February 2008

Features

20 Dynamic Resistance
Find out why a little pressure can help improve
your practice

24 Core Tune-up
LA yoga teacher Jill Miller helps people
reconnect to their bodies

34 How Yogis Stay Fit
What top yoga teachers do to
maintain excellent health

38 Afterburn
A yogini learns profound lessons from a teacher she’s
never met and will never be able to thank

40 Curious Hanuman
The monkey who thought it was all in fun

42 Mind Over Muscles
Improve muscular endurance, increase range of motion, and reduce injury in your shoulders and arms

52 12-Session Tour
Take a trip through your body and unfold your deepest potential

56 Strength of Character
Cameron Shayne, creator of Budokon, reveals his personal journey toward strength and surrender

64 Detox for Mind, Body, and Soul
Let go of all the things that no longer serve you and step joyfully into your life

82 Taxes for Teachers
Attracting abundance includes cultivating some tax savvy too

In Every Issue

6 Editor’s Note
Reality check

8 Bernadette’s Blog
This is your brain on drugs

10 Green IQ
A more efficient, eco-friendly world

12 Yoga Pantry
Good neighbors

14 Yoga Profile: Ross Rayburn
Living from the heart

16 Practical Magic
Fly like an eagle

18 Herbal Healing
Rosemary rescue

50 Perspective
How a disciple of Sri Dharma Mittra cultivates spiritual strength

62 On the Go
Props for practice

72 Destination Yoga
Breathing in Fiji

76 Athletic Yogi
Go with your gut

80 Awaken Your Senses
Books, music, and DVDs to inspire your soul

84 Healthy Elixirs
Winter wellness

86 Therapeutics
Transmitting universal life force through Reiki

98 Your Stars
Yogascope for February