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Yoga: Benefits of Crocodile Pose 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates three variations of Crocodile Pose. Photos by Lynn Janaskie.  By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year, the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”]  To my knowledge, there is no alligator pose in yoga, but there is a crocodile pose (with lots

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Yoga: Benefits of Thread the Needle 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates two variations of Thread the Needle Pose. Photos by Fred Padilla  By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”]  Some days feel like a spa day. The physical body feels good, the emotions are in

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Yoga: Benefits of Karma Yoga 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Mountain Pose at the steps of Jackson House Crisis Intervention. Photo by Fred Padilla  By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”]  My guess is that when most of us think of yoga, we bring

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Yoga: Benefits of Reverse Triangle Pose 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Reverse Triangle Pose in front of Dryden Pottery.  By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”]  While researching the benefits of Reverse Triangle Pose, one of my texts describes the pose as a powerful standing

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Yoga: Benefits of (very modified) Sugarcane Pose 

Karen Reeves demonstrates a very modified Sugarcane Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla.  By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power”]  What is it they say about best-laid plans? With all the best of intentions, Fred and I went out

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Yoga: Benefits of Hero Pose 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Hero Pose in front of Lauray’s The Diamond Center. Photo by Fred Padilla.  By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 columns will feature locally established businesses of over 12 years as the setting for the yoga pose.]  I can only speak for myself, but by the time February arrives, I am done with gloomy, dark, damp, dreary, and COLD winter. I am anticipating the thaw of spring

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Yoga: Benefits of Apanasana Pose 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Apanasana Pose at Tiny Town on Whittington Avenue. Photo by Fred Padilla.  By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 begins our celebration of twelve years of The Yoga Place and nearly seven years of writing for The Springs Magazine—both reasons to revel. A goal of this article each month is to feature a different yoga pose in a different location in the Spa City area.  While twelve

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Yoga: Benefits of Head to Knee Pose 

While demonstrating Head to Knee pose, Karen Watson Reeves is hoping to convince Santa she’s on the Nice List. Photo by Fred Padilla.  By Karen Watson ReevesNaughty or nice?  How has it been with you this year? Which list will Santa find you on?   If you are in disbelief mode (not in Santa, of course, but how can it even be December??) you might be experiencing a bit of stress

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Yoga: Benefits of Cow Pose

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Cow Pose while Krista Machen jokingly offers her a handful of hay. Photos by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson ReevesTo begin this article, I ask the same question that started last month’s feature, but in reverse: can one even do Cow Pose without Cat Pose (October’s yoga pose)? And the answer repeats last month’s with a resounding yes, but we seldom do. Another repeat from last

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Yoga: Benefits of Cat Pose

Karen Watson Reeves found a spooky location to demonstrate Cat Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson ReevesFirstly, can one even do Cat Pose without Cow Pose? (The answer is yes, but we seldom do.) Secondly, look for the counter pose (cow) in next month’s edition of The Springs Magazine. Thirdly, I am so grateful for the spooky setting with Skelly shared by friend and yogi, Krista Machen. It

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Yoga: Benefits of Dolphin Plank Pose 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Dolphin Plank Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla.  By Karen Watson ReevesIn the waning days of the warmth of this calendar year, this gal tries to be outdoors as much as possible. And as always, I’m so grateful to live in a place with an abundance of natural beauty. Just a quick stroll (or stopping for some yoga) along the Promenade can boost one’s mood and energy

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Yoga: Benefits of Twisted Lizard Pose 

Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Twisted Lizard Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla.  By Karen Watson Reeves The Twisted Lizard Pose is a deeper and more challenging variation of Lizard Pose, which was featured in this space last autumn. Lizard Pose is an intense and full-body strengthener and effective hip opener.  Incorporating the twist adds the element of opening the front of the body and stretching the quadriceps. As Twisted Lizard is classified

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