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Yoga Journal featured Carol in their March
Ask the Expert column
Can Yoga Help with High Blood Pressure?
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The New York Times called Carol one of yoga's "reformers" in an article about yoga injuries. Read her Yoga Journal cover story, which was cited in the NYT magazine piece:
Insight from Injury
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NEW DVD
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 RELAX INTO YOGA Finding Ease
in Body and Mind
Safe, effective and enjoyable practices for older adults and people with health challenges.
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YOGA MEDIA
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Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain
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Whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this guided audio practices brings the deeply nourishing experience of Carol's popular yoga classes into your own home. AVAILABLE AT ~~~  | | Yoga Shalom: A unique worship experience for mind, body and spirit |
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Combining two powerful spiritual disciplines of Jewish worship and yoga practice, Carol and Cantor Lisa Levine have created Yoga Shalom--a book accompanied by a DVD and CD. For more information, please visit our Facebook Page,Yoga Shalom Wellness and Spirituality and
our website,
Yoga Shalom.
Available at:
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Modern culture encourages discontent -- our belly isn't flat enough, our car isn't cool enough, our gadgets aren't fast enough, even our teeth aren't white enough. This sense of dissatisfaction often spills into our everyday lives, where we fixate on what's wrong and yearn to be different or to acquire the latest "must have" item.
The yogic practice of santosha -- or contentment -- invites us to view the world through a different lens, to focus on what's right and to be grateful for our many blessings. It's not so much a change in reality as a change in perception. For example, during yoga practice, if you're having difficulty standing on one leg in Tree Pose, you might berate yourself for having poor balance, decide you're not good enough and give up. Or, you might applaud yourself for attempting something difficult, be grateful for having two legs and joyfully try again.
Once we recognize that gratitude is an attitude, we can find countless opportunities for contentment practice -- beginning with those things that we often take for granted, our health, home and family. Even if we're dealing with illness, as mindfulness meditation pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn notes, "if you're breathing, there is more right with you than wrong with you."
Simple practices can help build the gratitude habit:
- Take a moment before eating to be grateful for your meal.
- Say "Thank You" whenever possible -- to someone who opens a door, bags your groceries, delivers your package.
- Take a cue from the old song, "If you're worried and you can't sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep."
Many spiritual traditions teach that contentment is the key to happiness. As the Talmud says: "Who is rich? He who is content with his lot." When we learn to want what we have, we realize that we have what we want.
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Friday, July 27, 2012 to Sunday, July 29, 2012
Yoga for Chronic Pain -- Designed for people living with complex chronic pain syndromes--such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and migraines--this weekend workshop will immerse participants in safe and effective yoga practices to alleviate troublesome symptoms and enhance healing. Carol and her colleague Kimberly Carson will help participants living with chronic pain become empowered to use yoga as a tool for self-care. At the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the Berkshire mountains of Western Massachusetts. For information and registration, please visit the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.
Monday, September 10, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain -- Carol will discuss how yoga can relieve and prevent neck and shoulder pain and offer simple practices to promote relaxation and ease. Held at the Teer House -- part of Duke Medicine's Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development -- the talk is free, but pre-registration is required. For information, please visit the
Duke Health Events Calendar.
Thursday, September 20, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Stress Relief Right Under Your Nose -- Carol will offer a presentation on nature's best stress buster, Relaxation Breathing, and teach some simple, effective breathing practices to help relieve tension and enhance health. Held at Duke Integrative Medicine as part of the DukeWell healthy living series, the talk is free, but pre-registration is required. For information, please visit:
DukeWell Seminars.
YOGA TEACHER TRAININGS
October 15 - 22, 2012
Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors, at Duke Integrative Medicine. In this Master training, participants learn from Duke medical experts--including physicians, physical therapists and health psychologists--and have the opportunity to observe yoga practice modified for seniors participating in various Duke programs including cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. With Carol Krucoff and Kimberly Carson. For more information, please visit
Yoga Professional Training: Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors
July 29 - August 3, 2012
Teaching Yoga to Seniors, at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. Enjoy summer in the beautiful Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts while learning how to adapt the yoga practice to older bodies, minds and spirits. With Carol Krucoff and Kimberly Carson. For information and registration, please visit the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.
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For more information on Carol & Kimberly's Yoga for Seniors teacher trainings please visit Yoga for Seniors.
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