Create Mobility in the Upper Body With Puppy Pose Yoga 2.0

Puppy Pose, also known as Uttana Shishosana or sometimes called Anahatasana, is a great release for the latissimus dorsi, posterior deltoids, pectorals, triceps, abdominal muscles, and more.  It’s somewhat of a cross between Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana)

Yoga for Cancer Survivors: Keys to Improving Wellbeing and Managing Lingering Side Effects

As detection and treatment modalities improve, more and more people are surviving cancer or living with it long-term.  Over 16 million Americans currently live with the aftermaths of cancer, while an estimated additional 373,000 people will be cancer survivors by

Better Balance in Yoga: It’s Not Just Tree Pose

“Balance is associated with longevity because it requires keeping your brain and nervous system’s integration circuitry intact,” says Danine Fruge, MD, a family-practice physician. Practicing specifically for better balance In yoga is important for anyone at any age, but it

Invert Safely: Healthy Alternatives to Traditional Yoga Inversions

Inversions are powerful poses that bring the head below the heart and often require bearing weight through the hands and shoulders. Active inversions include poses like Handstand Pose (Adho Mukha Vrksasana), Forearm Stand Pose (Pincha Mayurasana), Shoulderstand Pose (Salamba Sarvangasana),

Supported Shoulderstand: Yoga Inversion Practice for Almost Everybody

One of my most influential teachers, Aadil Palkhivala, once said, “Practicing yoga without including an inversion is like trying to make lemonade without lemons.” For those students who have mastered some version of Shoulderstand and/or Sirsasana (Headstand Pose) as a

Welcome Spring With This Practice for the Change of Seasons

Spring is always such a welcome respite from the bitter cold of winter. The first chirp of birds and buds of flowers lets us all release a sigh of relief: spring is coming. Spring is often considered to be a

4 Types of Yoga Poses that Increase Axial Extension

Technically, the term “spinal extension” refers to the spine returning into the neutral position from flexion (1) and bending backward (2) seen in the drawing on the left. But the term “extension” also means lengthening. So when we say “axial

4 Ways to Protect Hands and Wrists in Yoga

Human hands have many skills: using tools, typing, playing musical instruments, giving massages, or using sign language, to name a few. However, in many yoga poses, we make a special demand of our hands, expecting them to function like feet,

Total Hip Replacement Recovery is Literally in Your Hands

While recovering from total hip replacement, we want tools at our disposal to support the best hip outcome, both in our yoga practice and out in the world. There are many kinds of props in yoga and many tools and

“Yoga Butt” Injury: A Real Pain in the Butt

“Yoga butt.” What a terrible name. Moreover, what a terrible condition. A high hamstring injury is a frustrating interruption to your yoga practice. Let’s look at yoga butt symptoms, yoga butt recovery time, and how to adapt your yoga practice

Engage Your Body, Mind and Senses for a More Mindful Yoga Practice

Sometimes what’s going on in the world or in your life is just too much and you need some time out. But if your mind is racing or you have a lot of pent-up energy, relaxing, even with yoga, might

8 Tips to Create a Strong Home Yoga Practice

It's not news to anyone reading this that the world is in the midst of a pandemic. The death toll and the number of those infected with COVID-19 rises by the day. Parents are doing their best to homeschool their

Muscular Superheroes: Agonists, Antagonists, Synergists and Stabilizers

What are agonist and antagonist muscles? Watch the short video below and review them with a bit of help from Batman and Robin. Muscular Superheroes: Agonists, Antagonists, Synergists and Stabilizers Moving any of our synovial joints requires a community effort.

Yoga for Myofascial Release – Keys to Easing Tension and Enhancing Mind-Body Balance

Chrys Kub is founder of FitYogaTherapy and a longterm presenter at YogaUOnline. She has pioneered ground-breaking techniques for integrating myofascial release to make help yoga practitioners overcome muscular imbalances and make faster progress. In this interview, she talks about her

5 Ways to Prepare for Firefly Pose in Yoga

I generally don’t write about yoga’s “fancy” poses. I don’t consider these poses to be staples; they’re more like desserts. They’re fun to do occasionally but aren’t really the main course of yoga practice. The main dishes are the basics—standing

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