yoga

The other day, a friend at the gym told me about one of their friends who recently went to the doctor complaining of low back pain. They returned with the word “yoga” written on a prescription ... Continue Reading

Yoga can be a beautiful experience that can significantly enrich the life of the participant within the first asana they perform. The peace of mind and serenity that yoga can bring allows the user to ... Continue Reading

Over the last several months, I have had the amazing opportunity to interview some of the best of the best in the fitness industry for the Breaking Muscle Podcast. From those on the cutting edge of sports ... Continue Reading

You may already know this, and you probably certainly feel it, lower back pain seems to impact 8 out of every 10 people. If you have lower back pain don't think it has anything to do with your ... Continue Reading

One of the most common range of motion issues I come across as a trainer is a poorly-mobilized posterior chain. Many athletes say they have “tight hamstrings,” but the issue is more than just hamstrings. ... Continue Reading

Yoga and martial arts share a lot of similarities. They both improve control by training the ability to pause and take conscious action, rather than be driven by automatic reactions. A comparison of the ... Continue Reading

One of the most common notions people share with me when they learn I teach yoga is that they think they must be flexible to do it. It seems the pervasive cultural model of a skinny girl in over-priced ... Continue Reading

The principles shared in this video will support your freedom from any strain or pain in the lower back. The simple practices shared are geared to teach you to be aware of how you rotate your thigh bones ... Continue Reading

In recent years I have stated, “if you can do yoga - you don’t need to.” I can hear the yogaphiles beating at their keyboards already, denouncing me for having no idea what I’m talking about. Beat ... Continue Reading

Take the time to learn this week’s moves. Not only will they make you stronger, but they will help you improve your body mechanics. What does that mean? It means you will move with more ease. And everyone, ... Continue Reading

Flexible and strong shoulders are an important part of your yoga practice. The shoulders provide support in downward facing dog and vinyasa flows and help us stand strong in poses like warrior I and ... Continue Reading

There is a misconception in the yoga community that doing a million chaturangas is the best way to build strength in the arms. Chaturanga is the transitional pose between plank and upward facing dog, and ... Continue Reading

Downward-facing dog, or adho mukha svanasana as it’s called in Sanskrit, just might be the most famous yoga pose of all. I sometimes call it the all-in-one pose because the benefits are so wide-ranging ... Continue Reading

About a month into my marriage, my husband and I took a yoga class together with a fairly well known and respected teacher. Halfway into the class, the teacher, who was male, straddled over me in bridge ... Continue Reading

If you’re a modern day woman and a modern day yogi in search of the man of your dreams, your yoga practice might be keeping you from him. What? Yes, it’s true. Let me explain. And don’t worry, there’s a ... Continue Reading

Wrist injuries are common in yoga, yet we ignore them and move in to poses that put pressure on our wrists without knowing how our muscles support this complex joint. We can learn to take care of ... Continue Reading

The Sanskrit word that describes yoga posture is asana. But only three out of the 196 verses in the Yoga Sutras (the fundamental text on the philosophy and practice of yoga) deal with asana. Within ... Continue Reading

Sometimes people in yoga refer to the practice of asana as “prayer in motion.” I recently discovered something that takes this idea to a new level - an ancient concept known as kriyavati. It has to do with ... Continue Reading

Take a stand. Stand tall. Stand on your own two feet. Standing is often culturally referenced as a means of action and autonomy. It’s also something we, as humans, are specifically designed to do ... Continue Reading

If you feel stuck or without gains in your routine, this could be due to overspecialization. Instead, add cross training to achieve overall well being, leapfrog over plateaus, and reduce injury. ... Continue Reading

CrossFit, running, gymnastics, martial arts, and Olympic lifting all have amazing benefits, but each also has its hazards. Life would be boring if we didn’t do the things we enjoyed. CrossFit, ... Continue Reading