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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; stress-relief</title>
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		<title>Top 10 Stress-Busting Benefits of Exercise</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/top-10-stress-busting-benefits-of-exercise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/top-10-stress-busting-benefits-of-exercise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freytag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits of exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boost energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post these on your fridge for incredible workout motivation: 10 specific ways physical activity relieves stress and keeps you happy and healthy. ]]></description>
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		<title>5 Yoga Poses to Do with a Bolster for Extra-Strength Stress Relief</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-yoga-poses-to-do-with-a-bolster-for-extra-strength-stress-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-yoga-poses-to-do-with-a-bolster-for-extra-strength-stress-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Hanley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[downward dog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stress-relief]]></category>
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One of the great things about yoga is that you don’t need to invest in a bunch of equipment to reap its benefits. As long as you have a yoga mat and some stretchy clothes, and you’re good to go. And yet there is one yoga prop I wish I could magically disperse to every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Upside Down to Lighten Up! Stress Less with Inversions</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/go-upside-down-to-lighten-up-stress-less-with-inversions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/go-upside-down-to-lighten-up-stress-less-with-inversions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 03:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[downward facing dog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forward bend]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[headstand]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[yoga how-to]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch a how-to video clip for a yoga handstand and learn the health benefits of inversion poses including downward dog and forward bend as well as headstand, handstand, shoulderstand and plow. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>To Let Go of Stress, Catch Your Breath: Ujayii Breathing How-To</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-to-catch-your-breath-ujayii-deep-breathing-technique-how-to/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-to-catch-your-breath-ujayii-deep-breathing-technique-how-to/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 21:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breathing-exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pranayama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress-relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ujayii]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recommend you try the ujayii breathing technique for stress relief even if you're not into yoga. Here's how.]]></description>
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		<title>A Meditation Practice to Release Stress &amp; Boost Well-Being</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/meditation-to-release-stress-boost-well-being/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/meditation-to-release-stress-boost-well-being/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart waves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have found that our heart emits waves much as our brain does. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Anti-Aging Yoga: How-to Slideshow</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/anti-aging-yoga-how-to-slideshow/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/anti-aging-yoga-how-to-slideshow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress-relief]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
I’m 37 years old, but look me in the face, give my body the once over, and like most others, you might peg my age around 27. That’s not vanity talking … it’s the reality of a consistent yoga regimen. I feel like Benjamin Button, getting younger and more vital instead of older with each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undercover Yoga: Strike a Pose Wherever You Sit</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/undercover-yoga-strike-a-pose-wherever-you-sit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/undercover-yoga-strike-a-pose-wherever-you-sit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Hanley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digestion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress-relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tension]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing this post from a coffee shop. On one hand, I love working in a coffee shop: It spurs me to put on clothes that aren&#8217;t covered in smashed up pieces of banana (I have a 10-month-old), get some fresh air, and interact with other humans.
The downside — it&#8217;s not conducive to getting up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Tantrums this Holiday: 8 &#8216;Yoga Time-Out&#8217; Poses for Grownups</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/8-yoga-time-out-poses-for-grownups/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/8-yoga-time-out-poses-for-grownups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress-relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vinyasa]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=1688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During times of stress, anyone can regress, get snarky, lash out ... instead of letting your inner toddler grab the wheel, try this yoga sequence to calm the storm.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Manage Holiday Stress</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-simple-ways-to-manage-holiday-stress-for-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-simple-ways-to-manage-holiday-stress-for-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanja Djelevic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breathing-exercises]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=1243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we&#8217;re stressed we overeat. We have a hard time sleeping. These reactionary ways of dealing with stress are usually automatic — and they put even more stress on your body in the long run. But you can take a proactive approach to stress management this holiday. Try one or more of these five steps [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Detox Yoga How-To Sequence</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/detox-yoga-how-to-sequence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/detox-yoga-how-to-sequence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Detox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleanse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core strength]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[power yoga]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[weight-loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga for detox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detoxing after the holiday &#8220;re-tox&#8221; — no matter how much carnage was left on that Thanksgiving dinner table, or how much stress crept into your weekend — is as easy as unrolling your mat. No matter when or on what level you could use a little realigning, this sequence is for you.
Follow the how-to and [...]]]></description>
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