Nearly six years ago, my daughter Sofia-Rose was born. She brought me happiness I could have never imagined. She also obliterated my home practice beyond all recognition for more than a year. Before she was born, I was so hopped-up on adrenaline, oxytocin, and optimism (not always my strength) that I didn’t think her birth […]
There is nothing better in class than receiving an excellent manual cue (also called manual yoga “adjustments” or “hands-on assists”). The body falls into place and the nervous system relaxes. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true. There’s nothing worse than receiving a poor or inappropriate adjustment—the body strains, the breath tightens, and the nervous system […]
QUESTION: Some teachers tell students not to “squeeze” or “grip” their gluteal muscles (or glutes) in backbends because this will compress the sacrum and lower back. Others say that it’s essential to use the glutes in backbends. What do you recommend? ANSWER: First, let’s acknowledge that different students may benefit from slightly different actions in any given […]
If you sign up for Module I, when you login to our educational platform, Kartra, you will see this 👇 — a six-part downloadable manual to call your own. Today I thought it would be fun to give you a share a tiny excerpt from the Module I Teacher Training Manual. It’s from Part 6: Communication […]
Why should you read my advice on backbend preparations? Simple: because my backbends are average at best. This means that, A) my backbends are probably similar to yours, and, B) since backbends don’t come easily for my body, I’ve been struggling to figure out effective ways to deal with these #@#% poses for more than […]
In the past 15 months, I’ve taught over 700 hours of online trainings. Before that, I taught continuing education trainings for 10+ years. I’ve been genuinely surprised to find that the online trainings have not only been successful, they also hold some distinct advantages over training in person. (Full disclosure: In 2022, I plan to offer […]
Long before photos of Handstand ruled the social media kingdom, Astavakrasana was king of the hill. Teachers would get one or two photos of themselves every few years to adorn their bios and show aptitude in their flyers. There were 3 distinctly different looks that teachers would cast while being photographed in the pose: 1) […]
I’ll be honest, I went through a long phase where I was staunchly anti-resolution at the beginning of every new year. I was weary of the low-level emotional rollercoaster they sent me on — the dopamine rush from making a resolution only to be met with the crash of disappointment a few weeks later left […]
Try this simple, accessible, effective sequence to strengthen the entirety of your core: the anterior abdominals, iliopsoas, the rotational elements of the core, and the back of the core. YOGA SEQUENCE FOR CORE STRENGTH DETAILS Postures 1-4 are all reclined anterior-core strengtheners that are accessible and efficient. They also teach the neuromuscular coordination of the […]
This sequence of 12 poses is great for increasing strength along the whole posterior chain of the body — another way of saying this is that these yoga poses build back strength. (To go straight to the video breakdown, click here.) How to use this Yoga for Lower Back Sequence There are three different ways […]
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