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Mentor Teacher: Who Should I Study and Train With?
Are you interested in learning more about Yoga? If you are looking to pursue Yoga Teacher Training or add to your current knowledge, I have some suggestions. Most importantly, find a Mentor Teacher...
Knee Pain Before it Rains – Two Things to Prevent It
Do you experience knee pain when the weather is about to change? For years, the knee I injured long ago while playing sports would start to ache before it would rain. Much to my delight, despite all...
Piriformis Syndrome: A Gentle Approach for Relief
Teaching Yoga is great fun, but it can overwork our bodies. When I moved to Hawaii, I really noticed how more 'rest' days of not teaching allowed my body to heal at a much deeper level. When I...
How Yoga Promotes a Balanced Mood
When we find ourselves feeling out of sorts, chances are, we’re experiencing the natural highs and lows of being human. When such a funk leads to feeling regularly anxious, lethargic or both, we may...
Move in Different Ways – Why we Need Vector Variation
My workshop with Tom Myers! I recently attended an anatomy workshop with Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains. For two days, I was a student! I took notes, learned new things and assimilated them...
Cautionary Poses for Low Back Conditions
Low Back conditions are fairly common in the 50+ population. Examples are Lumbar Disc Damage and SI Joint Dysfunction. Both of these create an instability in the spine that can be compromised in...
Yoga can Get Back the 3 Things we Lose with Age
Speaking Engagements on My Favorite Topic: Yoga Whenever a speaking opportunity arises for me to share the benefits of Yoga for people over 50, I am all in! Indeed, I’ve addressed people all around...
Why We Need to Sit Like A Man (SLAM)
We're Anatomy Geeks! If you've been reading our Articles or watching our videos, then you may know that Justine and I are Anatomy geeks. In other words, we like to look at bodies, postures, pain and...
No More Crazy Sit-ups! – Gentle Yoga Core Strengthening
No more Sit-Up Drills! Do you remember doing sit-ups in Gym class? At my school, the boys were told to keep their legs straight and to sit up by rounding their back until it no longer touched the...
Astounding Research – Yoga for Low Back Pain
Yoga relieves Chronic Pain Teachers and practitioners often swear by the pain-relieving benefits of Yoga for the Low Back. Due to an increase in research into these claims, the medical community is...