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This past week has certainly been filled with lots of firsts. My first paid Pilates Apprentice job, skied my first double black diamond, first blog posting, my first twitter posting (follow me @bodylocalksarlo) and my first time on the Stairmaster aka deathmaster in years! I have been trying to build myself up by 2 minutes [...]
from YogaCityNYC
The class was an in-depth exploration of a series of simple postures, focusing on shoulder opening. Laura gave us time to settle into each pose and showed us how to arrange the props to bring more ease and balance. Going slowly and de-constructing the poses gave me a chance to analyze [...]
from YogaCityNYC
On a dark evening in January, Yoga Sleuth walked up 6th Avenue in Brooklyn to the 2nd floor space of Brooklyn Yoga School. From the outside, the building is architecturally unique, floating on the corner of a brownstone block with stained-glass windows meeting the eaves of its roof. It is one [...]
from YogaCityNYC
During the past few months, I had a health problem that made me feel particularly on edge in enclosed spaces. I would be in a crowded classroom or get onto a bus or train and experience a surge of anxiety.
The health problem eventually faded but my mind kept repeating [...]
from YogaCityNYC
In December 2011, the Urban Sangha Project was created to support the sustainability of people doing this kind of tough service work,” says Booker. “I’ve always worked in industries where there was a lot of stress, long hours, and not a lot of opportunity to discharge,” adds Booker, who, at 37, [...]
Tomorrow’s a packed day on the Streetsblog calendar, starting with a morning event at NYU’s Rudin Center with City Council Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca. Wondering how Vacca intends to keep the pressure on NYPD to reform its crash investigation protocols? Or how the council member squares his public stances [...]
from Evidence Based Fitness Academy
On February 8th, the NY Times published an
article on the different injury rates between rearfoot and midfoot
runners. The article references a 2012
research study that compared 52 endurance runners for injury rates. Among the runners 59% were [...]
from Brooklyn Boot Camp’s Slim and Strong blog
You’re on a mission to lose body fat. Have you wasted
hours in the gym by doing the following: Before you start your
workout you eat a snack because you think you need the energy. You eat nuts or granola, energy
bars, dairy [...]
from Brooklyn Boot Camp’s Slim and Strong blog
Here’s the February Newsletter and learn about a free Boot Camp class at Lululemon, the April Retreat Upstate and the upcoming Slim & Strong programs.
by Nancy Haggerty, Poughkeepsie Journal, link to original post
Saturday, like on so many days, Dan Tavares was heading out with friends — like-minded folks who find joy in the outdoors. The agenda: The Catskills’ North Dome and Sherrill.
The peaks were the last the 57-year-old Poughquag resident needed [...]
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