There are tens of millions of yoga students in the US and a great many more around the world. Spending any amount of time in a yoga class, it’s easy to observe there are many different ability levels, needs, and goals of the practitioners. So, it’s no wonder there are a variety of yoga styles or systems available from which a student may choose. Recently, Yoga NOW had the pleasure of talking with Todd Norian, the founder of Ashaya Yoga. During the discussion, Todd agreed to give us a demonstration of one of the techniques to improve lower back health.
Todd’s entry into yoga was born out of coincidence. He was on his way to a career as a jazz musician when he stepped into a yoga class and never looked back. But that’s not the end of it! Enjoy the preview of the Yoga NOW show with our host Jane Lanza and the amazing Todd Norian.
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Here’s a question for you. What do you get when you combine yoga, science, art, and bio-mechanics? The answer; you get one great yoga system with amazing health benefits. You guessed it; Todd Norian’s special brand of yoga, called Ashaya Yoga, uses the science of body mechanics artfully applied to the specific needs of the individual. Watch as Todd demonstrates a technique for lower back improvement on our model, Jackie.
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Our guest, Todd Norian is the founder of Ashaya Yoga (AshayaYoga.com), a yoga system that combines biomechanical alignment techniques with empowering and spiritually uplifting heart virtues.
In addition to the low back improvement demonstration, Jane and Todd go in depth on:
• What’s the point of practice?
• How to stay in your heart center?
• What are the parallels between music and yoga?
• How do music and yoga relate to channeling creative energy where your body becomes the instrument?
• Do people need a guru to study yoga?
• Are group classes most effective or is 1 on 1 a better learning experience?
• What are the most common injuries in group classes?
• Demonstration on improving low back problems?
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The preview video with a written transcript is available at http://cnow.tv/todd-norian-video-yoga-now/ – Willy V | Assoc. Producer
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Transcript of Preview Video
JANE. Welcome to Yoga Now, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Kalpana Reddy from Wholistic Care New York.
KALPANA. When Wholistic Care started; I think the origin of it started in the ‘80s when I used to do death and dying work, I always wished there was a place for people to come to that’s safe and nurturing and that they could rest their burdens. But by the time Wholistic Care came along I had my trainings in yoga, meditation, yoga therapy, and life coaching. So, my idea about wholistic care was about; can I hold a container for people to be whole in their wholeness. That nothing is missing with them whether they come for cancer care or they come for death and dying or they’re anxious or panic attacks. Just to say to them, you’re whole as you are and all we have to do is help you remember your wholeness and restore back that balance.
JANE. Can you tell us a little bit about your affiliation with the Alice Hyde medical center?
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KALPANA. I went to the administration with Deepak Chopra’s dvd he did for the Harvard medical staff and the dean. And it was all about the importance of wholistic services. I did my spiel to the administrator and then I also suggested to him to watch this. And he was already interested in how meditation could help because he knew people were coming to me.
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