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Scoliosis: How to Manage a Curvy Spine
“How did I get this crooked?” Have you ever wondered this while looking in a mirror? Maybe you thought you were standing up straight, but then you notice from photos that you actually lean to one side. Your... Read more
Yoga With Weights for Healthy Aging
As the birthdays roll by, from your early 30s, your muscles start to lose strength and mass. In general, it is a loss of just under one percent per year until your 60s, when the loss accelerates a little... Read more
8 Steps to a Targeted Yoga Practice for Osteoporosis
Some months ago, I met with a new student who’s been recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. She had scheduled a private yoga session to discuss her course of action. From our first conversation, it became... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
Study Indicates Yoga Can Prevent Osteoporosis-Related Bone Loss
Osteoporosis is a tremendous health concern for women over 50, causing more than 700,000 spinal fractures and more than 300,000 hip fractures each year in the United States alone. It is well known that weight-... Read more
Yoga for Osteoporosis: 5 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Vertebral Fractures
Concerned about osteoporotic fractures of the spine and how yoga might help prevent them? Here's what you need to know. Osteoporosis affects 10 million Americans, and another 44 million have osteopenia, i.e... Read more
A Daily Yoga Sequence for Pelvic Pain
Pelvic pain impacts so many people. In fact, the International Pelvic Pain Society estimates that over 25 million women suffer from chronic pelvic pain. While the number is generally lower in men, some studies... Read more
Banish the Slouch: Chair Yoga for Healthier Posture
Yoga is truly for everyone, but especially for readers, who tend to sit in slouched, hunched positions for hours at a time. I teach this class at library events and book signings, but even those of you too far... Read more
Yoga and High Blood Pressure: A Sequence to Help Reduce Stress
Chances are at least one person in your life—a family member, someone you work with, or a good friend—has high blood pressure and takes one or more pills a day to bring it under control. Why so likely? Because... Read more
Healthy Aging: Why Not Plan to Live to 120?
We have the power to age well. It just takes a little insight, effort, and of course, the right mindset. So the first step is identifying where we want to be at “X” age. Since I plan to live to be 120, and I... Read more