"Couples Retreat" is a hilarious movie that features a comical yoga scene. While this part of the movie is funny, we can still learn the correct posture for four yoga poses (asanas) featured in "Couples Retreat." Read on to find out the benefits of the following four asanas featured in this funny film.

Child's Pose (Balasana)

Child's pose is a basic yoga posture. Still, it has many benefits associated with it. If you have back or neck pain, child's pose is a great asana for you to perform while supporting the head and trunk of the body. This pose will calm the body and mind as it relieves stress. It also provides an excellent stretch to the ankles, hips and thighs, which is great for gaining flexibility.

Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)

The bridge pose is one that has numerous benefits. It is an excellent asana for relieving stress, as well as minor depression. In addition, it can alleviate tiredness, insomnia and aches in the back and the head. It also provides a superior stretch to the spine, neck and chest. If you want to improve your digestion, bridge is the pose for you.

Happy Baby Pose (Ananda Balasana)

The happy baby pose will create a feeling of bliss as it alleviates stress. It also has the ability to ward off fatigue as it provides energy. In addition, it will stretch the back of the spine and the inner thighs. If you are a beginner or are not very flexible, a yoga strap can be used if you have difficulty holding your feet.

Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)

Downward-facing dog is a well known yoga pose that is used in many sequences, including sun salutations. This simple pose carries numerous benefits. It is beneficial for digestion and can thwart osteoporosis. It provides relief for those that suffer from headaches, tiredness, pain in the back and insomnia. Stress and depression don't stand a chance when this pose is put into action because it relaxes the brain to alleviate those symptoms. Women who suffer from menopause will find this pose very beneficial since it alleviates the symptoms. Furthermore, downward-facing dog provides natural energy and makes the arms and legs stronger by building muscle.

So, watch a great movie or the clip, and learn the correct posture for four beneficial yoga poses at the same time. Laughter is good for the body as well, and the clip is sure to make one chuckle.

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ST. LOUIS A life-altering experience doesnt necessarily prevent someone from living the dream.

Roy Williams was in his ninth season coaching basketball at Kansas when his overriding goal was shattered.

His Jayhawks, saddled with just one loss all season after a funny bounce at Missouri, lost in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament to Arizona. A 34-2 record, Williams best win percentage in the 15 seasons he spent at KU, ended in unforeseen heartbreak.

And I thought, what else can I do? Williams recalled. And so at that point, I changed my dream of life, so that I could live long enough to coach my grandchildren in Little League baseball and basketball.

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Until then, Williams desperate desire was to win a national championship at KU.

He never did so, yet as he spoke Saturday about the Midwest Regional final in which he will coach North Carolina against Kansas for a berth in the Final Four, Williams was in many ways the same ol Roy who coached the Jayhawks.

Yet in the past tense.

The opportunity to reminisce allowed Williams to touch on a variety of topics. Among them:

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23-03-2012 22:49 FAT HEAD DOCUMENTARY MOVIE. Reviewed by Durianrider. Big fat lies? Gary Taubes wrote the weight loss book 'why we get fat' after he wrote 'good calories bad calories'. This documentary was produced by Tom Naughton. Gary Taubes features in the documentary. They say that the Swiss eat lots of saturated fat but have low levels of heart disease. This is half true. Last year 39% of deaths in Switzerland were from heart disease. This is lower than other EU nations but still VERY high lol! Fat head movie producer forgot that black swan eh? 😉 Mark Sisson, Gary Taubes, Robb Wolfe, Loren Cordain, Sally Fallon, Sean Croxton and a few other primal paleo low carb diet authors feature in this documentary and or promote it as a 'forks over knives' like documentary. Its broscience essentially. Read the China Study for more info. If you think you can get a weight loss transformation eating bacon and eggs for breakfast then you have no idea about weight loss, fat metabolism, fitness & health. tags: goal weight dream goal weight loss journey losing the fat weight watchers watch me shrink weight loss losing weight slim down baby fat shrinking calorie burning exercise calorie counting health and fitness diet and exercise diet and fitness diet bathing suit swimsuit before and after vegetarian raw food vegan durianrider

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WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on Monday over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, derisively labeled "Obamacare" by its opponents. A look at how the case will unfold before the court in question-and-answer form:

Q: What's this all about?

