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Top 10 Veggies for Juicing

by Dr Melissa West on May 23, 2013

Fruits and Veggies that are Good to Juice … and ones that are best left for your high speed blender! It has been amazing to watch all of you get turned on to the world of juicing over the last few weeks. As I’ve watched you acquire your juicers and try them out I’ve been [...]

Questions from a fellow Yoga Teacher Carol

May 22, 2013 Melissa's Daily Blog Posts

Yoga for Posture – Lining Up for Core Strength :Today’s Question comes from Carol from the membership site: Hi Melissa How synchronistic! I just sent you a request for a back strengthener class and afterwards was drawn to do this posture class and LOVE how it addresses core strength through the bandhas, abdominals and back [...]

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9 Modifications for Pigeons Pose

May 21, 2013 Melissa's Daily Blog Posts

Today’s question comes to us from David and he requested another video like the one we did on Bow Pose where we showed lots of modifications and options. This video will show you lots of modifications for pigeon’s pose and options for changing up the pose if you have trouble with it. Props Needed – [...]

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Planting vegetables on the long weekend

May 20, 2013 Gardening with Melissa

Happy Victoria Day to all my fellow Canadians! This is how I spend my Victoria Day weekend – planting my vegetable garden! As many of you know I have a fairly strong green smoothie and green juice habit that is a bit challenging to maintain. The solution is to plant my own greens. Gardening is [...]

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SuperFood Smoothie Saturday: Chlorella

May 18, 2013 Melissa's Daily Blog Posts

Welcome to Superfood Smoothie Saturdays! Today I will start with a question that came to me via email: Hello dear Melissa! I would like to ask you about being vegetarian. Do I have to worry about lack of vitamins or right kind of protein in my body if I decide to not eat meat? Thank [...]

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Namaste Yoga 178: Money Can’t Buy Everything

May 17, 2013 Earlier Namaste Yoga Episodes

Namaste Yoga 178 Cultural Conditioning Series: Money Can’t Buy Everything an Intermediate Yoga Class : Cultural Conditioning is the social process in which authority figures such as parents, professors, politicians, religious leaders, peers, and the media define our cultural values, beliefs, ethical systems, and ultimately the way we perceive ourselves in the world. Today we [...]

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Juicing beets

May 16, 2013 Juicing Recipe

Today we are going to create a special treat on Thirsty Thursdays. : Last time we had a meet up for the members of our Namaste Yoga Membership Site at Fresh on Bloor downtown Toronto I ordered a beet root frappe which had apples, beets, carrot, ginger and nutmeg. I had juiced apples, beets, carrots [...]

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Blogger Interviews Melissa

May 15, 2013 Melissa's Daily Blog Posts

For today’s blog post I would like to share with you an interview done by one of my most beloved Namaste Yogi’s Maria from Spain. : This interview is available in both English and Spanish and in it I answer some interesting questions about how I started yoga and share some personal details about my [...]

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Balancing Poses to help Avoid Falling

May 14, 2013 Melissa's Daily Blog Posts

Balancing Poses to Avoid Falling when You have Arthritis in Your Hips, Knees and Low Back : Today’s question comes from Gerry in a blog post I suffer from osteoarthritis in my lower back, hips and knees. I am 63, drove truck for 20+ years and have had several falls that have me worried about [...]

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Yoga Classes for the Colon

May 13, 2013 Melissa's Daily Blog Posts

Yoga Classes for the Large Intestine : Today’s question comes from Daniel for his aunt, she has colon problems, and she asked me if there are exercises that can help her. So I ask you Dr., do you have a class about this? or maybe yoga is not the right thing for her. What do [...]

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