Yogic Breathing for Better Lung Capacity
Yogic breathing exercises are a very effective way to keep the lungs healthy and improve our breathing capacity. Regularly practicing deep breathing is great for our overall physical and mental health. How Do Your Lungs Work? Every cell in our
Natural Energy Boost with Yoga: 7 Steps to Practicing Camel Pose (Ustrasana)
Most of us work too much and rest too little. If you feel tired and lethargic, or even just a late afternoon energy dip, yoga can often provide a natural energy boost. A good option for this is Camel Pose. Revitalize
The Role of Fascia in Yoga and Movement with Tom Myers
Could it be that most of what we’ve learned about muscle anatomy and the biomechanics of movement is wrong—or at the very least, not the full picture? For more than 400 years, the field of anatomy has been dominated by
A Vagus Nerve Primer: 9 Reasons to Make Friends with Your Vagus Nerve
The vagus nerve can be thought of as a superhighway that connects your body and your brain- a connection we talk about a lot in yoga! It innervates most organs in the body; the messages zip along its five lanes of
Myofascial Unwinding: What It Is and Why You Should Do It
Myofascial unwinding is a term coined by John Barnes to describe a type of physical movement that comes from a higher intelligence, which he often describes as a “feeling” (rather than a “thinking”) intelligence. I remember the first time I attended John’s
Simplify Your Yoga Cues to Increase Their Power
My original yoga “parentage” was in the Iyengar system. Known for its precision, and for inventing the yoga props we use today, the Iyengar system provides a fine foundation. In workshops, teachers—including B.K.S. Iyengar and his daughter, Geeta, who I
Tadasana: Mountain Pose - Free Online Yoga Video
Mountain Pose (Tadasana) is known as the blueprint pose for all of the standing poses in yoga. In other words, it sets the body up with correct alignment that is translatable to the other standing poses. This wonderful breakdown of