Yoga and the Organic Body, Morning Leg/Back Warm Ups – Part 3

Knowing how to make your back feel good is great.

Try these two poses and see what happens.

In these exercises we are toning the whole front body to observe the release of the back body.

Pay careful attention to

IAYT & Yoga Therapy Today

We all know yoga is therapeutic in many ways, and in different ways depending on the style. IYAT, the International Association of Yoga Therapists is an organizing body for those teaching and currently researching yoga therapy.  The following link is…

Morning Leg/Back Warm Ups-Part 2

Looking for a real good hamstring stretch while keeping your low back safe?  Try this one – after warming up with part 1 first of course.

Morning Leg/back Warm ups-Part 1

Excellent to set the foundations of the legs and begin opening the hip joint. Learn to maintain the extension of the legs and  spine to create softness of the belly and release pressure on your organs.

The Art of Choosing

How do we choose and what does that say about spiritual practice?

How we make choices and what motivates us reveals cultural preferences as demonstrated in this video clip from TED. Very interesting.

Stabilize the Sacrum with Yoga – Part 7

Final Pose in this series. The base of our sacrum is stabilized by muscles. Try Salabhasana, Locust pose legs only with a belt and see if you can find those deeper gluteal muscles. One more way to find your yoga…

Stabilize the Sacrum with Yoga Part 6

We toned our core in Part 5 … now its time to create a good looking yoga butt with Upward Facing Dog Pose! Just like My student Joanne, hands on the floor may not help you.

Stabilize with Core Strength

Core strength is important for all yoga practitioners and often overlooked. Learn to execute Urdhva Prasarita Padasana and tone your core!

A Pelvic Lift & a Belt to Stabilize…

The pelvic lift or Setu bhanda is at the base of many therapeutic yoga sequences. Try the pose with a block which tones the inner leg or the belt and tone the sacral area.

Triangle pose is a challenge

Triangle pose or Trikonasna  challenges students with Sacro-illiac joint problems in a big way. There are ways to work positively which will help students stay out of pain by focusing on the details.