Posts Tagged ‘therapeutic yoga’
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Five-time amateur bodybuilder, Shannon Chisholm, is getting ready to take on her sixth event and her first as a paraplegic.
When biking home on Hendersonville Road last summer, Shannon was struck by a car and left paralyzed. Also a mother of two, she came home from the hospital having been told she would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. In a recent article Shannon told the Asheville Citizen-Times that she remembered little of the actual accident and mainly “[waking] up in the hospital two days later [and] I realized I couldn’t move my legs…I realized at that time what challenges I would face, not only physical, but emotional and psychological.”
Regardless, Shannon remains fearless in the face of challenge, with an attitude that continues only to look forward as she prepares to continue bodybuilding as a paraplegic. This weekend alongside friends Shannon has organized the Chisholm Champion Challenge, a multi-day fitness event on January 27 and 28 at eight different fitness venues around Asheville. “We decided to get the word out that no matter what challenges you face in life, that it’s important to live well and live a healthy life and take care of yourself and never give up,” Chisholm said. The event aims to help Shannon with her high medical bills as a result of the accident, as well as to raise awareness about fitness and to help Asheville residents in their pursuit of health and wellness.
With the purchase of a $10 wristband adorned with the words “Never Give Up,” participants can partake in a variety of fitness events at well-known fitness venues (more…)
Tags: Asheville, Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville Fitness Club, Asheville Racquet Club, awareness, body building, bootcamp, boxing, Champion Chisholm Challenge, cycling, fitness, fitness evaluation, fundraising, kid-friendly activities, Lululemon, O3 Health & FItness, pilates, Shannon Chisholm, spinning, Sun Soo Taekwondo, The Body Shop Health & Fitness, The Rush, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, Western North Carolina, yoga, yoga and injury, zumba
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Yoga Bloom Pink Egg - Supporting the Search for the Cure to Breast Cancer
Three Minute Egg has partnered with Cora Wen to create the Yoga Bloom THANK PINK Egg. The Yoga Bloom Egg, now available in the Good Karma Eggs section of our Products page, is a Hot Pink Namastegg in honor of its devotion to breast cancer awareness. One side features the Three Minute Egg logo as found on all of our Eggs, and the other side is adorned with the Yoga Bloom logo, which is beautifully crafted. In accord with our commitment to Cora, 10% of the sales from these Eggs will be donated directly toward breast cancer awareness and education.
Many recent studies have pointed to yoga as a holistic supplement to breast cancer treatment, revealing many significant health benefits and an overall improved quality of life. Complications such as fatigue and pain have been showed to be significantly lowered as a result of certain types of gentle yoga, including restorative and therapeutic.
Breast cancer awareness is an issue that is close to Cora’s heart, as everyone in her maternal lineage has had a battle with it, thus making her a very high risk candidate. Having this in mind she embraces each day with full awareness of her body and active self-care. Her work with yoga and women living with or recovering from breast cancer is extensive, by aiming to transform into “a positive experience for ourselves to live life fully, and live every moment fully and completely.”
Read more about Cora’s relationship to breast cancer, (more…)
Tags: breast cancer and yoga, breast cancer awareness, cora wen, donation, ergonomic yoga blocks, restorative yoga, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, yoga blocks, yoga bloom, yoga bloom thank pink eggs, yoga eggs, yoga props
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Monday, October 10th, 2011
“Sensory deprivation tanks operate on the premise that it is impossible to relax and to sustain relaxation if the nervous system is continually bombarded by stimuli. You can experience the same soothing effect…by the regular practice of [Supta Baddha Konasana].” – Judith Hanson Lasater; Ph.D., P.T., Relax & Renew
Where To
- Under thoracic spine
- Under head
- Under thighs or shins
- Between feet (optional)
Why To
- To allow the hip flexors to release and the inner thighs to soften place an Egg under each thigh. (more…)
Tags: back pain, hip opener, restorative yoga, spinal alignment, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, yoga blocks, yoga eggs, yoga props
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
“When you place your palms on the floor in Adho Mukha Svanasana you have to find where your energy is present and where it is absent, where the life force is active, or overactive, and where passive and inactive.” – B.K.S. Iyengar, Yoga Wisdom & Practice
Where To
- Under the hands
- Under the forearms
- Between the thighs
- Under the forehead
Why To
- If you find that there is significant discomfort in the shoulders this is often because there is too much weight being placed on the hands. An Egg under each hand takes away some of this pressure and encourages you to shift more weight back into your feet.
- Wrist discomfort is one of the primary complaints in many inverted postures. This can be caused by Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or simply a lack of (more…)
Tags: beginning yoga, blocks, Carpal Tunnel, down dog, downward-facing dog, egg blocks, ergonomic yoga blocks, hamstring stretch, iyengar, Senior Yoga, shoulder strengthener, therapeutic yoga, wrist pain, yoga and eggs, yoga blocks, yoga equipment, yoga for beginners, yoga props, yoga therapy, yoga with wrist pain
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011
As a child, we look to our mothers for guidance. As a student, we follow our teachers as mentors. Graydon Moffat is both. Deemed
the “Yummy Yoga Mummy of Toronto” by a local newspaper years ago, the name has stuck ever since. And appropriately so.
