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...whole point of Yoga may be to check your ego at the door, but that doesn't mean you can't assume Downward Dog with style. As yoga has grown in popularity in the U.S. over the past several years--15 million Americans practiced it in 2003, according to a Harris Interactive poll published by Yoga Journal--so too has the availability of the requisite mats, blocks and stretchy clothing...
...Gwyneth Paltrow, Taye Diggs and Pierce Brosnan are snapping up styles such as the Vegan Mirage, right, for their comfort (the heels are slightly lower than the toes to promote a more natural posture). After a 20-year absence from the market, the shoes, originally developed by a Danish yoga master, are definitely making an impression...
...ancient mummies or modern art. Los Angeles' hottest museum exhibit features 30 human cadavers, all preserved using a special invisible polymer. "Body Worlds," which toured cities in Europe and Asia before opening in L.A. last summer, places the see-through bodies in various poses--playing basketball, practicing yoga, riding a bicycle--to show in graphic detail how the human body works. Also on display: 175 human body parts, from a liver damaged by cirrhosis to lungs diseased from smoking...
...people, relaxation techniques such as yoga and meditation may help. Stress contributes to hypertension, in part by causing the release of cortisol and adrenaline, which in turn boost blood pressure. In one recent study at Yale University, volunteers in a small sample group showed measurable relaxation of arteries after sessions of yoga and meditation, although the improvement was not enough to eliminate elevated pressure. Doctors treating hypertension or prehypertension thus do not recommend relaxation as a substitute for diet, exercise and medication. As an adjunct, however--one more way to unknot the body--it may help...
...Gwyneth Paltrow, Taye Diggs and Pierce Brosnan are snapping up styles such as the Vegan Mirage, right, for their comfort (the heels are slightly lower than the toes to promote a more natural posture). After a 20-year absence from the market, the shoes, originally developed by a Danish yoga master, are definitely making an impression...