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Yoga for Teeth Grinding and TMJ Pain
Grinding your teeth at night is like inviting a large football player to stand on your teeth, according to the director of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Craniofacial Pain Center in an article... Read more
4 Yoga Poses for Low Back Health
While learning to practice yoga at home is challenging, especially with all the other tasks and duties vying for our attention. Still, regular practice does offer the best long-term benefits. A 2012 study of... Read more
Foot Yoga for a Fine Foundation
I can’t claim to have made healthy choices in all areas of my life throughout my history on the planet, but I can claim relative intelligence about one aspect of being in a body: I’ve always worn sensible... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
Yoga for a Healthy Back: Elise Miller Shows How to Lengthen Your Back in Downward Dog Pose
Wall ropes are a staple in many Iyengar-based yoga studios. Invented by BKS Iyengar, he and his students used them as a prop to support and intensify asana practice. In my exploration, I’ve found both... Read more
Support Your Neck with a Yoga Eye Pillow
Relaxation Pose is the name we give Savasana (shah-VAH-sah-nah) in English. In Sanskrit, it means corpse—a pose that mimics death. But if you have a rounded upper back you can easily become one of the undead—... Read more
Ease Low Back Pain: A Simple Traction Technique with a Yoga Strap
Over my 30 years of teaching yoga to all kinds of people with lower back pain, I’ve become familiar with how someone’s discomfort can run the gamut from a backache at the end of the day, or muscle spasms from... Read more
Relieve Back Pain With These 6 Yoga Poses
If you haven’t been affected by back pain, you’re one of the lucky few. In our modern world, most people have suffered from back pain at some point in their lives. It’s estimated that up to an astounding 80... Read more
Tension Headaches: A 30-Minute Yoga Practice to Help Relieve Symptoms
If you are among the 80 percent of American adults who have experienced a tension headache, then you are likely aware of how they can impair productivity and decrease overall quality of life. Can yoga ease the... Read more
Yoga for Back Pain: Restore Ease in Mind and Body with Supported Bridge Pose
The practice of yoga addresses all levels of consciousness. In yoga, a distinction is made between the physical body, the energetic body, the mental body, the discriminating mind, and the body of bliss. These... Read more