Archive for 2011
The Subjective Nature of Yoga Therapeutics
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
When you get right down to it, there are some important things that make yoga therapeutic that really can’t be measured all that well. That is one of the reasons why I say that yoga therapy is subjective. Although in many ways it is a science – much about it CAN be predicted, repeated, and measured – yoga therapy is truly more an art.
Continue...Yoga Helps Prepare for the Holidays
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
See the Sunday Style section of today’s Washington Post for a feature on managing the potential health pitfalls of the holidays with yoga; Unity Woods Yoga Center is featured.
Continue...Yoga and Meditation
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg tells a wonderful story about an experience she had while on retreat. She went in to meet with her meditation teacher, prepared to describe all the profound experiences she was having while sitting…only to be asked to recount every detail of how she put on her shoes that morning.
Continue...Elise Miller’s Yoga for Scoliosis Workshop
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The weekend with Elise Browning Miller was a terrific success. Those of you who joined us shared a very informative weekend of classes with the woman who is the leading expert on yoga for scoliosis.
Continue...Please Vote – Survey Ends Sept. 15
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Wednesday and Thursday are the final two days of the Bethesda Magazine “Best of Bethesda” survey. Unity Woods has been nominated as Best Yoga Studio. Please vote for us by following the link to go straight to the Best of Bethesda survey form. Look for the “Beauty & Fitness” category and the entry for “Yoga/Pilates [...]
Continue...Washingtonian Shout Out
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Thanks to Washingtonian Magazine for the recognition in their September issue. In this annual “Best of Bethesda” issue, Unity Woods was called “the best studio in Bethesda.”
Continue...Iyengar Yoga’s International Scope and the China-India Summit
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
The truly international scope of Iyengar Yoga is one of its most remarkable aspects. A student from Unity Woods can go to over 70 countries around the world, from Anguilla to Zimbabwe, and find an Iyengar teacher. And because there is a clear, consistent method, that student will feel at home in a class. The same postures will be practiced, and since we use Sanskrit for the names of the poses (much to the dismay of some), even if you can’t understand the individual instructions, you will know what pose to do
Continue...Vote for Unity Woods!
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Bethesda Magazine is holding its annual “Best of Bethesda” survey, and Unity Woods has been nominated. As the area’s very first yoga studio, we’ve been fostering health, serenity and awareness since 1979. Please vote by entering us as best Yoga/Pilates studio on their form.
Continue...Yoga Benefits for Orthopedic Problems
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Those of us who practice yoga know well how it supports body, mind and spirit. It’s nice to see that the medical establishment is also coming around to the recognition of yoga’s many benefits for health. See this story from the NY Times.
Continue...Our Kind of Town
Sunday, July 24th, 2011
The August issue of Yoga Journal has a feature titled “10 Fantastically Yoga-Friendly Towns,” and Washington, DC made the list. In fact, the article singles out Unity Woods Yoga Center and John Schumacher for special mention.
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