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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
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 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 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
Happy Hips: 3 Yoga Poses to Help Align Your Pelvis
First, my disclaimer: Anatomy is not my strongest suit, but through training, mentoring, and study, I’ve learned enough of the basics to execute and modify yoga postures to work with my body and those of my... Read more
Too Much Sitting? 7 Must-Do Stretches to Ease Low Back Pain
These days we all sit too much, often hunched over a keyboard or a smartphone. Sitting puts our joints into a state of sustained flexion, which tightens the muscles that act on those joints. Sitting also... Read more
Balance Your SI Joint: 3 Yoga Practice Tips
The current evolution of yoga practice, outside of evidence-based yoga therapy practices, is heavily weighted toward Vinyasa or Flow Yoga. While a talented teacher can create a flow sequence that provides a... Read more
Stone Henge: Back Pain Relief
Savasana (Relaxation Pose) is a welcome respite, the well-deserved dessert after your asana practice. It’s a time of rest and integration, the time when you get to lie still and absorb the benefits of your... Read more
Low Back Love: How’s Your Lumbopelvic Rhythm?
Lumbopelvic rhythm sounds like something you need for dancing. It sort of makes me think of Elvis. While we’re not exactly talking about the pelvic gyrations of Elvis, your low back and pelvis do have some... Read more