A: The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is Obama's signature domestic achievement. Passed by Congress in 2010, its aim is to provide health insurance to more than 30 million previously uninsured Americans, while trying to restrain costs and prevent disruptions to the majority already with coverage. Opponents say the law is unconstitutional; their chief argument is that Congress does not have the power to force unwilling Americans to buy health insurance or pay a fine.

Q: When will the court get started?

A: Justices will begin hearing arguments shortly after 10 a.m. EDT Monday, March 26. They will hear six hours of arguments on several different issues on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Q: Which issues on which days?

A: Monday's 90-minute argument is about whether court action is premature because no one yet has paid a fine for not having health insurance. Tuesday's two-hour argument will cover the central issue of whether Congress overstepped its authority by requiring Americans to purchase health insurance starting in 2014 or pay a penalty. Wednesday's arguments will be split into two parts: Justices will hear 90 minutes of debate in the morning over whether the rest of the law can take effect even if the health insurance mandate is unconstitutional and another hour Wednesday afternoon over whether the law goes too far in coercing states to expand the federal-state Medicaid program for low-income people by threatening to cut off federal aid to states that don't comply.

Q: When will the justices rule?

A: The court could decide any time, but complex cases argued in the spring normally produce decisions near the end of the court's session, scheduled for late June.

Q: Is it possible that the justices won't decide whether the law is constitutional or not?

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If you're standing on the sidelines at the Monument Avenue 10K on Saturday, you may hear these three sisters coming.

They will be wearing identical baseball caps emblazoned with the words "Step Sisters." They'll be talking smack and laughing most of the time.

Pattie Hallett, Kathy Hallett and Mary Tomes, who are in their 50s, are sisters with a rivalry that goes back to their childhood in Richmond. Whether they were playing basketball, swimming or playing tennis, there was always an underlying competition among them.

Kathy, the middle sister, sums it up this way: "If the three of us were walking down the hall together, by the end of the hall, it would be a race."

They have nicknamed themselves the "step sisters" because they track their daily steps with pedometers and compete to see who can record the most in any given week.

It all started when Kathy's former employer issued pedometers to workers in her office as part of a program to encourage more daily exercise. Kathy saw how tracking steps motivated people, and she enjoyed being part of a challenge to rack up miles.

So she bought pedometers for her sisters and offered to set up a spreadsheet to track each of their steps.

Thus, the competition began.

Pattie, a night emergency-room nurse at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, thought she would have an edge because of all the walking she did at work. But Kathy was walking several miles a day.

"We started walking, and it was very surprising to me how little I walked compared to her," Pattie said. "Mary and I looked like slugs when we were reporting in to Kathy."

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HAMPSTEAD Roclyn Porter pressed a button to inflate the two lungs on display at the Hampstead Health Fair yesterday.

"One is a healthy lung and the other is the equivalent of smoking a pack a day for 16 years," she said. "The black on the lungs is tar and it doesn't inflate fully. Most people are freaked out. It's a nice visual."

Porter works for Family Mediation and Juvenile Services and explained the organization uses the lungs which are from pigs not humans for tobacco education. Her display was one of 36 different health-related groups at the Hampstead Middle School yesterday.

Nearly 300 people came to the fair, from children to seniors. Organizer Berny Longbook said the Hampstead Health Fair has become a community event after running for 11 years.

"Every year we see the same kids," she said. "They've grown up with the fair. It's become a family affair."

And each year, more local businesses want to participate. This year, the fair had new holistic health options, including Merrimack Valley Acupuncture and a reflexologist, who analyzes different parts of the body.

"There's a lot of networking that goes on at the fair," she said. "That's something the vendors tell us they like."

One booth had a flat-screen TV and Kinect video game system, set up by Ted Curtin, owner of Hampstead Health and Fitness Center.

"We have a kids' fitness center," he said. "They learn to exercise and also to do interactive fitness video games. It's a workout, let me tell you. I'm out of breath."

The children at the event lined up to play a track and field game, running, jumping and throwing in place. Jeremy Wyckoff, 10, of Atkinson threw the longest javelin in the game.

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TODAY

Project Healthy Living 2012: Free basic screenings for fitness, obesity, hypertension, vision and hearing. For a nominal cost, blood screenings for gluten, food and seasonal allergies.

