Upside-Down Yoga: Inversions for Healthy Lungs and Heart
When you are standing upright, you are subject to gravity. This is probably not a surprise. But what most people don’t think about is that the blood and organs in your body are also subject to gravity. Although our bodies
How to Bend Forward Without Stressing the Spine
When you go to a yoga class and attempt to do a forward bend, you are likely to hear: “Bend from the hips!” What does it mean exactly? And is it really the best way to get there? Our main
Yoga Practitioner Beware: This Common Teaching Cue Can Erode the Stability of Your Sacroiliac Joint!
If you are a yoga teacher or practitioner hoping for healthy joints that last a lifetime, you might want to head straight for the door when you hear that ubiquitous yoga teaching cue to “Square the hips” in wide-stance standing
Yoga Every Day: 9 Tips for Creating a Successful Home Yoga Practice
There are many good reasons to develop a home yoga practice. Yoga practiced infrequently is unlikely to yield long-term benefits, and with a strong home practice, it's much easier to get your regular dose of yoga in - no commute
Your Brain on Yoga: 4 Ways Yoga May Help Mitigate Cognitive Decline
Can yoga help curb the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's? A review of 11 studies offers some encouraging preliminary evidence. The statistics are sobering: After age 65, the risk of Alzheimer’s disease doubles approximately every five years. By age 85,
Avoiding the Resolution Blues: How to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Count
Ah - the beginning of a New Year. Like a baby, there's nothing like the prospect of a brandnew year lying before us to inspire the best in us. And so, like a child that still believes in Santa Claus,
Yoga and Weight Loss: How Much of a Calorie Blaster Is Bikram Yoga Really?
Bikram Yoga (Hot Yoga) has soared in popularity in recent years, thanks in large part to its reputation as a “calorie blaster.” Some studios claim their Bikram classes will help you burn as many as 1,000 calories in a
Yoga for Detoxification: How to Power Up Your Body's Natural Detox Processes
Yoga helps detox our bodies. Let's build heat in our practice today. Twist longer. Breathe deeper. Sweat harder. You’ve probably heard those phrases in a yoga class before. But are they true? Can yoga really help detox your body by
Molecular Magic: New Review Study Suggests Your Yoga Practice Gene Expression
For years, yoga practitioners have reported feeling transformed by their practice—calmer, healthier, more resilient. Now, cutting-edge genetic research is revealing that these benefits extend far deeper than anyone imagined, literally rewriting our cellular code in ways that could slow aging
Pelvic Pain in Men - Is Your Prostate at Fault?
Confession: I treat men for pelvic floor problems—lots of them. Seriously, I think my schedule is often about 30% men. This shouldn’t have to be a confession. You shouldn’t be surprised by this, but you possibly are. I mean, my
Embodied Yoga: 3 Tips for Mindful Vinyasa Transitions
When the general public thinks of yoga, they think of “static” poses. In yoga communities, skilled instructors guide students in honing the subtle nuances of movement within poses. Yet modern asana practice, in contrast, often involves a lot of movement.
Picture Perfect Posture: Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
Tadasana is also known as Mountain Pose. It is the most foundational of all yoga postures, in fact, the principles of Tadasana or Mountain Pose translate into all yoga postures. In other words, once you get Tadasana right, you have
Tired, Achy Feet? Try These 6 Yoga Poses for Relief
Why is yoga so beneficial for the feet? Whether it’s a night on the town in high heels, a trail run in new running shoes, or an afternoon walking the flea market in flip-flops, our feet take quite the pounding
Concerned about Your Posture? How Yoga Can Help
Maintaining good posture as we age seems like such a simple thing we tend to take for granted. Yet, if we don’t actively work on maintaining and improving posture, there is almost an inevitable trend toward poor posture and unhealthy
Vagus Nerve Activity Can Impact Cancer Prognosis, Research Shows
What gives people greater resilience in the face of life-threatening illnesses like cancer? Researchers now believe that vagal nerve activity may contribute to enhanced health and longer life expectancy for individuals with cancer, as well as to enhanced cardiac health