by Andrea Dalve-Endres | May 2, 2012 | Health/Wellness, Yoga
for practitioners – it’s self-evident Having just completed my first full year of regular yoga practice, I decided to celebrate by reading the book “The Science of Yoga” by William Broad. Prior to reading the book, I can tell you that yoga has made a huge...
by Andrea Dalve-Endres | Dec 4, 2011 | Health/Wellness, Pregnancy, Yoga
For Preggers In general, no postures should be done that compress the heart, diaphragm or abdomen, with backbends avoid pushing hips forward of knees, and separate feet slightly in standing and forward bend poses for balance. No standing head to knee, separate leg...
by Andrea Dalve-Endres | Oct 20, 2011 | Health/Wellness, Pregnancy, Yoga
Pregnancy and Bikram Yoga As an obstetrician-gynecologist whose primary mode of exercise and personal well-being has become Bikram yoga, I wondered what was out there in terms of research on Bikram yoga and pregnancy. There has been so few pregnant women attending...
by Andrea Dalve-Endres | Oct 12, 2011 | Health/Wellness, Yoga
Really! “Ninety minutes of hell…sooo worth it”, Troy, my yoga teacher at the Tri-Valley Bikram’s Yoga studio, proclaims during class. Enthusiastically, I inwardly agree while dripping sweat and struggling with the current posture du’jour. With an ideal temperature...
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