Topic: yoga

That Girl: Meet Yogi And Personal Trainer, Sarah Bregel

That Girl: Meet Yogi And Personal Trainer, Sarah Bregel

This week on That Girl we are celebrating Sarah Bregel, a busy mom, writer, personal trainer and yogi who manages to make it all work. Her secret? Short, powerful workouts. “You really don’t have to spend two hours working out; you just have to make the time you have count,” Sarah says. “That’s one of the most important things I’ve learned.” Find out what else she’s learned and how she fits it all in! More »

Afternoon Links: What To Eat After A Breakup

Afternoon Links: What To Eat After A Breakup

• A bad breakup is no reason to let your health go–here’s how to eat after a split (HuffPost Women)

• We’re pretty excited about Jamie Oliver’s new project about food waste (Organic Authority)

• Do you know the eight limbs of yoga? Intent can help you understand (Intent)

• Reminder: True love doesn’t include violence (Divine Caroline)

• Ready to jump? These jumprope moves can help kick your workout into gear (FitSugar)

Afternoon Links: More Yoga Poses For Runners

Afternoon Links: More Yoga Poses For Runners

• Tight hamstrings are a quick trip to a slow pace. Here are some more yoga poses for runners to loosen you up (Intent)

• Does street harassment keep you from going exercising? How fear is keeping women from working out  (The Frisky)

• Yes, you can eat to beat low libido. These foods will have you feeling frisky in no time (YourTango)

• Did Zooey Deschanel lie to you about how bangs work? Here’s what you need to know (Divine Caroline)

• These natural insomnia treatments that can help you give sleepless nights the old heave-ho (YouBeauty)

• Leg cramps are no match for these race-day tips (FitSugar)

Afternoon Links: Tight Quads? Try This Yoga Sequence

Afternoon Links: Tight Quads? Try This Yoga Sequence

• Attention runners: This yoga sequence can help loosen up your quads (FitSugar)

• Leaving on a jet plane? Here are some helpful beauty tips for traveling (The Frisky)

• Genetics could be the reason why some women want so desperately to be thin (HuffPost Women)

• Do you have premarital sex? Studies say it may be helping to keep you healthy (YourTango)

• The woods are full of potential cosmetics–here’s how to forage your way to pretty skin (YouBeauty)

Lululemon Lawsuit: A Good Reminder That Yoga Doesn’t Require Yoga Pants

Lululemon Lawsuit: A Good Reminder That Yoga Doesn't Require Yoga Pants

Remember how lululemon is suing Calvin Klein for making a suspiciously similar pair of yoga pants to their patented Astro Pant? That’s still going on–and the Wall Street Journal has the pages upon pages of line drawings and intense legal-speak to prove it. But as I was scrolling through the endless, mind-numbing descriptions of waistbands and ornamental designs, I remembered something: This is all about yoga pants. Yoga. Freaking. Pants. Which is a good reminder that yoga doesn’t really care how your butt looks when you practice it. More »

Seane Corn: Volunteer-Staffed Yoga Room At RNC Was ‘Confrontative And Intense’

Seane Corn: Volunteer-Staffed Yoga Room At RNC Was 'Confrontative And Intense'

The Huffington Post‘s Oasis, a yoga and massage center they set up at the Republican National Convention (RNC), was designed to be a peaceful space for stressed-out delegates to “unplug and recharge.”  However, for Seane Corn, co-founder of Off the Mat, Into the World®, a nonprofit that uses yoga to inspire and educate, the experience sounds less than zen. More »