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	<title>Yoga &#38; Wellness Center of New Preston</title>
	<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com</link>
	<description>Yoga, Massage, Healing Arts  *** Anne Hungerford, Director</description>
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		<title>Lunge with a twist</title>
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Lunging is a great way to strengthen the legs and to build strength in the structure surrounding the knees. Care should be taken to align the front knee directly over the heal so the shin is perpendicular to the ground and also it&#8217;s very important to keep the knee in line with the second and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2008/02/lung-with-a-twist/</link>
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		<title>Visvamitrasana</title>
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Visvamitrasana (pronounced &#8220;vish&#8221;)      I recently taught myself how to contort my way into this posture (it looks so pretty in all the yoga journals). It took a long time to learn and several attempts resulted in falling back on my butt, and nearly yanking my shoulder out of it&#8217;s socket, ouch. You can not muscle your way into these strange shapes.  I think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/08/ustrasana-camel-pose/</link>
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		<title>Dolphin Pose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dolphin is a great way to open and strengthen all of the muscles of the upper back, shoulder girdle, and chest needed for forearm stand, head stand and hand stand. Often it is taught in preparation for these inversions.
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		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/08/dolphin-pose/</link>
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		<title>Virabhadrasana I (warrior I)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why Warrior?One of yoga’s primary yamas or ethical practices is Non-Harming, ahimsa, or literally non-violence. Why then are there several strong warrior, virabhadra, postures within yoga?!The best answer may be found in the underlying meaning of the conversation between two characters from the ancient text Bhagavad Gita. God-incarnate Krishna talks with fearsome warrior Arjuna on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/08/virabhadrasana-i-warrior-i/</link>
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		<title>Paschimottanasana (Western Intense Stretch or Seated forward Bend)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Paschimottanasana (Western Intense Stretch or Seated forward Bend)
This a wonderful &#8220;counter-pose&#8221; to Purvottanasana or Eastern Stretch. It lengthens hamstrings and opens the entire back body. Emphasis on using legs grounding into mat to lengthen the spine and slide entire ribcage forward, away from pelvis. Hands take hold wherever they land. Shoulders sliding away from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/08/paschimottanasana-western-intense-stretch-or-seated-forward-bend/</link>
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		<title>Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (one legged king pigeon)</title>
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Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (one legged king pigeon or the mermaid pose)
I became comfortable with this variation of E.P.R before I explored E.P.R. II (photo below). There was a point in time when I&#8217;d look at photos of other practitioners in these two asanas and thought to myself &#8220;I&#8217;ll never be able to do that&#8221; and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/07/eka-pada-rajakapotasana-one-legged-king-pigeon/</link>
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		<title>Sirsasana (headstand)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sirsasana (headstand)
This is another one of those asnanas I thought I&#8217;d never be able to do. So making the mental shift from knowing that I couldn&#8217;t, to &#8220;not knowing&#8221; was crucial if I wanted to move toward this posture.

Everything in yoga happens in increments. In many ways it is a practice of extreme faith. Sometimes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/07/sirsasana-headstand/</link>
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		<title>The Days of Small Beginnings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my Bio I touched briefly on how my own yoga practice began. In many ways I still consider myself a beginner. I would love to hear from any of you willing to share your earliest memories of beginning Yoga. You can use this post to tell us your own story of your first class [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/06/hello-world/</link>
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		<title>Asanas (yoga postures)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each yoga posture or position is an asana.Asana translated from its ancient Sanskrit origin means Seat. It is important to understand yoga in its historic and philosophical context. In India approximately 5,000 years ago, pre-dating even Ancient Egypt, in the prosperous Ancient Indus Valley Civilization, sages developed what is known to be the earliest, on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.newprestonyoga.com/2007/04/asanas-yoga-postures/</link>
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