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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 more
Back Pain: It May Not Be What You Think
A few years ago, I noticed my aunt had a major deformity in her knee. When I asked her about it, she said a long time back, and she’d fallen while putting up Diwali decorations. Since then, the leg started... Read more
Somatic TFL and Psoas Release
The past few years of navigating COVID have been an exercise in letting go of expectations. I am reminded to release what can’t be right now and maintain peace in the face of the unexpected. It’s also given me... 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
Exercises for Scoliosis and Back Pain - A Yoga Learning Curve
I see this word a lot: exercises. I hear it echoed in new students who step in to explore yoga and their scoliosis, with me. “I did my exercises,” they might say to me as we begin a new yoga session. Read more
New Studies Show that Yoga Helps Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain
A 2011 study on ‘Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain’ published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that yoga provides not just more effective low back pain than usual care, but also provides it faster. Read more
Boosting Structural Balance – Keys to a Pain free Life. Q&A with yoga therapist Chrys Kub
In this interview, Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D., Managing Editor at Yoga U Online, speaks with Chrys Kub about her pioneering work as a P.T. and yoga therapist. Read more
Study Shows Yoga Provides Relief for Chronic Neck Pain
A recent randomized controlled study found that yoga decreased pain and increased mobility and general functioning in patients with chronic neck pain. Read more
Yoga May Prevent Degenerative Disc Disease
Study uses MRI imaging to find that yoga teachers practicing for over 10 years have significantly less spinal deterioration from aging than a matched control group of non-yoga practitioners. Read more
Study: Iyengar Yoga Practice Relieves Chronic Neck Pain
A new study from Germany indicates that regular yoga practice may offer a viable alternative for those suffering from neck pain. Study participants assigned to weekly Iyengar yoga sessions reported significantly reduced neck pain over a six-week period. Read more