Yoga practice for social media overload
This week I’ve been having fun with my new Instagram account – posting stuff, checking out other people’s images and profiles, and so on. And while all of this is[…]
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How to bend forward without stressing the spine
When you go to a yoga class and attempt to do a forward bend, you are likely to hear: “Bend from the hips!” What does it mean exactly? And is[…]
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So what do you do for a living? How to strengthen your professional identity as a yoga therapist
Have you ever dreaded the inevitable question of “so, what do you do for a living?” I know I’m not the only one! Even now, the question conjures up sensations[…]
Why do we do forward bends in yoga?
I heard an interesting theory that older women who have osteoporosis in their spine, shouldn’t practice forward bends because of the risk for additional fractures. This theory is a result[…]
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How important walking is to you?
When I interviewed one of my yoga clients recently about the benefits that she gets from private yoga sessions with me, the first thing she said was: “I am able[…]
How do you know what a yoga pose is for?
When I get new students with some experience in yoga, I like to ask them: What is this pose for? What are you trying to accomplish here? And I am[…]
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A practice of svadhyaya: Blogging about my personal yoga path
I started blogging in 2011 and in the heart-pounding, nerve-racking moment that I first clicked ‘publish’ I never guessed I’d still be at it three years later. But here I[…]
Unlock the hidden potential of the yoga poses
I have a question for you – name one pose that you can use to strengthen your lower back and core, stretch your hip flexors, stretch and strengthen your upper[…]
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How do you know if you can blog about yoga?
I’ve been a yoga blogger for over three years, which is pretty remarkable for a gal who has never considered herself much of a writer. It all began after a[…]
6 sure ways to ruin your relationships with your yoga students
In my yoga teacher training we used to have Observation clinics, where we would observe each other both in static position (standing or lying down) and movement, and compare notes[…]
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Nurse your hamstrings back to health
A literal “pain in the butt” (injury to the hamstring tendon) is one of the most common yoga injuries. Often in yoga classes we stretch, pull and tug on our[…]
“Every move you make, every step you take, I’ll be watching you” – the art of observation in yoga
I can’t help it – everywhere I go, I see people with my “yoga-teacher” eyes. The last time I was at the symphony I was thinking – “This conductor has[…]
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“From now on I will only go to yoga school” – kids love yoga!
Teaching yoga to kids is at the same time very rewarding and can be tremendously tiring. My biggest learning and yogic path lies in teaching kids. It challenges my patience,[…]
What kind of message are you sending your students with your yoga adjustments?
“Here I am, resting in a reclining bound angle pose. All of the sudden I feel this incredible pressure on my inner thighs, and as I open my eyes with[…]
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How to keep your sacrum happy
Over the winter holidays I went to Chicago for a short family vacation. Fun, right? Well, on the 5-hour drive there I sat half-turned in the front passenger seat talking[…]
Fancy yoga poses – are they worth the risk?
Last time I was at my hairdresser’s I read an article in some fashion magazine about Hilaria Baldwin – you know, yoga teacher, wife of Alec Baldwin? She was getting[…]
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“Whatever your age, someone thinks of you as ‘young’ and someone thinks of you as ‘old’”
I teach Gentle Yoga in a community of active adults over age 55 in Central Texas. A young yoga teacher was once observing one of our classes and when she[…]
Are private yoga sessions different from yoga classes? Yes, in every way
A new student came to see me once for a private session. She was very surprised by the number of questions I asked her before we even got started on[…]
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Get the bowling balls off your neck
A recent study published by Surgical Technology International concludes that when you look down at your cell phone to text, check email, or play a game the force applied to[…]
Myths about benefits of yoga poses – how much truth is there?
Let me tell you a secret – many claims that yoga teachers and yoga publications make about benefits of yoga poses are not true. I know, I know, this is[…]
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