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Online Yoga Class: Tree Pose [VIDEO]

Online Yoga Class: Tree Pose [VIDEO]

This online Yoga class is about “Tree Pose” (Vrksasana). The Tree Pose helps strengthen your thighs, calves, ankles and back. It can also increase the flexibility of your hips and groin. Your balance and concentration can also be improved with constant practice. This Hatha Yoga Pose is recommended for people who have Sciatica and flat feet.

(vrik-SHAHS-anna)
vrksa = tree

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Stand in Tadasana. Shift your weight slightly

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Mar 7, 2011 at 9:41 am

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Yoga Flava TV: Eye Exercises For The Windows of Your Soul [VIDEO]

Yoga Flava TV: Eye Exercises For The Windows of Your Soul [VIDEO]

Here are some eye exercises. Ever thought about Yoga for the eyes? The eyes are the windows to your soul. The eyes provide the sense of sight. The eyes need to be stretched for your sensual healing. Most of us do not exercise our eye muscles at all, but yet, we work them all the time, causing them to be under constant strain. The only time the eyes rest for more than a split second, is when we

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Feb 28, 2011 at 10:13 am

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Sistah Talk TV Show: “Media Mogal Cathy Hughes Is Our She-ro!” [VIDEO]

Sistah Talk TV Show: “Media Mogal Cathy Hughes Is Our She-ro!” [VIDEO]

The lack of Oscar nominees for people of color, at the recent Academy awards, continues to spark the discussion about the portrayal of Black people in media.

Related Article From NewsOne : Past Black Oscar Nominees And Winners

Recently, the ladies of Sistah Talk TV featured their hot topic on TV One’s Cathy Hughes as an advocate for the positive portrayal of Black people in media.

Related Article From Hello Beautiful: TV One’s Cathy Hughes On Negative Portrayal of Black

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Feb 23, 2011 at 5:00 pm

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Yoga Began In Africa (Ancient Egypt) [VIDEO]

Yoga Began In Africa (Ancient Egypt) [VIDEO]

Origins of Yoga

It is a little-known fact that Yoga first began in Africa, specifically Kemet (ancient Egypt). Yoga, which means union, is for everybody. I would like to see people of African descent reclaim this ancient holistic practice for themselves and incorporate it into their modern lives.

The young Egyptians (Kamites) of Northeastern Africa were educated in a system of higher knowledge called the “Mystery System” by Egyptologists. They had to acquire a high level of

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Feb 23, 2011 at 3:00 pm

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Oprah Gives Iylana The Stage…Again

Oprah Gives Iylana The Stage…Again

I Love Oprah! There’s so many words that can describe who and what she represents. I’ll share one, Regal. You can see the elevation of her mission and vision through all that she does. She never ceases to amazes me with her selfless acts of love and empowerment.

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Feb 23, 2011 at 9:00 am

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Can Black Women Get Along?

Can Black Women Get Along?

It seems like our favorite shows and channels have painted a scary picture of black women that America is liking…Loud, Confrontational and Dramatic. Are we? And why when there’s 2 or more of us, its a big mess? Why is that?

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Feb 22, 2011 at 7:59 am

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Sistah Talk TV Show: Oprah and Iyanla’s “Annointed Time” [VIDEO]

Sistah Talk TV Show: Oprah and Iyanla’s “Annointed Time” [VIDEO]

Last week, Inyanla Vansant was invited to return to the Oprah Winfrey Show to clarify what happened the last time Iyanla visited Harpo Studios.

“You said that you’d been fasting,” Oprah recalls from their confrontation, “that you had prayed, that god had spoken to you and that god told you that ‘this is the anointed time, not the appointed time.’”

That phrase was tossed around several times during the interview — but never really explained. What is explained is how Vanzant’s

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Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

As a single, busy woman living in New York City, sick wasn’t a part of my vocabulary when I entered the last year of my 20s. Nonetheless, it soon found its way into my life.

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May 19, 2010 at 3:29 pm

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Simple Ways To Improve Bone Health

Simple Ways To Improve Bone Health

Are you concerned about the health of your bones as you age? Maybe the best way to treat those issues is to prevent them.

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May 12, 2010 at 11:24 am

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Wake Up Energized

Wake Up Energized

Sometimes those extra 10 minutes of sleep we get from hitting the snooze button in the morning are not enough.

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May 3, 2010 at 2:59 pm

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Are Women More Prone To Obesity?

Are Women More Prone To Obesity?

I think we have all long known what John Gray put down in words in his bestseller, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: There are differences between the sexes, not just physically, but psychologically. And a new study being published in the May issue of Personality Individual Differences reinforces that belief.

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Anemia In Women

Anemia In Women

What is anemia? Anemia occurs when your blood doesn’t have enough hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. A common cause of anemia is not having enough iron.

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Apr 23, 2010 at 1:31 pm

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Women And Depression

Women And Depression

Women are twice as likely to experience depression than men. Learn what symptoms to look for and how to cope.

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Apr 22, 2010 at 2:59 pm

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Boosting Your Brain Power

Boosting Your Brain Power

Did you know that you can reverse the aging process that slows down your brain? Get the details here.

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Apr 19, 2010 at 9:15 am

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What Is An Episiotomy? And Should I Have One?

What Is An Episiotomy? And Should I Have One?

What is an episiotomy? This use to be a common word during childbirth, but not so much anymore. Today is it risky to have an episiotomy?

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