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Empowered Thought: 4 Ways Yoga’s Wisdom Tradition Can Help You Change Your Thinking Patterns
by Olga Kabel
What do you think is the most effective yogic tool for working with the intellectual mind? Is it meditation? Nope. Meditation helps you to observe and focus the mind, but not necessarily change it. To quote my yoga teacher Gary Kraftsow, “If somebody is a jerk and begins to meditate he will become... Read more
Yoga for Fibromyalgia: Soothing Practices to Relieve Pain
by Emily Hardeman
Individuals who are living with fibromyalgia may experience a myriad of symptoms, including widespread musculoskeletal pain, sleep challenges, memory problems, mood instability, headaches, and fatigue. These issues vary in degree, depending on the individual, but are widely reported by those with... Read more
Balancing Forces in Yoga Practice: Forearms, Wrists and Hands in Dog Pose
by Ray Long, MD, FRCSC
A starting point for combining Western science with yoga lies in the term Ha/Tha. This Sanskrit word means Sun/Moon or Yin/Yang and implies a balancing of energies or forces. Balance creates stillness. Apply this concept in your yoga practice by examining the various forces operating around a given... Read more
Yoga Anatomy: How Your Breathing Pattern Affects Back Pain
by Erik Dalton
It is essential that manual and corrective exercise therapists develop a good basic understanding of ribcage and thoracic spine biomechanics and their relationship to optimal breathing. When we think of breathing, usually we think of the respiratory system, but, in fact, most believe the... Read more
