Yoga_Journal_-_December_2014_USA

FROM TOP: JARROD DUNCAN; CURIOSO/SHUTTERSTOCK; CULTURA LIMITED/SUPERSTOCK; REBECCA STUMPF; CHELSEA DESIREE

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13 WHAT’S THE BUZZ

Sweet news about chocolate, pain remedies

to beware of, yoga for newbies, and more.

17 LIVE WELL

Give your loved ones the gift of balance with

our Ayurveda-inspired holiday gift guide.

23 BE WELL

24 ASK THE EXPERTS Top pros weigh in on hot

yoga safety, what to eat before practice, and

what that swell of midclass emotion means.

26 WISDOM Deepak Chopra, MD, shares a four-

step practice for enriching your life.

31 PRACTICE WELL

32 YOGA FOR ATHLETES Four strengthening

and balance-building poses for snowboarders.

35 YOGAPEDIA How to move safely from Tree

Pose to Bird of Paradise, with yoga teacher

Claire Missingham.

44 INTERVIEW Power Vinyasa Yoga instructor

and cover model Leah Cullis talks about

teaching at the White House and the power

of commitment and positivity.

47 HOME PRACTICE A joyful sequence to ener-

gize and center you.

53 EAT WELL

54 FOOD NEWS Why oats aren’t only for

breakfast anymore.

57 NOURISH Delicious desserts for everyone—

vegans included!

87 CONNECT

87 IN FOCUS Snowga season is back! Readers

share their wintry outdoor poses.

88 TEACHER SPOTLIGHT Arizona instructor Nick

Manci helps veterans find their inner warrior.

9o GOOD KARMA Teacher Kate Holcombe offers

homeless families respite with yoga.

96 I’M A YOGI Why award-winning chef Marc

Vetri makes his Ashtanga practice a priority.

IN EVERY ISSUE

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1o EDITOR’S LETTER

92 YOGA PAGES

94 SHOP THE ISSUE

95 CLASSIFIEDS

95 LIVING WELL

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