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Free Yoga Video: Pelvic Floor Tuneup - Two Yoga Techniques to Deepen Your Breath
Breathing has many benefits. For one, it keeps you alive! In addition to circulating oxygen to all parts of the body, however, deep, diaphragmatic breathing has numerous other important benefits. It helps... Read more
Yoga for Pelvic Floor Disorders - New Studies Suggest Yoga Can Help Prevent Incontinence
Pelvic floor disorders are surprisingly common. After the age of 55, issues like incontinence, prolapse and pelvic pain become increasingly prevalent and by age 80, one out of two women will have experienced... Read more
How to Start a Daily Gratitude Practice - 6 Useful Tips
Want to sleep better, enjoy more fulfilling relationships, experience more positive emotions, greater life satisfaction, and lower levels of depression and stress? Introduce a daily gratitude practice... 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
Protecting the Elbow Complex During Yoga
Hand balances are a common part of many yoga classes. We often place weight on our hands as we progress through our poses. We may move from a Bird Dog Pose (Parsva Balasana) variation, to Downward Facing Dog... Read more
Celebrate National Yoga Month! Join 20+ Leading Yoga Teachers Free Online
With summer winding down, it’s time to get back to your yoga mat! September is National Yoga Month, and we here at YogaUOnline.com couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate it than by offering a free online... Read more
Creating Central Stability - The Role of the Pelvic Floor and Deep Core Muscles
“Trust that the body is a self-righting organism. Our job is to guide the process.” Norene Christesen, PT The following interview with Julie Wiebe, PT is excerpted from a longer article first appearing on... Read more
Train Your Brain: 5 Tips for Improving Brain Functioning
Did you know that you can train your brain to be better, stronger, and faster than ever before? Neuroscientists have discovered that the brain is capable of changing itself if given the proper input. Diet, exercise, stress reduction via yoga or meditation, as well as activities that stimulate brain cell growth and repair are the key. Read more
Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Safe?
In 2001, a clinical study named the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was stopped short because estrogen use was found to be associated with increased breast cancer risk and heart disease. Almost overnight, middle-aged women across America immediately tossed their hormone prescriptions into the trash or toilet and have been suffering unnecessarily ever since. Read more
How to Stay Positive (Even When You’re Struggling With Depression)
“Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.” ~ Māori Proverb Depressing, isn’t it? Struggling to get out of bed every day—but you can’t. All you need to do is turn off your alarm, get... Read more