St. Peter Lutheran Church, 17051 Twenty-Four Mile, Macomb Twp. Register: 313-531-9108. http://www.projecthealthyliving.net. Free. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Second Baptist Church of Detroit, 441 Monroe, Detroit. Register: 313-531-9108. http://www.projecthealthyliving.net. Free. Noon-5 p.m.

MONDAY

Infant care workshop: Basic newborn care class for expectant mothers and their partners. Focus is on the first two weeks of life. 5:30-7:30 p.m. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ellen Thompson Women's Health Center, 5320 Elliott, Ypsilanti. 734-712-5400. $25. Register yourself only; a partner may attend free.

Joint-replacement

seminar: With Michael Callan, orthopedic specialist for Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. Topics include knowing when it's time to consider joint-replacement surgery, the pre- and postsurgical process and more. 6:30 p.m. Recreation Center at Water's Edge Country Club, 25215 W. River Road, Grosse Ile. Register: 734-246-6057. http://www.henryfordwyandotte.com. Free.

Suicide loss support group: An ongoing support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. 7-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Life Church, 7001 Haggerty, Canton. 248-348-0115. http://www.newhopecenter.net. Free. Drop in.

TUESDAY

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Vitamins took a beating this year with several new studies that showed supplements can do more harm than good.

Meanwhile, exercise got a new boost with research that found people burn a substantial number of calories hours after a hard workout.

Following is a review of the years diet and fitness news.

Should you take vitamins?

New research raised questions about the wisdom of taking a daily vitamin. One study showed that older women who took a daily vitamin supplement, even just a multivitamin, had an increased risk of dying of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Another study found that taking vitamin E supplements significantly increased the risk of prostate cancer in healthy men even after they stopped taking them.

The findings highlighted concerns about the long-term use of supplements and vitamins by people who do not have severe nutritional deficiencies.

Hold the chips, fries, soda

Adults gain an average of almost a pound a year as they age, and much of that weight gain is caused by changes in diet such as extra servings of such foods as potato chips, french fries, sugar-sweetened drinks, white bread and low-fibre breakfast cereals, said the largest, most comprehensive study of diet and weight gain in adults.

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Determining your retirement number is like getting on the bathroom scale: Sometimes it's a pleasant surprise; however, more often than not it forces you to face an ugly truth. Just as taking the dreaded step onto the scale is a necessary part of the weight-loss process, so too is crunching the numbers for retirement planning. According to recent research, only 40 percent of American workers have taken the time and effort to complete a retirement needs calculation. Without going through that process, you're flying blind into your retirement. That's why when I field questions about retirement - when to retire, how to invest for retirement - I always reiterate the big picture. Start with a plan, and the rest will become crystal clear!

Joe from NY had done planning, but now must revisit the numbers, after the heavy impact of college education. He's worried that he won't have enough money for retirement and is "not sure what the magic number is." The problem is, the magic number is different for everyone, so its best to crunch the numbers for your specific situation. I like the EBRI Choose to Save Ballpark E$timate, which is easy to use, but your retirement plan/401(k) website probably has a tool available as well.

The retirement outlook looks good for Ralph from Kentucky, but after being spooked by the stock market, he moved to cash and now needs a way to get back into the fray. I have fielded a lot of these questions recently and want to remind everyone that a diversified portfolio can help shield you from making a bad choice at market bottoms and tops. That's why I told Tim to focus less on sector funds and a high concentration in commodities and instead go broad, as in broadly-diversified portfolios. It's also why Phil from Boston and Bryan from CA should stick to the basic bond, domestic and international index funds at Fidelity, when they roll over their old retirement accounts.

With evidence that the housing market is inching towards recovery, the calls about what to do with real estate are on the rise. Wayne, who listens to us on KFGO in Fargo, ND is trying to determine whether to sell land and invest the proceeds, while Jose from CA is weighing the sale of a rental property. You'll hear me provide different advice to each of them.

Jason recently sold his house and is torn between building a new home and buying an existing home in central Arizona. As with most questions on real estate, location really matters. Noe in Houston is choosing between expanding a current home or buying a new home with a small mortgage.

Speaking of mortgages, Todd from Baltimore is about to inherit a chink of money and wants to know if he should use it to pay off his mortgage or if should invest the money? The answer is a bit more complicated, as I essentially ran through a mini-financial plan with him.

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