Will Yoga Keep You Healthy?

Staying healthy and fit is a desire many people have, and those who practice yoga are no different. Practicing yoga can maintain good health, but also offers so much more.  It represents and incorporates a fundamental balance of physical and mental performance. How exactly does yoga improve on’e health? Yoga helps improve health in four different […]

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Orange Refresher

Looking for a refreshing beverage on those humid days?  Try this refreshing orange smoothie! It tastes great and is great for you! While enjoying this delicious beverage, soak up this information… Oranges not only provide an ample supply of vitamin C, they also: 1. Help prevent cancer; 2. Prevent kidney diseases; 3. Reduce the risk […]

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Kunga Theme of the Month: Aparigraha

Wilmington Yoga Center’s Kunga theme of the month is Aparigraha! Aparigraha is the concept of non-possessiveness or non-coveting. The term usually elicits the thought of limiting possessions to what is necessary and important. Aparigraha is the Sanskrit word for greedlessness. It comes from the word parigraha, which means reaching out for something and claiming it for […]

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Pose of the Week: One-Legged King Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (aa-KAH pah-DAH rah-JAH-cop-poh-TAHS-anna), also commonly known as one-legged pigeon pose is an excellent hip opener for beginners and advanced yogis.  This pose opens the hip flexor, hip rotator and groin muscles.  One-legged pigeon pose can relieve sciatic nerve tension and ease chronic lower back pain. Eka Pada Rajakapotasana can also increase circulation to urinary, digestive […]

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Yoga and Children

Children today live in a crazy world.  Parents are hurried, school pressures mount, studies abound, video games are played and soccer, hockey or baseball practices consume free time.  While these events may not seem stressful on the surface, in reality, they can add stress to children’s lives.  Children also take on emotional, social, and physical […]

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How Long Should Yoga Sessions Be?

Practicing yoga is similar to most forms of exercise in that both shorter and longer sessions can still be beneficial. Whether intertwining yoga and meditation time for a short 20-minute session, or going for an extended workout- longer than an hour, both can do wonders for flexibility, muscle strength and result in numerous other health […]

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Pose of the Week: Half Shoulder Stand (Ardha Survangasana)

Ardha Survangasana (pronounced ard-hah sahr-vahn-gah-sah-nah), also commonly known as Half Shoulder Stand, is an inversion that is great for beginners! Half Shoulder Stand  is an excellent pose to help prepare yogis for full shoulder stand. Ardha Survangasana has many benefits, such as improving blood and cerebral-spinal fluid flow to the brain, which stimulates mental functions.  The pose improves […]

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Costa Rica Relax & Rejuvenate Yoga Retreat – November 2014

Yoga Retreat Packages This retreat offers all-levels flow yoga and with seasoned Wilmington Yoga Center yoga retreat leaders/teachers. Enjoy fresh, organic meals, adventure nature hikes, oceanfront play, and relaxation on the hammocks while the Howler Monkeys play in the trees around you all day long! Costa Rica Yoga Retreat Join us for a retreat in […]

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Coconut Cacao Almond Bites

Satisfy your sweet tooths with this delicious dessert! Ingredients: 3 cups shredded coconut 1 cup almond pulp or finely chopped almonds ¾ cup coconut oil-liquid ½ cup cacao powder ½ cup agave 1/8 tsp. sea salt Instructions: In medium bowl combine all the ingredients and mix well. Use a spoon and scoop out mixture rolling […]

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Yoga in the Workplace

If a busy professional schedule won’t allow for daily, or even weekly yoga classes- why not try incorporating some yoga into the workday? Work can be stressful and yoga is definitely a stress reducer.  Working a desk job and sitting at a keyboard for hours on end causes tightness in the hips and legs.  Likewise, […]

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