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.…

Stabilize the Sacrum with Yoga Part 2

Cool yoga tricks for Adho Mukha Svanasana, Down face dog pose, To help you stabilize your sacroiliac joints and align your knees. With a block, mat and a wall you will feel a great extension in your spine.…

What Sequence?

I am not sure where the practice of performing a long series of standing poses on one leg than the other originated however………

Stabilize Your Sacrum- Find your Core

Students of Yoga often Suffer from “Pelvic Rim Instability” due to over stretching or performing poses with out alignment. This instability often results in hip, sacral and back pain. These students are, yes, female. This is the first of a …

Improve Your Posture with Yoga – Part 5

Good posture is an important part of  healthy living.

Here is how to use the wall to your advantage with this standing forward bend over the leg. This is a challenging pose lengthening both your hamstring muscles and your outer …

Improve Your Posture with Yoga – Part 4

Here is part 4 in the series, how to create better posture with yoga.

Good posture can be elusive for many Americans as so many of our daily activities have us bending forward or “stooping over” in some fashion.…

How Yoga serves for back pain relief.

Relief from Back Pain with Therapeutic YOGA  by Lillah Schwartz

How did I end up with this pain? Will it ever go away?  What can I do to enhance the healing process?  These are questions more than 50% of …

Improve Your Posture with Yoga – Part 3

Pelvic Lift or Setu Bhanda Sarvangasana is an excellent single pose for those of us who spend time sitting…

This pose will help increase the length of your psoas muscle and releive back pain.

When performing this pose ……

Improve your Posture with Yoga – Part 2

Use Belly Turning pose to help relieve tension in your kidneys and spinal muscles.
This will help you release stiffness and gain flexibility in your chest and shoulders. A wonderful warm up for the other poses in this series……

In the Presence of BKS Iyengar, by Lillah Schwartz

There are moments in the lives of those of us who seek truth and beauty that leave us forever changed. For yoga enthusiasts, one such moment was the recent Yoga Journal conference in Estes Park, CO. in September 2005 where …