Until recently, fascia was mainly seen as a supportive and protective tissue, one that held muscles, bones, and organs in place. This view of fascia has been challenged in the last several decades as researchers have taken a closer look and have begun to uncover the true complexity of this multi-layered tissue. Those involved in … Continued
What will the Third Act of your life look like? And how much power do you have to influence how well you age and how healthy you will be in the last one third of your life? Trail-blazing actress Jane Fonda has set an example for how the last part of our lives indeed can … Continued
Do you feel like Tin Man when you wake up in the morning with achy, stiff joints and tight muscles? Well, it doesn’t help to go hunting for Dorothy with the oil can, notes Anatomy Trains author Tom Myers in this week’s free download talk. It’s a pretty universal phenomenon that over time, the soft … Continued
We all know that muscles are the engines that drive all movement in the body. But did you know that muscles serve many other critical body functions? And that these all get affected and decline as we begin to lose muscle mass with age. Muscles are the most metabolically active tissue in the body. Muscle … Continued
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What’s one of the best predictors of how well you are aging, which you’ve likely never heard about? Curiously, it’s grip strength. What is grip strength anyway? It is a measure of your hand and arm strength. While the strength of our grip may seem irrelevant, in study after study, grip strength has proven to … Continued
Do You Struggle with These Common Pelvic Floor Problems? Feeling a constant need to go to the bathroom, even though you’ve just been there – and don’t really need to go? You may be dealing with an overactive bladder – a form of incontinence that is surprisingly common. Pelvic floor problems like incontinence and pelvic … Continued
We all know that muscles are the engines that drive all movement in the body. But did you know that muscles serve many other critical body functions? And that these all get affected and decline as we begin to lose muscle mass with age. Muscles are the most metabolically active tissue in the body. Muscle … Continued
Struggling with finding correct alignment in your yoga practice? Most people do. The sad reality is that most yoga students struggle with finding ease and comfort in yoga poses. Many poses are difficult, and our tendency is to muscle our way into poses in an effort to “do yoga” the way we think we should. … Continued
“Research suggests that unresolved PTSD can facilitate lasting physiological changes and that these modifications can be passed on to the next generation.” -Dr. Arielle Schwartz Does your family come with a secret story that is hard to tell? Indeed, most of us grow up in families which carry with us some history of past traumatic … Continued
Can Alzheimer’s disease be prevented? Indeed, promising new research shows that dementia is not an inevitable condition of old age over which we have no control. There are steps we can take to reduce our risk of Alzheimer’s and improve cognitive functioning – and the earlier we start, the better. Join Baxter Bell, MD, C-IAYT, … Continued
Do You Struggle with These Common Pelvic Floor Problems? Feeling a constant need to go to the bathroom, even though you’ve just been there – and don’t really need to go? You may be dealing with an overactive bladder – a form of incontinence that is surprisingly common. Pelvic floor problems like incontinence and pelvic … Continued
Inversions like Sirsanana (Headstand) and Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand) are also sometimes referred to as the king and queen of asana. They balance the entire nervous system and are considered to be among the most important poses for our daily yoga practice because of their profound effects on physical and emotional health. Benefits of inversions include greater … Continued
Every second of the day, your body is functioning seemingly effortlessly, regulating the literally millions of physiological functions that keep your body running. The part of the nervous system in charge of orchestrating all these functions behind the scenes, so to speak, is the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system regulates all the functions … Continued
Question: Which is the part of the body that most people ignore but which plays a key role in our health and aging trajectory in the long run? Not sure? The answer is the humble feet. For most of us, when it comes to the feet, it’s out of sight, out of mind. But that … Continued
How do we best create personal transformation and growth? And, how do we free ourselves from the impact of past traumatic events? Do we resolve mental and emotional issues by addressing them at the level where they appear: At the level of the mind and by reliving and resolving stressful experiences in the past? Or, … Continued
What’s yet another reason to practice yoga? And for yoga teachers, what’s another important reason to keep strengthening your teaching chops? The lingering COVID pandemic. In a new study from the University College London, a Covid-19 infection was found to double the risk of mental health problems for people over the age of 52. “Our … Continued
When we think about core exercises, we typically focus on muscular strength and toning. But in fact, most people get core strengthening wrong, says physical therapist and yoga expert Diana Zotos Florio in this free download. We know that having a strong and balanced core body is essential to retain structural integrity and prevent or … Continued
The pandemic has been a challenge for everyone, but in most families, the stressful and trauma-inducing events of the last few years have been disproportionately hard on women. Shouldering the burden of caring for their families on top of their other responsibilities, many women are running on empty with little time to take care of themselves … Continued