Yoga practice for knee stability
Many years ago I read a book by Mukunda Stiles called Structural Yoga Therapy. I loved the book and found it very helpful, but the one example I remember most[…]
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Chair yoga practice for the hips
Few years ago I went to Paris and stayed in the tiniest hotel room I’ve ever seen. I had to walk sideways by the bed to get through and the[…]
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Chair yoga practice for supple spine
“So why did you decide to give yoga a try?” – I asked a new student once. “Well, – she said – I tried to back out of my garage[…]
Quick mind-focusing yoga practice
Do you know how you can make somebody WHO IS TALKING VERY LOUD lower their voice? Shushing only makes people irritated. Instead you can start to TALK VERY LOUD yourself[…]
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Yoga practice for wrists and forearms
The easiest way to work with wrists and forearms is to add different hand movements to your existing yoga practice. You can be very creative with your hand gestures, just[…]
Ease into arm balances yoga practice
Some yoga students view arm balance poses as an invigorating challenge, and others as an insurmountable hurdle. The yoga practice below is for those who fall into the latter category[…]
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Yoga practice for stability and ease in body and mind
Not long ago I went for my annual physical with a new doctor. She asked me what I do for a living and when I said that I was a[…]
Yoga 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[…]
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Yoga 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[…]
How 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[…]
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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[…]
Yoga practice for core awareness and strength
Few years ago when I was traveling around New Zealand, I signed up for a white water rafting trip. Before letting us into the water the instructor said: “Make sure[…]
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Body asymmetries are more then a minor nuisance
Have you ever heard of the Egoscue method? I cannot vouch for its effectiveness since I’ve never tried their E-cises (specific exercises), but I really like Pete Egoscue’s straightforward approach[…]
Breathe better yoga practice
One of the most common misconceptions I encounter when it comes to breathing is that many students think that we can move our lungs at will. This is not the[…]
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Short yoga practice for long car trips
Personally I cannot drive or ride in a car for more then a couple of hours without my body telling me “OK, time to get out!” So you’ll see me[…]
Realign the relationship between the shoulder girdle and the spine
Every time I get a massage I have to ask my massage therapist to dig in underneath my shoulder blades – this is the area where I hold tension. I[…]
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Find your inspiration: “Plugging into the lineage” yoga practice
I love this expression my teacher uses when describing a way to connect to the yoga tradition – plugging in. When you plug an electric appliance into an outlet, the[…]
Letting go of worry, finding inner peace
Few weeks ago my grandmother passed away. She was 87 and died peacefully in her sleep. When it is my time to go, I hope I will be in a[…]
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Cobra and Co: Strengthen your back and clear your head
Few months ago I read an article in The New Yorker about the abuse of pain medication to treat lower back pain. I kept thinking: “Man, so many of those[…]
Yoga for gardening
I live in Michigan, and spring had a pretty slow start here. As soon as the snow melted, I could feel a strong drive to spend time outside and get[…]
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