Get your shoulders out of the box
Few years ago my husband had developed a nagging pain in his shoulder. It wasn’t sharp, but it was one of those pains that you hope would go away quickly[…]
Category: yoga for your body
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How do you know what a yoga pose is meant to accomplish?
I remember reading an article couple of years ago by a yoga teacher who observed a tendency to give too much anatomical instruction in yoga classes. As expected, she got[…]
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Want a more effective yoga practice? Use compensation properly
You know how after some yoga classes you feel more balanced and centered and after others you feel more disjointed and discombobulated? There are many factors that affect the outcome[…]
How to make an extension pose a focus of your practice
At a first glance it might seem that axial extension poses are easy – what’s so hard about sitting upright and breathing for a while? But we all know that[…]
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How to lengthen your spine without strain
There are two distinctive ways of lengthening the spine while doing axial extension postures – one that focuses on bringing the spine into maximum vertical alignment, and another one that[…]
Why do we lengthen upward? Four types of axial extension postures
Technically, the term “spinal extension” refers to the spine returning into the neutral position from flexion (1) and bending backwards (2). But the term “extension” also means lengthening. So when[…]
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Four steps to minimize the stress placed on the intervertebral disks
Did you know that astronauts get taller in space? According to NASA studies, when the spine is not exposed to the pull of Earth’s gravity, the intervertebral disks expand and[…]
When “good posture” is not so good for your body
“Sit up straight!” my dad would command every time he saw me lean over my desk. And I would jerk myself up trying to maintain “good” posture. The problem was[…]
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Vagus nerve and sound: Can you “tone up” the whole body?
You don’t need to be a scientist to know that sound (music and singing) has a profound effect on the way we feel, often in a predictable way. For example,[…]
How can we stimulate the vagus nerve in our yoga practice? Part 1
Have you heard the term “stress loop” before? Here is how it works. When your mind perceives something dangerous or stressful it activates the sympathetic nervous system which dumps adrenalin[…]
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Vital Vagus: What is the vagus nerve and what does it do?
The vagus nerve can be thought of a superhighway that connects your body and your brain. It innervates most organs in the body; the messages zip along its five lanes[…]
The brain in your gut and its impact on your mood and behavior
When I studied anatomy in college many years ago my professor never mentioned the enteric nervous system. This term refers to the network of neurons lining our guts and is[…]
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Should we engage the abdomen all the time?
Let me ask you a question: if a bowl of ice cream tastes good, would a bucket be even better? Whenever one of my yoga clients encounters a yoga pose[…]
Corset vs pelvic tilt: to tuck or not to tuck the tailbone under
Couple of years ago Judith Hanson Lasater posted this on Facebook: “Stop tucking your tailbone! We are designed for and function best with a lumbar curve and a diagonal line[…]
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Core players: The muscles that move your trunk and how to work them
From my observations around my gym it looks like abdominal crunches are on their way out, which is a good thing. It doesn’t mean that you should never do them,[…]
Four main functions of your core muscles
One thing that I often hear from new clients is: “I was told by my doctor (PT, massage therapist, personal trainer, etc.) that I need to strengthen my core.” “Awesome![…]
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How to prepare for “pelvic opening” poses
The last time I went to see my hairstylist and settled in the chair, she said: “Uncross your legs please” before she could start cutting my hair. She sees every[…]
Do you prefer “noodle hips” or a spring in your step?
Have you ever come out of a yoga class with your legs feeling like noodles? This often happens if we do a lot of so-called “hip opening moves” in a[…]
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How habitual movement patterns can hurt our bodies
For the past couple of years I’ve been trying to figure out this mysterious pain in the right hip that I would always get on the third day of any[…]
Controversial Utthita Trikonasana: is it necessary to lengthen both sides of the torso?
As yoga teachers we know that the way we move in and out of the pose is just as important as what we do while holding the pose. It couldn’t[…]
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