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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; Sadie Nardini</title>
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		<title>Bandhas 101: How to Amplify the Benefits of Any Pose</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What exactly are bandhas, and how can they give you power in your poses? Learn how to activate these muscular “locks” in your pelvic floor, abdominals and throat to give you an extra boost and rock those pesky arm-balance and inversion poses. 
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		<title>Got Back Pain? Yoga Can Help: 3 Tips + 2 How-to Videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing can stop a perfectly good yoga practice in its tracks like a hurting back. And sometimes, the poses you think would help your aching body could actually be making it worse. Check out these two how-to videos and three yoga tips for moves that really help relieve back pain.]]></description>
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		<title>6 Yoga Poses for Insomnia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calm the mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to sleep better]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your mind races, you toss and turn, and no matter how tired you are, you can’t fall asleep. Sound familiar?  Sadie Nardini shares six yoga poses to release anxiety, calm the mind and body, and drift off into a quality slumber.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>4 Yoga Mistakes that Can Cause Knee Pain</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-yoga-poses-mistakes-that-can-cause-knee-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-yoga-poses-mistakes-that-can-cause-knee-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga is known for its mind-body health benefits. But if done incorrectly, it can cause serious pain or injury, particularly knee damage. Learn how to protect your knees by avoiding these common mistakes in four yoga poses.]]></description>
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		<title>10-Minute Yoga &#8216;Supersets&#8217;: Better than Another Hour of Yoga</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/10-minute-yoga-supersets-better-than-another-hour-of-yoga/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metabolism-boost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plateaus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga fusion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Break through a plateau and boost metabolism with three 10-minute sequences that trick the body into building more muscle fibers.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Yoga Moves to Boost Immunity</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/3-yoga-moves-to-boost-immunity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/3-yoga-moves-to-boost-immunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 14:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga can help protect you from viral invaders because it detoxifies, releases stress that can lower immunity, and triggers acupressure points said to help evict viruses and bacteria from your body.
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		<title>Top 6 Yoga Poses for Back Pain: Slideshow</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/top-6-yoga-poses-for-back-pain-slideshow/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/top-6-yoga-poses-for-back-pain-slideshow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 23:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[


Fifteen years ago, I was not acting my age. Since I would recoil from any form of exercise, as well as any green foods, I was overweight, inflexible &#8230; and debilitated by back pain. The 40 extra pounds on my frame — plus tight, shortened back muscles and weak abs — left me moving like an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga Your Way Into the Best Bikini Body!</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/yoga-your-way-into-the-best-bikini-body/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/yoga-your-way-into-the-best-bikini-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want the best bikini body you can have? Try some of these great muscle-toning yoga techniques to reach your full potential and look great on the beach this year!]]></description>
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		<title>5 Yoga Moves to Get Michelle Obama&#8217;s Arms!</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-yoga-moves-to-get-michelle-obamas-arms/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-yoga-moves-to-get-michelle-obamas-arms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
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Even Michelle Obama is a little over all the hype surrounding her supertoned arms, as evidenced by the fact that she recently appeared on national TV wearing a long-sleeved top and told the interviewer “See — I covered up today!”
Her sculpted shoulders and arms nearly surpassed coverage of the economy last week, or at least [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>6 Wake-Up Yoga Poses to Do in Bed!</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/6-wake-up-yoga-poses-to-do-in-bed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/6-wake-up-yoga-poses-to-do-in-bed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a.m. yoga]]></category>
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Waking up doesn’t have to be something you do begrudgingly after pressing the snooze button nine times. It can be something you want to do, a crucial 5-minute window of opportunity that changes your whole day for the better.
If used wisely, the few minutes between being in dreamland and getting up can boost your best [...]]]></description>
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