Yoga Boosts for strength: Bend sideways to feel spacious and free
Yoga poses are meant to be “prana pumps” because the ultimate purpose of asana is to move the life force (prana) into different parts of the human system via the[…]
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Yoga Boosts for Strength: Twist your body to rinse out tension
The amount of twisting we do in our daily lives is minimal, yet spinal rotation is essential for keeping your spine healthy and your physiology running smoothly. Twisting postures involve[…]
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Yoga Boosts for Strength: Core and lower body
To have a strong body, we need a supple spine, stable skeletal structure, supportive core, toned muscles, and stable joints, all linked together in an integrative way and balanced within[…]
Why does your back hurt? Your body might tell you if you listen carefully
Oftentimes our bodies try to get our attention through physical pain and discomfort. The messages that the body is trying to send us range from simple “Quit lifting heavy things[…]
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Release tension in the hips and integrate your brain hemispheres
Your right and left brain hemispheres approach the tasks you do throughout your day a bit differently: the left one looks at things linearly, as a sequence, and the right[…]
How to do the Brain Huddle to find inner peace
How do you feel when you are at peace with yourself? Inner peace (or peace of mind), by definition, is an absence of conflict; it is a state of calm that[…]
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Try Yoga Boosts to move through your day more productively, smoothly, and gracefully
Happy New Year! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions this year? Time and time again, I see students start a new year on an optimistic note with a clear[…]
Short yoga breaks to feel stronger and more vital
Would you like to feel strong? Would you like to feel vital? I am yet to meet a person who prefers to feel weak and drained, yet this is how[…]
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Yoga practices for dealing with anxiety
Yoga is uniquely positioned to be very effective for dealing with anxiety because it addresses the symptoms and sources of anxiety on multiple levels of our systems. Our yoga practice[…]
The racing German Shepherd in the mind
Before I ever truly experienced anxiety, I studied it. I read about it. As a yoga teacher and yoga therapist, I was conscious about how to offer a calming, soothing[…]
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The obvious and subtle aspects of bone health: Spinal alignment and energy movement
Your spine is the structural center of your body. A stooped posture with a concave chest often accompanies bone loss. Our goal in working with posture for bone health is[…]
Yoga for happy bones
Muscle wasting is a common feature of osteoporosis, which also contributes to the weakening of bones. Bones get stronger in response to muscular pull in all directions. When muscles are[…]
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Short yoga practice to get yourself off the couch
How is your holiday season going? Do you feel active and vibrant or do you find yourself spending hours in the comfortable embrace of your couch? It’s so easy to[…]
Embody three main forces of nature to feel more stable, energized, and spacious
According to Samkhya philosophy, each one of us is made up of different forms of energy, light, and matter that show up as an interplay of five main elements: air,[…]
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Short “yoga snacks” for summer activities: Long drives, golfing and biking
Whether or not you golf, bike or drive long distances, you can use the short yoga practices below to reconnect to you body, deepen your breath and get yourself moving.[…]
Short yoga snacks for more summer fun: Get your body ready for hiking, gardening, and strolling
How’s your yoga practice going this summer? Do you have an opportunity to luxuriate in your practice, or does it fall by the wayside of other activities? If it’s the[…]
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Regulate your physiology: Standing Five Vayus practice
There is a series of eight sequential movements in qigong called “eight pieces of brocade” or “eight silken movements” that has been around for hundreds of years. Individual movements of[…]
Learn to listen within: Body appreciation practice
Many years ago, I took an anatomy and physiology course in college. I went in hoping to learn more about the muscularskeletal system and came out fascinated by this infinitely[…]
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Yoga practice with humming: Feel your inner resonance
At the beginning of a class, I often ask my students to close their eyes and sense the quality of their energy. Then I ask them to show me their[…]
Exercise your diaphragm yoga practice
Your diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration; it contracts like any other muscle and can be controlled voluntarily. It is important for your diaphragm to maintain tonicity, so that[…]
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