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Dead Bug series - essential Pre-Yoga

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We're overjoyed to welcome Andrea Russell, Assistant Director of AY Trainings, to our blog. She has taught yoga for over 10 years and been involved in Alignment Yoga trainings since they began. In her first video, she demonstrates a classic Pre-Yoga technique of Alignment Yoga - the Dead Bug series. This invigorating exercise develops your core and increases coordination, especially between the right and left sides of the body (and the brain).

Snap-On Wrench

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Through the practice of yoga, we can become friends with the impermanent nature of things. We can look in the mirror and, rather than seeing a collection of faults, can see a living, breathing tapestry that describes the life we’ve lived. Most mechanics consider Snap-On tools to be the very finest. While some mechanics may claim to prefer other brands (Matco, Mac, etc), it’s virtually inevitable that price versus value enters the equation. Without regard to price, it’s hard to beat the finish, quality, and durability of Snap-On tools. I clearly remember my first Snap-On wrench– a 10mm combination. This Snap-On wrench was the crown jewel of my toolbox for many years, and offered me some valuable lessons about fidelity, aging, and impermanence. I’ve long enjoyed an interest in the mechanical world. As a boy I dissembled and reassembled my bicycle at the slightest provocation. In my early teens, I graduated to a Honda moped, which almost ran better after my various modifications. As I