What is prana and why we need to harness it
In yoga, breathing is closely linked with the concept of prana, or life force. Prana is said to be the force that animates all living things. Prana is a manifestation[…]
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Want pain-free shoulders? Cut down on your Downward dogs and Planks
A fellow yoga teacher confided in me once: “I had quite a scare in my class yesterday – one of my students had dislocated a shoulder. Luckily, there was a[…]
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6 reasons your yoga practice can become a pain in the neck
Many of us carry tension in our necks and when we go to a yoga class we hope to come out with our necks feeling better. But that is not[…]
Yogic breathing: chest to belly or belly to chest; what is the proper breathing technique?
There is an ongoing discussion in the yoga community about the directionality of the breath – do you begin your inhalation in the chest and then fill the belly or[…]
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Shoulderstand – to teach, or not to teach, that is the question
Many yoga teachers have had an experience of a student stepping into a class and immediately plopping up into a Shoulderstand (or a Headstand, which is even riskier). It always[…]
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Are we addicted to the Pigeon pose (and other “hip openers”)?
William Broad had done it again. He sounded an alarm last year about the potential risks of the yoga practice and caused some heated discussions in the yoga community. This[…]
Do yoga teachers need coaches?
I remember few years ago I got a new client who arrived to our first session with a list of issues that was about 2 pages long. It included things[…]
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Yoga for busy mind – how to deal with the Itty Bitty Sh**ty Committee
Most of the cells in our body and brain are constantly striving toward the state of homeostasis and want us to be happy, healthy and successful. But there are some[…]
There is no such thing as “gold standard” when it comes to alignment in yoga poses
I remember in my first teacher training program we had “alignment clinics”, where we were told exactly where to place the feet, knees, shoulders and hips in each pose. Was[…]
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Rolling up from a standing forward bend can damage your spine
Recently I’ve watched a video on YouTube by a popular yoga teacher and couldn’t help but wince every time she instructed her students to “roll up to stand one notch[…]
“Magic three” yoga poses and how they can make you feel better every day (Part 1).
Somebody in my yoga therapist training had come up with a term “yoga snack”. No, it doesn’t refer to a power bar or a small bowl of kitchari. Yoga snack[…]
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Is there such thing as “real yoga”?
I remember in my early days as a yoga teacher I would get indignant when I heard people talking strictly about asana. “This is not real yoga! Yoga is so[…]
A smart way to relieve muscle tension
At the beginning of each yoga teacher training I like to ask my students: “If some area of your body gets tight, what do you do with it?” The answer[…]
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How to protect your lower back and increase stability in any yoga pose
Physical therapists know this. Pilates teachers know this. Athletes and dancers know this; how come yoga teachers are behind? Recently one of the commentators on my blog, Michele, asked me:[…]
What do seniors need in a yoga class?
Couple of days ago I read an article titled “Yoga after 50“, that made it sound as if older students practicing yoga is some sort of a novel idea. I[…]
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