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Yoga Challenge | Find Balance Through Yoga | What Are The Gunas?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at 11:46 am
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Yoga and the gunas. What are the gunas?

Yoga philosophy often refers to the Gunas, which are three aspects of prana, our life force. The gunas are sattva, rajas, and tamas. In The Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defines sattva, rajas, and tamas as “tranquility, activity, and inertia.” In life, we tend towards being too rajasic or tamasic; thus, through thoughtful and disciplined practice on and off the mat, yogis aspire to bring rajas and tamas into balance to achieve sattva, a pure state of serenity and lucidity (samadhi). Try to understand which of your gunas dominates your personality and life and then work with yourself and a teacher to bring them all into homeostasis. Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | Yoga Video For Beginner To Advanced Students | Connect Your Movement With Your Breath

This entry was posted on Monday, March 18th, 2013 at 4:45 pm
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Learn to sync your movement with your breath. Whether you are new to yoga or are well along your way in your practice, it is always helpful to come back and simply connect your movement with your breath. Continue reading →

Morning Yoga Practice – Video 3

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 at 11:42 am
Julie Wilcox in Reverse Warrior, Crescent Pose

Today The Julie Wilcox Method brings you a third morning yoga video for your library. This yoga video is targeted to intermediate and strong intermediate yoga students. It is 35-minutes long. For any intermediate or advanced yoga practice, you must make sure to properly warm up your body, which is very difficult to do in less than 35-minutes. If all you can do is a super quick morning yoga practice, please stay safe and simple and do Morning Yoga Practice Video 1 or Morning Yoga Practice Video 2, which are not as demanding as is this yoga video and are for all levels. Have a safe and enjoyable practice! Below are some photos from the video. Continue reading →

Morning Yoga Practice – Video 2

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 at 11:28 am
Bow Pose and The Julie Wilcox Method

This is the second video of a morning yoga series I am offering you this week. The idea is that you will build a small video library of morning yoga sequences from which you can choose each day. I hope you enjoy the videos and that they help to facilitate your daily practice (sadhana)! Having a consistent daily practice is critical to your well-being. The videos are designed for all levels from the beginner yogi to the advanced yoga when you just need to squeeze that short less than 15-minutes of yoga into your schedule.Get rid of your excuses and get your yoga on! Continue reading →

Morning Yoga Practice With Julie Wilcox – Video 1

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 at 11:27 am
How To Do Sun Salutation As on Video

This is one morning yoga practice included in my series of less than 15 -minute morning yoga videos to be released this week. Wake up and start your day with these simple yoga sequences designed to heat your body, bring energy to your being, tone your muscles, increase your flexibility, and bring mobility into your joints. These morning yoga videos are for all levels: beginner yogis and advanced yogis can all enjoy the morning practices. Get your day going with vitality and peace of mind! Watch the morning yoga video below. Check in tomorrow for the next morning yoga video. Continue reading →

Yoga Video: How to do the Bridge and Full Wheel Yoga Poses Safely

This entry was posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 at 3:38 pm
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In this video, Julie Wilcox, founder of The Julie Wilcox Method, and The ISHTA Yoga Studios in New York City, guides you through how to assume the bridge and full wheel yoga poses safely and comfortably.
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Yoga Video: Dolphin Pose, Forearm Stand, And Scorpion

This entry was posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 at 11:31 am
Watch The Video Of Julie Wilcox Teaching Scorpion Pose

Watch this yoga video with Julie Wilcox who carefully teaches the beginner yoga student dolphin pose, and the intermediate and advanced students the forearm stand and the scorpion pose. Have fun and practice safely!         Yoga Video: … Continue reading →

Office Yoga: Chest And Shoulders Opening Video For The Office

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
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This yoga chest and shoulders opening video for the office and your desk will make an enormous difference in how you feel and carry yourself. Working at a desk can create extreme stress in the body, especially in the chest and shoulders. Tension in the chest and shoulders not only takes its toll on how you look, but also can cause extreme pain. The muscles in your chest and shoulders when in fixed positions for long periods of time, are in constant contraction, and often spasm. Furthermore, the aches navigate their way up to your neck, head, and face, causing even more trouble. If you open up with this yoga chest and shoulders opening video you can get rid of your hunched upper body. You might notice that you will feel more joyful, less in pain, and well, taller! Continue reading →

Beginner Yoga/Advanced Yoga Crow Pose Video

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 at 12:00 am
Julie Wilcox Demonstates Crow Pose

Watch today’s video of the week, which guides you through various stage of crow pose. Tone your inner thighs, strengthen your core, and have fun while flying like a bird. Continue reading →