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3 Ways to Counteract Text Neck with Yoga
You may already know how cell phones affect your posture, causing pain—a phenomenon called “text neck.” But did you know that cell phone usage can also change our anatomy? USA Today reported on an Australian... Read more
5 Yoga Moves for Hands and Wrists
Did you know that each hand has 27 bones, with 8 in the wrist and 17 in the hand and fingers? This means that out of the 206 bones in the human body, over 25 percent of them are in the fingers, hands, and... Read more
How to Stretch the Psoas Muscle
If you read my previous article , I hope you have a sense of where the psoas muscle is. Since it is deep in your core, many exercises help you stretch the psoas. More important than exercise, every well-... 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
New Study Shows Yoga Offers Dramatic Benefits for Chronic Pain and Depression
According to a recent study, hatha yoga and mindfulness can have profound benefits for people struggling with chronic pain and the depression that often accompanies this issue. Chronic pain is a common and... Read more
Happy Hips: 3 Yoga Poses to Help Align Your Pelvis
First, my disclaimer: Anatomy is not my strongest suit, but through training, mentoring, and study, I’ve learned enough of the basics to execute and modify yoga postures to work with my body and those of my... Read more
A Natural Choice: How Mindfulness Can Help You Manage Pain—without Drugs
Pain is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage” and serves as the body’s inherent protective mechanism to: Motivate the individual to pull... Read more
Pain is Your Friend: A “Painfully Honest” Messenger About Your Yoga Practice
Anyone who is suffering from chronic pain is already saying, “What is this idiot talking about?” Having suffered my own fair share of severe pain, I must say I would gladly have murdered that “friend” and... Read more
Yoga for Pain Relief Part 2
This post is part two of a series on therapeutic yoga for chronic pain. Part one provided the science behind the mind-body-pain connection and explored the role of the brain in pain, how trauma exacerbates... Read more
When Savasana Doesn't Feel Relaxing: Three Trauma-Informed Alternatives
Savasana—so many yoga practitioners absolutely love it, and if anything, want it to be longer. There are even t-shirts saying, “I'm only here for Savasana.” Yet this final resting pose, nearly universal in... Read more