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BREATH IS KEY
Use the breath to cleanse your body and enhance your experience of the yoga poses. Then combine breathing with sound for a relaxing meditation
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DO IT ALL!
Salute to the Sun, Shoulderstand, Fish, and other asanas bend, stretch, and strengthen your entire body.
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Belly Buttons: From Umbilical Cords to Fashion Statements
From science to style, the belly button has long played a prominent role in human development and culture. Learn about the medical and cultural significance of this scar left from the umbilical cord severed at birth.
Catalyst University
Cranial Nerve X - Vagus Nerve [Part 2a] | Structure & Functions of UQ & Thoracic Branches
In this video, we explore the structure and functions of the major branches of cranial nerve IX (the vagus nerve), specifically in the thoracic cavity.
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TADAGI MUDRA
Combine breath retention and chakra visualization to activate the subtle energy, invigorating your entire body
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ROCKING BOW
Lift your body into Bow Pose, then rock back and forth on your belly. This gives your internal organs a powerful massage and helps remove fat from the abdomen.
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STICK ’EM UP!
Get those arms up in today’s poses to loosen tight shoulders. You’ll even do Shoulderstand and Corpse with arms raised!
Next Animation Studio
Revolutionary spine implants let paraplegics walk again
Patients whose spinal columns had been severed in accidents can now walk again, thanks to an amazing medical invention.
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STAND STRONG
Stand firm in a variety of standing poses, then end the session by tensing and releasing the various parts of your body, one by one, until you are utterly relaxed.
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NETI ( SINUS AND NASAL CLEANSING)
Wai Lana explains how cleansing the sinuses with warm water and salt can result in fewer colds and sinus infections.
Science360
NSF Science Now: Episode 32
In this week's episode we learn about smart bandages, magnetic organ retractors, floating wind turbines and, finally, we examine how our brain remembers words. Check it out!
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BACK AND FORTH AND ROAR
A series of forward and backbending asanas loosens, strengthens, and tones the spine. Roaring like a lion keeps the respiratory tract healthy.
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HOLD YOUR TOES!
Standing or lying down, holding your toes loosens the groin and stretches the thighs and hamstrings. Learn to balance while you stretch in Easy Crane, then strengthen your abs in Rocking Horse Pose.
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STRIKING COBRA AND HEADSTAND
This dynamic version of Cobra strengthens arms and tones the back. Wai Lana also does some upside down poses, including Headstand.
Brave Wilderness
STUNG by a COW KILLER!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote is stung by an infamous COW KILLER…the Velvet Ant! The Velvet Ant, which is actually a species of wingless wasp, is well known for possessing one of the most painful stings in the insect kingdom....
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SPECIAL: PREVENTING BACK PROBLEMS
Wai Lana shows you different exercises to strengthen and build a healthy back—essential for an active lifestyle.
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SPECIAL: PREGNANCY – PART 2
Complete Yoga Breathing helps you relax, an essential skill both before and after giving birth. Restrained Angle Pose prepares the groin for childbirth, and Aswini Mudra keeps your internal organs toned.
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THREADED TWIST
Threading your arm through your leg gives you stability and leverage for a great spinal twist. Round out the session with an energizing breath, Headstand, and deep relaxation.
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PLOUGH TWIST
Get the extra benefits of a twist as you walk your legs to the side in this upside down pose. Try a new twist on Triangle too.
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TWISTING COBRA
Stretch and compress your abdominal organs with a variety of poses that relieve gas and mild constipation and tone the liver and kidneys.
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LIZARD, LOCUST, & FLAPPING FISH
Lizard opens your chest and stretches your back, while Locust strengthens it. Relax comfortably at the end of your session with Flapping Fish.
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ARCH AND RELAX
Wai Lana shows how backbending poses improve posture and increase energy. The session ends with deep, nerve-soothing Yoga Nidra relaxation.
Catalyst University
Inspiratory Muscle Training | Rationale & Demonstration
In this video, I explain and demonstrate how to use an inspiratory muscle trainer, a common modality to help strengthen the thoracic diaphragm and the intercostals.
Healthcare Triage
Bedbugs Are Awful, but They're Unlikely to Give You a Disease
Austin has been asking me to do an episode on bedbugs for quite some time. I've been pushing it off, because I hate bugs. But they're back, and he asked me again, and you can only avoid the pain for so long.