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A Yogi’s Guide to Surviving Lockdown
On March 24, 2020 in
Yoga
by
Shy Sayar
So, I won’t be the first to suggest that some good might come of the lockdown and social distancing enforced upon many of us by government action over the spread of Covid-19. Social media is not only full of political rants and tyrades of fear, but also of heartfelt encouragements, expressions of kindness and solidarity, and even beautiful poetry about us members of the great human family who are stepping up to take care of each other in difficult times, about the benefits to the environment and ecosystem of the planet from the forced cessation of destructive human production and transportation activities, and even about the psychological and spiritual benefits of just withdrawing from the world a while and spending time with ourselves.
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Dream Yoga
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Inspiration
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Quarantine Yoga
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Shy Sayar
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Yoga Nidra
Yoga en Español
On November 12, 2018 in
New Classes & Programs
by
YogaDownload.com
Here at YogaDownload.com, we love to help make yoga available to as many people as we can, all over the globe. This week, we are thrilled to introduce our first dedicated Spanish Language Yoga Program: Yoga en Español. According to the World Economic Forum, the world’s most spoken languages are Chinese, Spanish, and English. As of 2018, that means Spanish is the second most spoken language, by roughly 437 million people, primarily in Spain, Latin America, and parts of the United States. Currently, most yoga classes are offered in English, Sanskrit, or some combination of the two. Many students find learning the Sanskrit names for the yoga asanas or postures to be a daunting challenge. Sanskrit isn’t a spoken language, only existing in written form, so it takes a great deal of memorization to learn the pose names. If English isn’t your first language, practicing yoga can be even more challenging due to language barriers.
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Clases de Yoga en Español
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New Yoga Program
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Yoga
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Yoga en Español
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Yoga for Everyone
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yoga para principiantes
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YogaDownload.com
Yoga & Fitness: Bringing Different Worlds Together
On January 14, 2018 in
General
by
YogaDownload.com
Yoga in itself is a very unique discipline and contrasts what fitness and exercise represent in ways. It is called a discipline simply because it is one; a very complex discipline that has existed on earth for centuries at least. Yoga is a sacred journey. It is a spiritual practice, not solely focused on health and physicality. Today, it is a positive part of the lives of a growing number of people worldwide, as it continues to gain in popularity and people practicing. Then, there’s fitness, which is growing in popularity as well. For many, the fitness lifestyle is sought-after and is more than just a hobby or practice. Most people want to look and feel fit. For some, going to the gym has even become a social event, with a sense of community. These are just a few reasons the number of gyms and fitness centers in the world have increased tenfold in a very short period of time. Although different from yoga, the fitness industry is a lucrative industry that is also doing good for people’s well-being.
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Edgar James
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Fitness
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Weight Loss
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Yoga
Decompress from the Holidays
On December 26, 2017 in
New Classes & Programs
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Yoga
by
YogaDownload.com
Happy Holidays from YogaDownload.com! We hope you’re enjoying the last days of 2017, and are filled with positive energy and peaceful light. Sometimes, however, the holidays can feel more stressful than joyful. On one end of the spectrum, you can take the celebrations too far and overindulge with cookies and pie, wine and cocktails, and too many family obligations. On the flip side, the holidays could stir up mixed emotions and even sadness. Whether you love the holidays or hate them, we’re here to help you navigate the last week of the year with four new classes designed to make you sweat, smile, and shed lingering stress. Sometimes you simply need to take some time for yourself to maintain your equilibrium. A vigorous asana practice can snap you right out of your thoughts and launch you into a place where you’re tuned into your physical body. By stepping out of your comfort zone and challenging yourself physically, you can quiet your mind and refill your emotional well.
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Healthy Holidays
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New Classes
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Stress Relief
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Yoga
What Types of Music are Best During Yoga?
On December 8, 2017 in
General
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Yoga
by
Yoga Vini
The beauty of music is that it can drive you to do ‘things’. They say that music often has a positive impact on the mind, though the genre and the selection of music are important for that kind of effect. There are many medical studies that have endorsed the usage of music for restorative as well as curative purposes. Doing yoga is an activity where you have to apply your body and mind—sometimes, you feel out of the zone to put yourself in that crucible and need an inspiration or a driving factor. For some, good music or a song can provide the inspirational energy to engage in the activity. Many yoga centers incorporate music into a routine during their practices and teaching sessions. It becomes imperative to know what kind of music is conducive to yoga. Is there any subtle connection between sound and the way our body and mind responds to it?
