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AARON COLUSSI; LEAHA BOURGEOIS

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1o EDITOR’S LETTER

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121 YOGA PAGES

123 LIVING WELL

123 CLASSIFIEDS

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13 WHAT’S THE BUZZ

Your dream yoga job, found; how plums support

your practice; happiness secrets; more.

17 LIVE WELL

18 STYLE Stay cool, dry, and classy with the latest

moisture-wicking fabrics.

2 o BEAUTY Balms to nourish and heal dry winter lips.

22 ESCAPE Take a recuperating pilgrimage to Ananda

Spa in Rishikesh, India, the birthplace of yoga.

28 WISDOM Meditation teacher and New York Times

bestselling author Sharon Salzberg offers insights

on finding more happiness at work.

32 GAME CHANGERS Guest editor Seane Corn

and CTZNWELL founder Kerri Kelly discuss finding

and activating your unique passion.

37 PRACTICE WELL

38 YOGA FOR ATHLETES Four poses for barre lovers

to strengthen head to toe.

41 YOGAPEDIA How to move safely from Supta

Padangusthasana to Adho Mukha Svanasana,

with teachers Eddie Modestini and Nicki Doane.

48 ANATOMY Understand your muscles to really power

up your practice.

53 HOME PRACTICE LA–based teacher Grace Flowers

offers three sequences to find joy in new beginnings.

57 EAT WELL

58 SMART CHEF Tips for savoring winter citrus.

61 NOURISH Tap the ancient wisdom of alchemy

with these healing winter elixirs.

89 CONNECT

89 IN FOCUS Readers share their poses in the city.

9 o CONSIDER THIS Is yoga teacher training too easy?

92 GOOD KARMA How human-rights advocate

Amandine Roche brought the healing power

of yoga to war-torn Afghanistan.

124 I’M A YOGI Former NFL linebacker, philanthropist,

and sports analyst Takeo Spikes shares how yoga

helped him heal his back pain.

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