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Yoga Versus Pilates or Both: You Choose
[disclosure] Hi! Happy weekend! Yoga and Pilates. We’ve been building up to this post. Yesterday, we looked at 5 popular yoga disciplines. A few weeks ago, we had a 2-day dive into Pilates (Day 1 and Day 2 ). Today, we’re going to look at both Yoga and Pilates – comparing them a bit and looking at the combo practice. Yoga vs Pilates – Compare and Contrast While both yoga and Pilates take an integrated mind-body approach to fitness and well-being, their origins, approach to these objectives, and methods differ greatly. The emergence of mind-body classes like Pi-Yo and Yogalates can make it difficult for people to distinguish between the…
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Yoga 101: A Review of 5 Traditions
[disclosure] Good morning! I have been looking forward to this post for a while… What Is Yoga? Yoga can seem complicated, but it isn’t as complex as it may appear. The practice came to the west back in 1893 when one of India’s celebrated gurus, Swami Vivekananda, was welcomed at the World Fair in Chicago. He’s now known for having sparked the West’s interest in yoga. Literally, the word yoga comes from the Sanskrit term Yug, which means: “to yoke, bind, join, or direct one’s attention”. At the same time, it can also imply concepts such as fusion, union, and discipline. In essence, yoga is most commonly understood as…