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Music
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Yoga
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Yoga Vini
Shift Your Perspective: The Benefits of Inversions
On November 13, 2017 in
New Classes & Programs
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Yoga
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YogaDownload.com
Do you need a change of pace? Are you ready to tap into your inner child and become more playful in your yoga practice, yet desire to shift your physical, mental, and emotional viewpoint too? This week, we’re thrilled to offer four new classes focused on how inversions and going upside down benefits you. Technically, an inversion in yoga is anything that brings your hips above your heart and your heart above your head. Downward-facing dog and standing forward bends can be considered inversions. Some inversions build heat and energy, like handstands and forearm stands. Others like headstands and shoulder stand act to calm the nervous system. Assuming you are physically healthy and aren’t dealing with injuries to your neck or shoulders, low blood pressure, or glaucoma, there’s an inversion to benefit you.
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Six Benefits of Sun Salutations
On October 26, 2017 in
Yoga
by
YogaDownload.com
Sun Salutations are about worshipping the sun and activating the solar energy in the body. Consisting of 12 yoga poses (Hatha Yoga) requiring the practitioner to move from one pose to another in a rhythmic fashion in order to reap the benefits. Although this series can be practiced at any time of the day, the benefits of Sun Salutations increase when practiced in the morning in front of the sun.
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Manmohan Singh
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Yoga Poses Scientifically Proven to Ease Depression
On October 26, 2017 in
General
by
Lucy Benton
A study titled 'Treating Major Depression With Yoga: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial' published in PLOS ONE Journal earlier this year. It was completed by a group of scientists from the University of California, Johns Hopkins University, and Cornell University. The main purpose of the study was to examine how an 8-week hatha yoga intervention impacted people with mild to major depression. To achieve this purpose, the researchers recruited 38 adults who were diagnosed with depression. According to the results, the group who practiced yoga during the study period exhibited a considerable decline in depression scores than the group who did not. The decline was statistically and clinically significant, so the study concluded that the yoga intervention can serve as a tool for reducing depression severity.
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Lucy Benton
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study
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yoga
Yoga for Transition & Transformation
On October 23, 2017 in
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New Classes & Programs
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Yoga
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YogaDownload.com
Transitions are part of life and the change of seasons is a perfect time to focus on transitions and transform your life. When we tap into the essence of the season and align ourselves with nature, we can create lasting change. Now that you’re in week two of the YogaDownload.com Pre-Holiday Challenge, we hope you’re feeling stronger and determined to stay the course.
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Understand Your Knees and 4 Poses to Keep them Healthy
On October 12, 2017 in
Yoga
by
YogaDownload.com
The mechanics of the knee is imposing! Its hinge structure and the performance it delivers will forever be difficult replicating. The knee joint is a typical synovial joint with the accompanying fluid for improved lubrication and protection of the adjoining parts. Here are 4 poses to also help strengthen your knees.
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mathew foster
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Prison Yoga from San Quentin:
Free Your Mind, Body and Spirit
On February 8, 2017 in
General
by
EricPaskel
Eric Paskel teaches yoga to inmates at San Quentin, creating a “prison break” without ever leaving the prison. It was not a hard sell when my teacher, Swami Parthasarathy, told me during one of our first meetings, “The whole world is a prison, and your only job in life is to get the hell out.”
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Eric Paskel
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Finding Freedom
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Prison
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San Quentin
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10 Tips for a Home Practice
On November 2, 2016 in
General
by
JakePanasevich
At some point, it's necessary to develop a personal yoga practice to maintain your strength, flexibility and sanity. A personal routine will keep you in the game, no matter where you are or how your circumstances change. While yoga classes are a wonderful way to have fun, learn good alignment and build community, realistically, you won’t always have the luxury and time to attend class. A home practice will keep you feeling healthy, grounded and pain-free. It's simple to start, and if you make it fun and effective, it's sustainable.
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home yoga practice
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Jake Panasevich
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Personal Routine
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yoga
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Yoga for Men
Na'maste at Home with YogaDownload and Roku
On October 16, 2016 in
New Classes & Programs
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YogaDownload.com
Do you ever feel like yoga should be more accessible? It has become harder with our fast-paced lives to get our practice in. Especially in a highly digital world, we have become more and more distracted. Instead of staying centered and trusting our internal compass, we’re pulled in a million directions. What’s the solution?
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Kundalini Yoga
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Meditation
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Practice Yoga
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Pranayama
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ROKU
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self-care
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Take Yoga Anywhere
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yoga
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YogaDownload.com
Ayurveda Life: How Ayurveda Changed My Life
On September 19, 2016 in
General
by
Shivarea
“Yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences that developed together and repeatedly influenced each other throughout history. Yoga and Ayurveda work together to enhance their great benefits on all levels”.
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Ayurveda
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Harmony
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Prana
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Shiva Rea
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Sister Sciences
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yoga
Get Your Yoga Out of My Asana
On June 7, 2016 in
General
by
J. Brown
For many, it is has become important to distinguish between “asana,” or the performing of postures, and yoga. Both those who are inclined towards yoga as a fitness regimen, and those who embrace it as more than just exercise, find it necessary to clarify the intent and purpose behind their practice. This compartmentalisation, while convenient and often useful, brings with it a dilemma, the resolution to which determines what is actually possible with yoga.
