Iyengar Yoga is looked upon favorably in this New York Time article from July 24, 2010. It appears in the “Stretch” section, a monthly series of articles on yoga. The link to the article is below.
Stretch | When Yoga Hurts
As Cathy Lilly folded into downward dog at a workshop in January, a novice instructor, eager to help, lifted Ms. Lilly’s thumbs and angled them forward. Her thumbs are still recovering from the strain. When Yoga Hurts
Studio Yoga Director, Theresa Rowland, was recently interviewed for this Daily Record Newspaper article featuring yoga in New Jersey.
This news just arrived from my friend and musical collaborator, Robert Spalding Newcomb, a long-time student of Buaji:
Less than 48 hours ago I first received word Swami had been hospitalized in Bangalore…then this notice arrived this morning:
“It is with great sadness and remembrances, I inform you that Our Beloved Master YogiRaj Swami Buaji left his body a few hours ago.
“Love all unconditionally without any reservation including yourself. Begin the day with Love, Spend the day with Love, Fill the day with Love, and End the day with Love, that is the way to God” -Swami BuaJi Read the full article
New from DrWeil.com Andrew Weil’s website…
Yoga to Ease Inflammation
Practicing yoga may not only relax you, it may also lower levels of compounds in the blood that promote inflammation. New research from Ohio State University shows that women who routinely practiced yoga had lower amounts of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a component of the body’s inflammatory response that may play a role in heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes¸ arthritis and other chronic diseases. What’s more, these “expert” women with at least two years’ experience practicing yoga were also able to maintain lower levels of IL-6 when they were deliberately stressed. Study participants included 50 women, average age 41, who were classified as experts or novices depending on their yoga experience. After being stressed (by being asked to solve difficult mathematical problems without pen and paper after having a foot immersed in icy water) the novices’ IL-6 levels were 41 percent higher than the yoga experts’. So take note: yoga can not only keep you flexible and mellow, it may actually protect you from disease. The study was published online in Psychosomatic Medicine on January 11, 2010.
