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Anatomy

How Sports Injuries Can Damage Fascia

This article on how sports injuries affect fascia is part 3 in a series…
Feb 11 –
Stress Relief

Embodied Yoga: 3 Ways to “Listen To Your Body” in Yoga

“Listen to your body.” If you practice yoga with any kind of regularity or…
Jan 31 –
Heart Disease

Yoga and Atrial Fibrillation

Over eight years ago, I wrote a blog post about yoga and atrial fibrillation,…
Jan 31 –
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Yoga Practice Tips

Keep Your Spine Healthy in Forward Bending Yoga Poses – Best Ways to Use a Yoga Strap

Yoga Practice Tips

Keep Your Spine Healthy in Forward Bending Yoga Poses – Best Ways to Use a Yoga Strap

The first time I encountered yoga props was way back in 1982. I’d been…

Yoga Practice & Teaching Tips

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Doug Keller: Yoga to Release the Psoas

Fascia research pioneer Ida Rolf famously referred to the psoas as “the seat of…
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Beginning Yoga

There Are More Than Five Yamas

Although many of us have been told that the Yoga Sutras of Patajanli is the single…
May 17 –
Beginning Yoga

Decode Sanskrit: A Short Primer

I wrote about using Sanskrit vs. English names when you teach yoga poses in…
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Yoga Practice Tips

Yoga Practice for Body Appreciation

Many years ago, I took an anatomy and physiology course in college. I went…
May 09 –
Beginning Yoga

English or Sanskrit Pose Names?

Like everything in yoga culture, there are many opinions about how to name yoga…
May 09 –
Yoga Practice Tips

Desk-Friendly Yoga Neck and Shoulder Stretches

If you’re reading this, you’re a human living in 2022. If you’re a human…
May 09 –
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Yoga for every body

How to Avoid the Top 3 Pitfalls of Forward Bends

With Julie Gudmedstad

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Yoga Health Benefits

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Yoga & Wellness

Reduce NSAIDs: Strategies for Osteoarthritis

Research: NSAIDs Linked to Cardiovascular Disease If you suffer from osteoarthritis, some days may…
May 17 –
Stress Relief

Calm and Uplift: Supported Supine Twist

Supported Supine Twist is a wonderful way to release the entire spine while alleviating…
May 09 –
Yoga & Wellness

Is Parkinson’s Disease a Gut Problem?

It’s been known for a long time that Parkinson’s disease is a condition that…
May 03 –
Insomnia

12 Tips for Better Sleep

Sleep is one of the most important yet overlooked aspects of a healthy lifestyle.…
May 02 –
Stress Relief

Overwhelm: The Survival Guide

Feeling overwhelmed with work and personal tasks is one of the biggest problems that…
Apr 25 –
Stress Relief

Take Rest in Supported Pigeon Pose

Supported Pigeon Pose (Kapotasana) is a wonderful way to gently release the hips, sacrum,…
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Yoga and healthy aging

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Chronic Pain

Unlock Your Body: Release Chronic Tightness

Many people ask me how long it will take them to release chronic tightness…
May 17 –
Chronic Pain

Aging Triggers You’ve Never Heard About

Julie Gudmestad is a renowned yoga teacher, physical therapist, and C-IAYT yoga therapist with over…
A Common Root Cause of Arthritis and Other Aches and Pains
MS

Somatic Yoga Flow: Around the Clock

During a recent workshop, a participant asked an excellent question and I felt inspired…
May 02 –
Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain? Try Isometric Contraction

In the past few years, more research has gone into the study of isometric…
Apr 11 –
Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain: Retrain Your Brain

I recently read The Brain’s Way of Healing by Dr. Norman Doidge and learned about a…
Apr 11 –
Osteoporosis

4 Bone-Building Yoga Poses

As we age, it’s normal to lose some bone mass. But losing an excessive…
Mar 09 –
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