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Asana
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Body Image
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J. Brown Yoga
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Practice
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yoga
The Green Ollie
On May 25, 2016 in
Healthy Recipes
by
Jo and Jules
If you’ve been following us on Facebook and Instagram lately you know that we’re mildly – scratch that – massively obsessed with this new organic extra virgin olive oil by Kasandrinos. This olive oil is unlike any other you’ve tried before and it will make all your recipes come to life!
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conscious cleanse
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Daily Elixer
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Detox Drink
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Green Smoothie
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yoga
The Difference Between & Crow and Crane
On May 18, 2016 in
General
by
AshleyJosephine
A few weeks ago, I learned that I had been doing a yoga pose wrong for the entirety of my time practicing yoga. It took about 7 years for anyone to tell me otherwise, so I want to share the knowledge with you here today so that you can be an informed yoga practitioner.
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Ashley Josephine
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Crane (Bakasana) Pose
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yoga
Practicing Kindness
On May 11, 2016 in
General
by
AdamHocke
Befriend yourself If we are concerned with self-improvement or cultivating physical disciplines, we can be quite hard on ourselves, especially when things aren’t going as well as we’ve hoped or planned. Off the mat, there are sure to be times we disappoint ourselves, failing to live up to some ideal expectations. Instead of chastising or punishing yourself, or suppressing behaviours that you think are beneath you, can you instead be kind to whatever it is inside of you that is calling out for help? Can your kindness be unconditional? When your thoughts dive into dark places, instead of wishing you were feeling something else, can you listen, befriend yourself, and see what you may need to feel better?
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Adam Hocke
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challenges
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physical disciplines
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self-improvement
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yoga
To Strengthen, Stretch or Rest
On May 11, 2016 in
General
by
AshleyJosephine
Sometime within the last year, a friend of mind asked about a nagging ankle injury. He had just recently gotten into yoga but wasn’t sure if yoga was helping or hurting his ankle recovery. Specifically, he wanted to know how you know when you need to strengthen, stretch, or rest.
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Ashley Josephine
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Rest
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Strengthen
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Stretch
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yoga
When Doves Cry
On May 4, 2016 in
General
by
Dana Damara
I haven’t even begun to try and process Prince’s death. I can’t seem to find the middle ground between dancing and crying. The day he passed, I listened to his music until I fell asleep. Before sleep came, I scrolled video after video, article after article … I couldn’t get enough. My eyes were bloodshot I was so tired.
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Dana Damara
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Dance
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femininity
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Music
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Prince
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yoga
A Yin Yoga Experience
On May 4, 2016 in
General
by
AshleyJosephine
Ever wondered what the difference is between a yin class and a restorative class? Or maybe you even wonder what this yin yoga is in the first place! Yin yoga is a relatively new “form” of yoga that has become popular in the past decade or so. While the practice itself has always existed, the practice as it’s offered today in studios across the world has evolved. Today I’d like to offer you my perspective on the yin practice and give you a little experience.
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Ashley Josephine
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balance
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Yin Yoga
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yoga
Prepare for Bigger Backbends
On April 27, 2016 in
General
by
AdamHocke
Backbends are demanding and invigorating. They require a combination of flexibility and strength that can vary from person to person. They require patience and preparation. Often our ability to backbend in big and deep ways can be limited by muscular and soft tissue tightness across the front of the hips, around the numerous connections of the spine itself, and across the front and back of the shoulders. Here are three warm ups focused on stretch and release of these regions to help you deepen your backbends.
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Adam Hocke
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Backbends
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Props
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yoga
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Yoga Poses
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Yoga Props
A Practice for Recognizing & Developing Inner Strength
On April 27, 2016 in
General
by
Meek
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.” ~ Dalai Lama
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inner strength
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Jennifer Meek
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self-confidence
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yoga
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Yoga Poses
The Simplicity of the Sutras
On April 27, 2016 in
General
by
AshleyJosephine
As the world becomes more complex, the universe is sending subtle signals to simplify. It seems a lot of the world is starting to question the complexity we’ve built into our ways of doing things.
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advanced yoga practice
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Ashley Josephine
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Simple living
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Sutras
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yoga
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Yoga Sutras
Eating Clean
On April 14, 2016 in
General
by
Hayley
Hey Guys, So I have seen so many of my friends over the years trying to get healthy, detoxify and lose weight…which is cool. But then they tell me what they’re eating and I freak out!
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Diet
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Eating Clean
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Hayley Hobson
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Healthy Eating
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yoga
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