How to sequence classes for chair yoga
One of my older yoga students gets mildly irritated every time she hears a yoga teacher say: “Listen to your body and don’t do anything that doesn’t feel right”. She[…]
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4 things to keep in mind when designing a chair yoga practice
One of the readers commented on the last week’s post: “Chair yoga is not passive stretching – it’s challenging, strengthening, spiritual, and fun! “ This is an excellent description of[…]
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Who is Chair yoga for?
“Let’s use a chair” – I suggested to one of my students few years ago. “I don’t need a chair, – she replied – I am not elderly”. This response[…]
Yoga as a complement to your desk job
The tale goes…long, long ago, before asana was a thing, Yogis meditated for hours and hours and as they complained to their teachers about aches and pains from sitting so[…]
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Insta-yoga-studio: practice wherever possible
Recently I had the opportunity to teach Yoga in a studio. Like, in a room that’s made for Yoga…where the floors are clean…the blankets are folded and plenty…the temperature is[…]
Quick mind-focusing yoga practice
Do you know how you can make somebody WHO IS TALKING VERY LOUD lower their voice? Shushing only makes people irritated. Instead you can start to TALK VERY LOUD yourself[…]
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How to sequence classes for Office Yoga (use the gunas!)
I remember one of my first Yoga classes – I had raced to the studio from work. Frantic and running late, the whole drive I was creating to-do lists in[…]
Who benefits from yoga at the workplace?
Sometimes Yoga is for those who practice it…and for us, we know that familiar feeling of arriving on the mat. It changes us. We instantly breathe a little better and[…]
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Yoga practice for wrists and forearms
The easiest way to work with wrists and forearms is to add different hand movements to your existing yoga practice. You can be very creative with your hand gestures, just[…]
How to prevent wrist pain
Whenever a student of mine complains of wrist pain, the first question I ask is: “Do you type a lot?” If the answer is yes, I ask them to show[…]
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Why do we get wrist pain?
One of my former yoga students works for Intel. Some time ago he developed sharp wrist pain that made it very difficult for him to type and use a computer[…]
Ease into arm balances yoga practice
Some yoga students view arm balance poses as an invigorating challenge, and others as an insurmountable hurdle. The yoga practice below is for those who fall into the latter category[…]
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Three types of arm balances and their characteristics
When I was in my twenties I remember participating in an Arm Balancing class series where over the course of several weeks we worked tirelessly toward poses like Handstand and[…]
Arm balance poses: fun challenge or necessity?
How often do you walk on your hands? Some Instagram feeds will have you believe that mastering a handstand is an essential indicator of progress in yoga. But the reality[…]
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Yoga practice for stability and ease in body and mind
Not long ago I went for my annual physical with a new doctor. She asked me what I do for a living and when I said that I was a[…]
What you think while balancing matters
We don’t know why a particular class or practice stays with us. I think of it as being part of the big mystery. One, in particular, that stays with me[…]
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How to anchor your attention in balancing poses
I cannot read in the back seat of the car when I travel – it makes me queasy. This response is pretty typical since it reflects a conflict between three[…]
Six easy balancing moves for your daily routine
My son loves to dig, so anytime we get to the park he zooms straight for the sandbox. And while he blissfully loads and unloads his construction equipment I like[…]
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How to minimize the risk of falling in our daily lives
About a month ago I got this text message from my yoga student: “Can’t do yoga tomorrow. Fell again. Gouged arm bad. Stitches. OK now. Doc said lay off few[…]
Mighty Tadasana: How to use Mountain pose to train your balance and strengthen your hips and ankles (Part 2)
Have you ever sat at an outdoor café on a warm spring day people-watching? If it’s a busy street and there are many people walking by, you would notice how[…]
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