How to stretch your neck and relieve neck tension more effectively
If you google “neck stretches” or “neck stretching” you will get a number of variations of the following two options: Clearly, Option 2 is not the kind of stretching we[…]
Category: yoga for your body
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Doing neck circles can compress your cervical nerves and cause other issues
Honestly, I thought that we disposed of the neck circles long, long time ago. In every anatomy training I ever attended – college courses, personal trainer certification, yoga trainings –[…]
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Too many asymmetrical poses can create sacroiliac joint issues
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Yoga for stress relief – is relaxation really the answer?
In the recent years yoga has become a go-to tool for stress management and very often it’s being presented as “Yoga for relaxation and stress management” with an assumption that[…]
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Shoulderstand – to teach, or not to teach, that is the question
Many yoga teachers have had an experience of a student stepping into a class and immediately plopping up into a Shoulderstand (or a Headstand, which is even riskier). It always[…]
Are we addicted to the Pigeon pose (and other “hip openers”)?
William Broad had done it again. He sounded an alarm last year about the potential risks of the yoga practice and caused some heated discussions in the yoga community. This[…]
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There is no such thing as “gold standard” when it comes to alignment in yoga poses
I remember in my first teacher training program we had “alignment clinics”, where we were told exactly where to place the feet, knees, shoulders and hips in each pose. Was[…]
Rolling up from a standing forward bend can damage your spine
Recently I’ve watched a video on YouTube by a popular yoga teacher and couldn’t help but wince every time she instructed her students to “roll up to stand one notch[…]
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“Magic three” yoga poses and how they can make you feel better every day (Part 2)
Let’s review: We are looking for three yoga poses that are simple enough to do without any other preparation, versatile enough to be adaptable for a variety of needs and[…]
“Magic three” yoga poses and how they can make you feel better every day (Part 1).
Somebody in my yoga therapist training had come up with a term “yoga snack”. No, it doesn’t refer to a power bar or a small bowl of kitchari. Yoga snack[…]
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A smart way to relieve muscle tension
At the beginning of each yoga teacher training I like to ask my students: “If some area of your body gets tight, what do you do with it?” The answer[…]
How to protect your lower back and increase stability in any yoga pose
Physical therapists know this. Pilates teachers know this. Athletes and dancers know this; how come yoga teachers are behind? Recently one of the commentators on my blog, Michele, asked me:[…]
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What do seniors need in a yoga class?
Couple of days ago I read an article titled “Yoga after 50“, that made it sound as if older students practicing yoga is some sort of a novel idea. I[…]
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