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Alexander strikes the standing bow pose, also known in yoga as Dandayamana-Dhanurasana, which helps increase circulation to the heart and lungs and improves elasticity of the spine.
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Franklin undergoes treatment every other week and has been using the treatment for four years.
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Traverse City resident Mary Borovik increases circulation and stretches her spine by using the yoga pose Padahasthasana in a morning Bikram Yoga class. Bikram Yoga is taught for 90 minutes in a room with 50 percent humidity and 105-degree temperatures.
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Traverse City resident Margaret Alexander performs a breathing exercise called Pranayama, which helps expand the lungs and provides more oxygen to the brain.
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Jennifer Payne, an acupuncturist and owner of Pathways Acupuncture in Traverse City, provides an acupuncture treatment for Traverse City resident Linda Franklin. Payne has been an acupuncturist for seven years.
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