are they compatible or are they two distinct and separate paths? In this video, Michael Stone explores the connections between yoga & Buddhism, and how this relationship can impact our lives. Yoga studios are often perceived as being focused on the body, while meditation centers emphasize the [...]

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