Struggle with Tight Hamstrings? Take This 60 Second Hamstring Test to See How You Stack Up
Struggling with tight hammies? You are not alone. Tight hamstrings affect a surprising number…
Nov 08 – By: Eva Norlyk Smith
Anatomy
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Axial Extension for Better Posture- Learning to Lengthen the Torso in Forward Bends
One of the keys to maintaining an upright posture is not just to “stand…
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Do Tight Hamstrings Hamper Your Yoga Practice? Julie Gudmestad Offers Tips for Happy Hamstrings
Making friends with your hamstrings is key to a rewarding yoga practice. But that…
Nov 06 – By: Eva Norlyk Smith
Yoga Anatomy: 3 Easy Steps to Hamstring Health
Hamstring soreness is one of the more common problems encountered when teaching and practicing…
Oct 24 – By: Ray Long, MD, FRCSC
Yoga and Your Reticular Activating System
In my most recent post on Empress Pose, I mentioned that when we bring the…
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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…
Aug 24 – By: Olga Kabel
Yoga Anatomy Language: Part 2
In a previous article, we reviewed the starting point of anatomy with anatomical position.…
Aug 21 – By: Nolan Lee, DC, E-RYT, CES, PES
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Dr. Ray Long: Yoga Anatomy: Two Steps to a Healthier Side Forearm Plank
Side Plank Pose (Vasisthasana) offers numerous benefits, but it is a physically very challenging…
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Yoga for every body
How to avoid the Top 3 Pitfalls of Forward Bends
With Julie Gudmedstad
A Blueprint for Learning Anatomy for Yoga Teaching
When budding yoga teachers try to learn anatomy as part of their training, often…
Aug 19 – By: Karen Fabian, E-RYT, CPT
Common Shoulder Issues in Yoga: An Interview with Julie Gudmestad
Julie Gudmestad is the founder of Gudmestad Yoga (now Paxton Yoga) in Portland, Oregon,…
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Yoga Anatomy: Release Your Tight Psoas Muscles with Clinical Somatics
The psoas muscle, formally called the psoas major, is a very important core muscle.…
Jul 16 – By: Sarah St. Pierre
Dr. Ray Long: Stabilizing the Shoulders in Downward Dog and Upward Hands Poses
Today’s post will look at the scapular motion on the ribcage and the role…
Jul 15 – By: Ray Long MD, FRCSC
Are You Making This Common Stretching Mistake in Yoga?
Early in my days of teaching yoga teacher training, a student who had been…
Jun 30 – By: Charlotte Bell
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