Category Archives: benefits of yoga

March (2025) schedule: bring a friend, brain longevity workshop, yoga social

Posted on March 3, 2025 by 4yoga

We are excited to launch March by sharing our pose of the month and several highlights from our schedule, including this month’s special “bring a friend for free” program! March’s pose of the month:  low lunge! Anjaneyasana  (Low Lunge Pose or Crescent … Continue reading →

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Have a friend who would benefit from yoga?  Bring them for free in March!

Posted on March 1, 2025 by 4yoga

Don’t we all have one friend who, with some encouragement, could benefit from starting or re-starting a yoga practice?  In March, we encourage you to introduce that friend to 4yoga for free! To help serve more community members, each current 4yoga … Continue reading →

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Registration open for Brain Longevity Workshop on Sat., March 8

Posted on February 26, 2025 by 4yoga

Have you heard Angie, Frances, and Shigeko talk about completing the Brain Longevity Therapy Training? If you’ve ever wondered how you can learn more and apply these evidence-based practices in your own or a loved one’s life, join us for … Continue reading →

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Book club meeting: Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness on Sun., 9/8, 1 p.m.

Posted on August 28, 2019 by 4yoga

In September, our quarterly-esque book club will meet.to discuss Yoga and the Pursue of Happiness by Sam Chase! Please join us on Sun., Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. in the second-floor lounge. Tori has purchased two copies of the book … Continue reading →

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Yoga for osteoporosis: Dr. Fishman’s method

Posted on February 5, 2019 by 4yoga

In some of our recent Gentle classes, we have been discussing how to practice yoga safely after receiving a diagnosis of osteoporosis. One topic of conversation has been Dr. Loren Fishman’s study that revealed promising results for people who practiced … Continue reading →

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October Book Club meeting: Sun., 10/7, 1:30 p.m.

Posted on September 19, 2018 by 4yoga

Mark your calendars: our next book club meeting is Sun., Oct. 7, 1:30 p.m.! Continue reading →

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Training Thursday: Ashley completes Yoga for All training

Posted on December 21, 2017 by 4yoga

Thanks for checking out this occasional series on our blog, Training Thursdays!  Today’s installment reports on Ashley’s recent completion of the five-week online Yoga for All program.  Ashley shares these thoughts about what that training provided: As someone in a larger body, … Continue reading →

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Training Thursday: Cassandra completes workshop with Mas Vidal

Posted on November 16, 2017 by 4yoga

Thanks for checking out this occasional series on our blog, Training Thursdays!  In this installment, we report on Cassandra’s Rasayana workshop with Mas Vidal at Liberation Nashville.  Cassandra shares these thoughts about the November 12 event: Mas came to Nashville … Continue reading →

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Yoga to treat back pain: study shows results similar to physical therapy

Posted on June 20, 2017 by 4yoga

A recent study of treatment options for lower back pain reports on the results of 320 participants in the Boston area:  participants were treated with physical therapy, yoga, or education.  The study concludes that the participants in the yoga and physical … Continue reading →

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February 2017 focus and class schedule

Posted on January 31, 2017 by 4yoga

What a timely month to study and contemplate the yoga concept satya (truthfulness). As we grapple with the recent coining of the term “alternative facts,” we can turn to the ancient vedic texts, which predate all religions, for some perspective.  Sat, the … Continue reading →

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