{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"2022 Archive of RENATURED, Marina Zurkow&#039;s Research Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/o-matic.com\/blog-archive-2022","author_name":"Marina","author_url":"https:\/\/o-matic.com\/blog-archive-2022\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Doga","html":"Our in-betweens keep getting closer.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/04\/09\/fashion\/09fitness.html\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-303 aligncenter\" title=\"27208969\" src=\"https:\/\/o-matic.com\/blog-archive-2022\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/27208969-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"27208969\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/04\/09\/fashion\/09fitness.html\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-304\" title=\"27187113\" src=\"https:\/\/o-matic.com\/blog-archive-2022\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/27187113-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"27187113\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\"Doga combines massage and meditation with gentle stretching for dogs and their human partners. In chaturanga, dogs sit with their front paws in the air while their human partners provide support. In an \u201cupward-paw pose,\u201d or sun salutation, owners lift dogs onto their hind legs. In a resting pose, the person reclines, with legs slightly bent over the dog\u2019s torso, bolster-style, to relieve pressure on the spine.Doga instructors are not required to complete certification, though teacher training seminars do exist, like ones taught by Brenda Bryan, 43, a yoga and doga instructor in<span class=\"bold\"> <\/span>Seattle who has just written a book on the subject. In general, instructors learn informally by sharing techniques. Guiding these techniques is an agreed-upon, though not officially stated, philosophy: Because dogs are pack animals, they are a natural match for yoga\u2019s emphasis on union and connection with other beings.\"<\/em><\/p>","type":"rich"}