Like many first-time mothers, Graydon suffered from sleep deprivation and anxiety during her son’s first few years. It was then that Restorative Yoga really shined through, finally enabling her to relax enough to fall into a deep slumber once again. “Holding deep poses for a long time felt good,” she says, “especially after periodic diaper changes and other unconventional times.” (more…)
Tags: ambassador program, anxiety, experiences, hatha yoga, kids yoga, kundalini yoga, restorative yoga, sleep deprivation, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, yoga therapy
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Monday, May 30th, 2011
Thank you everyone for ‘Yakking” about us. We won! We have officially joined the ranks of “Most Yakkable!!!”
Below is the list of amazing things people have said about the Eggs. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Happy reading! (and it appears you can keep on yakking about the Eggs if you like, so go for it!)
Tags: "help with back pain" "back pain" "yoga props" "back pain and three minute egg", 3 Minute Egg, advanced yoga and props, asana practice, beginning yoga, blocks, chiropractic, egg blocks, experiences, intermediate yoga, physical therapy, restorative yoga, Thank you, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, using props in advanced yoga, wrist, yoga and props, yoga blocks, yoga bricks, yoga equipment, yoga for beginners, yoga props, yoga therapy, yoga with wrist pain
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
The Three Minute Egg® is great for seniors!
I love the Three Minute Egg®! You introduced them to me when I was in LA for the Yoga Therapy Symposium in 2009.
I love them for me because they are wonderful to open up my spine in bed or on a yoga mat. I lay over them top of spine to bottom with the highest part of the egg at the thoracic spine and they help me fall off to sleep and also to wake up in the morning. Sounds contradictory I know but it’s true.
If I’m feeling overwhelmed and emotional (more…)
Tags: "help with back pain" "back pain" "yoga props" "back pain and three minute egg", 3 Minute Egg, arthritis, arthritis and yoga, back stretch, blocks, egg blocks, heart opener, lung opener, restorative yoga, Senior Yoga, sleep, spine stretch, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, wrist, yoga, yoga and props, yoga equipment, yoga props, yoga therapy, yoga with wrist pain
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010
I immediately fell in love with the Eggs when I received them last Wednesday. Your Three Minute Eggs are well made and well designed. The shape, texture and weight of each Egg invites the body to trust its surface!
I am an Occupational Therapist in private practice in San Francisco. I am a yoga student, but not a yoga teacher. I work with young children, school age children, adolescents, and young adults. My clients usually present with developmental, motor, attention and often learning disorders. The severity of their challenges range from mildly evident to very significant and in many cases they possess good to gifted intelligence. I have also followed several autistic students from preschool to young adulthood.
I use yoga as a “therapeutic modality” in my work together with other therapeutic tools as I address (more…)
Tags: 3 Minute Egg, beginning yoga, blocks, egg blocks, experiences, occupational therapy, physical therapy, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, yoga equipment, yoga therapy
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Forgive me for gushing, but today I awoke to slew of new orders, and I just couldn’t figure out where they were coming from! I finally glanced at my Google Analytics and found over 300 referrals from RealAge.com. Evidently they had written an article about the benefits of yoga for back pain, and named the Three Minute Egg® as Editor’s Choice for back pain yoga! Evidently they have a large following because over 300 of their readers clicked on the link and I’ve been packing boxes all day.
Thank you, Real Age, for the Editor’s Choice selection.
Meanwhile, it’s no secret that (more…)
Tags: beginning yoga, chiropractic, editors choice award, help with back pain, iyengar, physical therapy, RealAge.com, therapeutic yoga, yoga props, yoga therapy
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
I feel a combination of gratitude and astonishment when people review the Three Minute Egg® and have this many positive things to say. I of course think it’s a great product, but I’m supposed to feel that way. I invented it! When other people take the time to share their thoughts and recommendations, all I can say is, “Thank you.” So today I am saying a belated ‘Thank you’ to Yoga Deals for doing such a nice write-up on my product. If you have anything you’d like to add, please do! And please share this with your yoga community. I really appreciate it!
design within stretch – three minute egg – product review
the three minute egg is the new block on the mat, but what’s with the name? according to the founder and ‘recovering’ furniture maker, jason (aka creative dude with a bad back), the name was hatched (i couldn’t resist) because of the “great benefits [that] can come from a practice where one holds challenging poses for up to 3 minutes & restorative poses for at least 3 or more.” jason also mentioned, that we should be on the lookout for… (more…)
Tags: 3 Minute Egg, asana practice, beginning yoga, blocks, egg blocks, experiences, intermediate yoga, restorative yoga, Thank you, therapeutic yoga, three minute egg, using props in advanced yoga, yoga and props, yoga blocks, yoga blog, yoga bricks, yoga deal, yoga equipment, yoga for beginners, yoga therapy
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