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Yoga And Sleep

This entry was posted on Monday, October 15th, 2012 at 9:02 am

This is a nice article about yoga and sleep, better known as yoga nidra. I’ve taught and written about yoga nidra, and practice it myself several times a week. The best book on the yoga nidra technique is one by the Bihar School Of Yoga. If you have trouble sleeping and are seeking to improve your sleep through yoga, buy the book or find and teacher who knows how to teach it. Then, get started. Yoga and sleep are a power pair that can bring about vast life changes. Read the articles here. Continue reading →

Thursday, JWM Quiz: Upavista Konasana and Virasana

This entry was posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 7:51 am

I sat in Virasana and Upavista Konasana during a meeting for about 10- minutes each. I lay on the grass and felt the balmy breeze of NYC’s East River blowing over me. I watched my breath and did some nidra. Does any of this qualify as “a yoga practice?” Continue reading →

How To Avoid Injuries During Seasonal Changes

This entry was posted on Monday, September 17th, 2012 at 7:31 pm

As temperatures begin to change with the seasons, you have to take extra good care of yourself to avoid injury. Here are a few easy ways to decrease the chances of damaging your body as summer melts into fall. Continue reading →

Manduka Products at the JWM Store!

This entry was posted on Friday, March 2nd, 2012 at 1:23 pm

The Julie Wilcox Method, an affiliate of Manduka, is now selling Manduka props. Manduka is one of my favorite yoga prop lines! View my picks in my store and then click through to choose them or other products you like. If products are out of stock, click on the banner to see when they will be back and or choose a different color! Continue reading →

Kids and Yoga: The Best Yoga Assistant Ever, Your Four-Year-Old!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 at 11:27 am

Your child can be a total interruption to your yoga practice or an incredibly refreshing aid to it. My daughter, Mia, use to try to stop me from practicing to demand my attention. My first reaction to the break in my concentration and movement was to try to teach her yoga so that she could do it with me. At ages 2 and 3 she was resistant to the discipline (surprise, right?). Rather than stand in mountain pose as I asked her to do, she would throw herself onto the floor into bow pose instead. I learned quickly that back bends were her thing. Dancer came next and then all of a sudden full wheel. Continue reading →