Let go of the iHunch: Improve your posture yoga practice
A few weeks ago I took my son to get a haircut and there was another family waiting ahead of us, a father with three boys ages between 5 and[...] The post Let go of the iHunch: Improve your posture...
View ArticleHow 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[...] The post How to make an extension pose a...
View ArticleWant 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[...] The post Want...
View ArticleHow 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[...] The post How do you know...
View Article“Joy! Where are you?” Three ways to find your bliss through your yoga practice
My son’s favorite movie nowadays is Inside Out. He would literally watch it every day if we let him. He quotes the characters all the time and retells the jokes.[...] The post “Joy! Where are you?”...
View ArticleGet 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[...] The post Get your shoulders out of the box...
View ArticleThree ways to protect your shoulders in your daily life and yoga practice
I started taking tennis lessons recently. My tennis pro tells us in every class: “Save your shoulders! Do not swing with just your arm, turn your whole body!” All athletes[...] The post Three ways to...
View ArticleHow to heal your shoulder by working around it
When a new student comes to see me about her shoulder pain, the first thing I usually ask her to do is LEAVE HER SHOULDER ALONE. This might seem a[...] The post How to heal your shoulder by working...
View ArticleOne simple move to loosen up your shoulders
There are many suggestions on the internet on how to “loosen up the shoulders”. Most of them boil down to bringing the shoulders through the full range of motion: do[...] The post One simple move to...
View ArticleTwo fundamentally different ways to do Bridge pose
Am I the only one who finds that sometimes detailed instructions on how to get yourself into a pose sound contradictory? For example, I was checking out the Yoga Journal’s page[...] The post Two...
View ArticleYoga for tennis: optimize performance and minimize risk of injury
I find it a bit funny that some folks roll their eyes when we talk about energy movement throughout the body in our yoga practice, but have no problem discussing[...] The post Yoga for tennis: optimize...
View ArticleWhy do we need to work on balance?
The most dramatic experience I ever had with my balance failing me was about 8 years ago. Swine flu was going around that year and got me, making me very,[...] The post Why do we need to work on...
View ArticleHow to train your balance
Watching your kid learn how to walk is a pretty fascinating experience. When you see him wobble and plop down with almost every step, it’s hard to believe that one[...] The post How to train your...
View ArticleHow to align the body in balancing postures
Many years ago I read an article on balance in one of the yoga magazines and one visual that the author used had stuck with me. She talked about trying[...] The post How to align the body in balancing...
View ArticleFour easy ways to train your balance for daily life
When we work on balance postures in yoga we usually focus on maintaining steady position for a certain amount of time. This is a very useful aspect of balance training,[...] The post Four easy ways to...
View ArticleYoga practice for static and dynamic balance training
My son loves to watch this YouTube video of Danny MacAskill riding his bike across the rooftops of Gran Canaria. Needless to say, this type of physical performance requires unbelievable[...] The post...
View Article“Why is my balance not improving?”: 7 ways to troubleshoot your balance training
One concern that I hear often from yoga practitioners is: I keep working on my balance, but it doesn’t seem to be improving. If that’s the case, we need to[...] The post “Why is my balance not...
View ArticleMighty Tadasana: How to use Mountain pose to train your balance and...
The classic version of the Mountain pose is as stable as any standing pose gets – you are just standing there on your two feet trying to keep the weight[...] The post Mighty Tadasana: How to use...
View ArticleMighty Tadasana: How to use Mountain pose to train your balance and...
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[...] The post Mighty Tadasana: How to use...
View ArticleHow 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[...] The post How to minimize the risk of...
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