True Yoga

True Yoga

The vacant space three floors up at 23 Franklin St. hasn’t had yoga in it for some time, but since Heather Rems Korwin came back to the area, the building with Reibman’s and Les Beaux Vous will again host the art — but with a new twist.

Formerly known as Sanctuary Yoga, the 2,600 sq. foot studio is now Sanctuary Power Yoga, aimed at heated power yoga overlooking Torrington’s Historic Downtown District on E. Main Street. Though classes began on May 1, Korwin said Sanctuary is open to anyone at any level who wants to partake in the full-body workout, physically, emotionally and mentally. Classes are every day, with two during each weekend day, and possibly more depending on the community’s needs.

“The idea behind the heat is to sweat out all toxins,” she said. The main studio will be cranked up to 90-95 degrees plus humidity for the trial. “It’s a full-body workout and you feel great afterward.”

Korwin, a New Hartford native and resident, recently moved back to Litchfield County after spending 10 years practicing and teaching heated power yoga across New England. Her most recent venture plopped her in Newton, Mass., managing Prana Power Yoga, which she said gave her the business-side of the art form.

“This is a style that works,” Korwin said.

The new space offers changing rooms, a retail space with mats, mat bags and t-shirts, a smaller studio and treatment room. Korwin said she hopes to host children’s classes and reiki, accupuncture and other holistic services. The hardwood floors, brick walls and large windows provides Korwin with what she’s always been looking for.

“This is exactly what I want,” she said. “It was literally a dream come true. I am thrilled to be able to bring this type of yoga to the area and to be able to created sacred space where people can come together to practice and share their time and energy.”

Korwin has set up a website for more information on the studio, www.sanctuarypoweryoga.com, and on Facebook. She said every first Saturday of the month will be home to free introductory classes, and whether or not one thinks yoga is for them, “the most important thing is to come check out a class.”

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms

Think detecting ovarian cancer symptoms is easy? Think again. Even doctors have a hard time making the call. In part, that's because many of the symptoms, like weight gain and abdomen pain, could be a host of things, or nothing at all.
It's no small problem. Each year around 20,000 American women get ovarian cancer in the United States and yet many are not fully aware of the warning signs.
The symptoms, according to Medline are:
- Heavy feeling in pelvis
- Pain in lower abdomen
- Bleeding from the vagina (especially after menopause)
- Weight gain or loss
- Abnormal periods
- Unexplained back pain that gets worse
- Gas, nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite
Sounds like a lot of things right? And sometimes there are no symptoms at all, which makes things tough on doctors. More than 25 percent of women with apparent  signs of early stage ovarian cancer are not receiving biopsies to test for it, according to new research from the University of California Davis Cancer Center.That's a big deal, because the longer you wait, the more deadly the disease becomes.
To make matters worse, there is no simple screening test for the disease. Your doctor can perform several tests to help narrow it down including a rectovaginal pelvic exam, a transvaginal ultrasound, and a CA-125 blood test.
The disease overwhelming strikes older women - 90 percent are over 40 and most of those are over 60, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
There are several things that can lower your chance of getting the disease and some risk factors too. Here's the short list, according to the CDC.
LOWER YOUR RISK
- Having used birth control pills for more than five years.
- Having had a tubal ligation (getting your tubes tied), both ovaries removed, or hysterectomy (an operation in which the uterus, and sometimes the cervix, is removed).
- Having given birth.

RISK FACTORS
- Being middle-aged or older.
- Having close family members(such as your mother, sister, aunt, or grandmother) on either your mother's or your father's side who have had ovarian cancer.
- Having had breast, uterine, or colorectal cancer.
- Having an Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish background.
- Having never given birth or having had trouble getting pregnant.
- Having endometriosis (a condition where tissue from the lining of the uterus grows elsewhere in the body).

How To Lose Weight?

The curvaceous cook insists that losing weight could prove counterproductive believing it would age her 10 years.
In an interview with an Australian magazine she spoke of how her mother struggled with eating disorders and said she was determined not to make food a “power struggle”.
The 51-year-old “Domestic Goddess” jokingly described herself as “built like a shot-putter”.
“If I lost 40lbs, I would age 10 years straightaway – That's my excuse," she told The Australian Women's Weekly
"But you know women find it very easy to persecute themselves over their weight and whenever I've said, 'I ought to lose a bit of weight', I can guarantee I'll put it on.
“I love food and I love cooking, so therefore, I could never deprive myself.”
Earlier this month Miss Lawson ‘s figure sparked discussion when she shunned a revealing swimsuit for a visit to Sydney's Bondi Beach.

Instead she opted for a so-called “burkini", the modesty-saving outfit designed for Muslim women.
Accompanied by the comedian Maria McErlane, who wore a skimpy bikini, Miss Lawson sported a black two-piece and peaked cap, leaving only her hands, feet and face showing.
She later explained that the choice of outfit was motivated by a desire to shield her skin from the strong Australian sun.