Peaceful Hills Yoga
Morrison, Colorado

This coming Saturday, October 3, Peaceful Hills Yoga will host our first Voluntary Simplicity discussion group led by a facilitator from the Northwest Earth Institute. Voluntary Simplicity is a five-session course that addresses the distractions of modern society that keep us from caring for ourselves, our relationships, and our environment.  The topics covered include: living more with less, taking the busyness out of your lifestyle, making conscious choices about food, work, and purchases, and living a sustainable lifestyle.  The workshop is from 9-11:30 a.m.  The discussion group will be followed by a free yoga class.  There is no cost for this workshop.  If you would like to attend call Diane at 303.669.8106 or go to the contacts page and email.  For more information on Voluntary Simplicity go to http://www.nwei.org/discussion_courses/course-offerings/voluntary-simplicity   Be well. Namaste.  

Diane Goldstein
Peaceful Hills Yoga
303.669.8106

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One of the most common reasons people come to yoga is to address chronic back pain. Those of us who practice yoga regularly know from our own experience that yoga is effective in easing back pain. A recent study in the journal Spine now backs those observations with facts. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Iyengar Yoga therapy on chronic low back pain. Iyengar yoga focuses on correct musculoskeletal alignment in poses and uses props when necessary to achieve alignment. The subjects in the study participated in 24 weeks of bi-weekly yoga classes and were evaluated for pain intensity, depression, and use of pain medication. The yoga group "had statistically significant reductions in functional disability, pain intensity, and depression...and tended to reduce pain medication usage." It's always nice when science adds objective proof to your subjective experience.