Be Well Now presents... Facials and Hair Removal 

Look and feel your best 

One of the joys in life is taking time out to pamper ourselves so we can face each new day looking and feeling our best. Our relaxation facial is designed to do just that! This customized facial is all about bringing out the beauty of your skin. It includes thorough cleansing, exfoliation, massage, masque, tone and moisturizer. This facial will leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated with your skin glowing and you feeling just wonderful.

Have unwanted hair?

From eyebrows to bikini's Be Well Now offers Nufree Hair Removal. Nufree is the gold standard in hair removal and is carried by thousands of professionals throughout the world. It was developed over 25 years ago to help plastic surgeons remove hair from a patient before surgery. Here are just a few of the reasons why Nufree is the most effective hair removal treatment in the world.

• Nufree is similar to waxing, but it is NOT A WAX and never sticks to the skin
• Nufree is antibacterial/ antimicrobial so its safe, clean and germ free
• Nufree is completely BOTANICAL and safe for the entire body
• Nufree doesn't dry and can be erased any time!
• Nufree is clinically tested and uses no animal products

 Nufree is heated to a consistent comfortable temperature, applied with a tongue depressor, strip applied, then removed off very fast and directly parallel with the skin.  

CAUTION! You may become addicted

Once you try Nufree on your bikini area or underarms...you'll never go back! You'll never want to go back to shaving every day and dealing with painful, itchy razor burn. Nufree is the way to go! Intimately you will love how it makes you feel and hygienically you can't beat it!

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Asana Zone

Upavistha Konasana prepares practitioners for most of the seated forward bends and twists such as Janu Sirsasanathe (Head-to-Knee Forward Bend) as well as for wide-legged standing poses such as Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-Legged Forward Bend).

The blueprint:

The yogi sits bent forward at the hips, index and middle fingers wrapped around the big toes, elbows bent out to the sides and lifted away from the floor.

How to do it:

1. Begin in Dandasana (Seated Mountain Pose). Press out through the heels and spread your legs away from one another, opening them to a 90-degree angle. Lean back slightly with your hands behind you, then lift your hips and push your butt forward. You should feel as if your hip and pubis bones are shifted forward.

2.  Take a deep breath, elongate the spine and reach toward the ceiling with the crown of the head.

3. Use the hands to "walk" the torso down, bringing it closer and closer to the mat. Remember to work at your own pace. Exhale and relax into the pose. Encourage the stretch, but don't force it. Always listen to your body. If you can't stretch your legs to 90 degrees, bring them closer.

From this position, check your alignment 

Do:

• keep your back flat
• keep your thighs engaged
• keep your feet flexed, heels on the floor and toes pointing back toward your head
• make sure your knees are facing up toward the ceiling

Don't:

• round or arch your back
• hyper-extend the knees

4. When you are ready to come out of the pose, gently walk your arms back up, C-curving your spine to a seated position. Bring your legs together.

Benefits:

• stretches the hamstrings and inner thighs
• elongates and strengthens the spine
• opens the hips and groin
• promotes calmness
• stimulates circulation to the liver, spleen, and adrenals

Contraindications:

• If you have a lower-back injury, sit up high on a block or folded blanket and keep your torso between vertical and 45 degrees bent forward.

• If you have lower back pain, place a folded blanket underneath the "sit" bones. Keep the spine long and the chest open. Lean gently forward into the stretch until you reach a spot that is comfortable for your back and that engages your hamstrings.   

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Feature Article  

Effect of yoga on self-rated visual discomfort in computer users

 

Computers are an integral part of our daily lives. We use them for work and school, play games on them and keep in touch with family and friends around the world. But staring at a computer screen for hours at a time can wreak havoc on our health if we aren't careful.

 

A 2006 study published in Head & Face Medicine (2:46), found that a combination of yoga practices help alleviate a common condition called "dry eye."  

 

Two hundred ninety-one computer users were randomly assigned to two groups - 146 to a yoga group (YG) and 145 to a wait list control group (WL). Using self-rating for visual discomfort, all participants were assessed at the beginning of the study and again at day 60 of a six-month study. During that time, the YG group practiced an hour of yoga daily five days a week. The WL group did their usual recreational activities for the same amount of time.

 

The 60-minute yoga program consisted of typical yoga practices, including postures and regulated breathing, along with visual cleansing exercises. The visual cleansing exercises involved two sets of eye exercises. The first shifted the gaze (by moving the eyes alone) in eight directions. Practitioners used their right thumb (and when gazing to the left, their left thumb) as a cue to direct their gaze. The directions are up, down, up to the left, down to the left, up to the right, down to the right and rotation of the eyes clockwise and counterclockwise.

 

During the second exercise, practitioners gaze at a flame placed at eye level without blinking. While gazing at the flame, practitioners are instructed to focus their gaze on the flame and subsequently defocus while keeping their gaze on the flame. Throughout the practice practitioners should sit upright and should avoid moving their head to shift their gaze.

 

Assessments at day 60 showed a significant decrease in scores of self-rated visual discomfort for the YG participants. In contrast, there was a significant increase in scores of self-rated visual discomfort for the WL group. The study's results suggest that yoga practice appears to reduce visual discomfort. The physiological changes brought about by a reduction in anxiety and a relaxed state are associated with better visual perceptual sensitivity and a higher frequency of blinking, which helps alleviate dry eyes.

 

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Good to know.....

Third Annual Yoga Within the Confluence 

This unique event features a flowing yoga practice and local musicians. Guest instructors from throughout the St. Louis Metro region will lead the yoga practice.  

 

Attendees are asked to bring a blanket or yoga mat and water bottle. The event is free, however donations are welcome to help defray costs.  

 

After yoga, stay and explore the nature trails at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary and get a sneak preview of the new Audubon Center at Riverlands.

Date: Sept. 18, 2011

Time: 9:30-11 a.m.

Location: The Audubon Center, 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, Mo.

  

Find directions  here.