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The best way to prepare for the winter blues is to anticipate, prepare and plan to add light and exercise, say experts.

I, someone with leathery hands, got the opportunity to try the Manduka Yoga Grip Gel. Read my review of how it performs on and off the yoga mat.

Six ways to lift your spirits and pay it forward this Mandela Day Erene Roux © Provided by The South African It’s been a week that’s left South Africans reeling. Even those not directly affected by the protests around the country have stood on the sidelines watching in dismay. This, after months of dealing with the fallout of the pandemic, has left many of us feeling emotionally bruised and battered.  This weekend, take a few moments to regroup and focus on things that ma...

Already have an account? Photo: EternalCreative/Getty Images You wake up in the morning, sit up and stretch, ready to start your day. But when you swing out of bed and hit the floor, you feet say, “No way!”  They’re stiff and painful, and you can’t walk without hobbling. What gives? You could be suffering from plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the plantar fascia. While this condition is painful, yoga offers some nice plantar fasciitis stretches to help you recover. What is plantar...

Explore the interplay between expansion and contraction in this playful yoga sequence that helps you build strength and flexibility.

Already have an account? Photo: swissmediavision / Getty Images Hiking has a host of known physical and mental benefits, but still, after a long trail day, your muscles might feel sore. Fix that in camp—or back home—with this gentle yoga sequence designed to release hardened and achy muscles. Focus on your breathing as outlined in the exercises below to slow down your heart rate. Stay in each pose for a few minutes to allow your muscles to release deeper into the pose and relax. The poses ...

Ease your muscles after a long day of hiking with these simple yoga poses.

I will never forget the first time I heard a room of over 100 people lion’s roar. As someone who is quite sensitive to sound and energy, it took everything inside of me to stay in the pose and not leave the room. This workshop was early in my yoga career, and though I had the Lululemon pants and Manduka mat and could finally hold Virabhadrasana III (Warrior Pose III) without toppling (well, most of the time), it wasn’t until that day that I realized that even after seven years of practicing...

Lawyers for Apple and Epic Games debated about market definition and potential remedies on the last day of the Epic Games v. Apple trial, capping off three weeks of testimony and arguments in court.

In the war against Apple’s developers, users are the biggest losers Apple and Google representatives recently found themselves facing an antitrust hearing in the Senate about their app store practices. Apple in particular caught fire because it has turned developers into such a valuable platform and consumers are paying the price. For example, Match dating app company has proven that App Store fees are its biggest expense. Spotify shared how Apple’s rates were forcing consumers to raise pri...