DEXA Fracture Risk: Does Your Scan Tell the Whole Story?
Osteoporosis Myth: Your DEXA Score Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Your Fracture Risk The Reality: Your DEXA score is only one piece of a much larger fracture risk picture. Read that again. The scan tells you about
The Weight Distribution Secret Inside Downward Facing Dog Pose That Protects Your Wrists
Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana) shows up in nearly every yoga class. It's often called a rest pose. Yet if it actually felt restful, teachers wouldn't need to keep offering modifications for wrist pain, tight hamstrings, and shoulders
Dolphin Pose: The Forearm Position That Makes It Therapeutic Instead of Painful
Dolphin Pose (Ardha Pincha Mayurasana) has a reputation for being humbling. Your arms shake, your shoulders burn, and the whole thing can feel more punishing than productive. But that experience usually points to one thing: the forearm position isn't quite
Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana): What Your Back Muscles Need to Do
Cobra Pose looks simple. You lie on your stomach, press up, and arch your spine. Most practitioners have done it hundreds of times. But here's what often goes unexamined: if your arms are doing the lifting, your back muscles are
Moon Salutations: Cultivating Lunar Nectar (Tapping into Your Softer Side)
Moon Salutations: A Dose of Moon-Shine If you have been doing yoga for a fair amount of time, then I’m sure you are familiar with the Surya Namaskar, but do you know about its planetary opposite, the Chandra Namaskar? Like
Finding Your Way to Seated Compass Pose (Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana)
Seated Compass Pose, also referred to as Sundial Pose (Parivrtta = revolved, Surya = sun, Yantra = instrument) is a simultaneously grounding and expansive yoga posture with powerful energetic effects. Rich in symbolism, the pose uses the body as an instrument to guide us
Free Video with Dr. Ray Long: The Wonders of Diaphragmatic Breathing
Does the heart move with your diaphragm when you breathe? You bet you! The pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart, has fascial connections to the diaphragm. Accordingly, the heart does move during breathing notes Dr. Ray Long in this article
Osteoporosis Myth: Osteoporosis Is the Primary Cause of Hip Fractures
Osteoporosis Myth: Osteoporosis Is the Primary Cause of Hip Fractures The Reality: In a landmark analysis of 9,704 women over the age of 65, more than half of those who had a hip fracture did NOT have osteoporosis. Read that
The Shoulder and Hip Flexor Connection That Unlocks Your Warrior Poses
Most practitioners think of warrior poses as leg work. You plant your feet, bend your front knee, and hold. Yet if you've ever felt your lower back gripping in Warrior One (Virabhadrasana I) or your arms drifting forward in Warrior
Can Prenatal Yoga Help Labor Pain and Delivery Outcomes?
Childbirth is often described as “a miracle.” Yet it is also one of the most physically stressful events that can take place in a woman’s life. Can practicing yoga during pregnancy support the health of mother during labor? Prenatal yoga
Child's Pose (Balasana) Is a Rest Pose — Until You Learn What Your Hands Are Actually Doing
Child's Pose has a reputation problem. Most practitioners treat it as a pause between harder things — a place to catch your breath, reset, and wait until the real work resumes. But child's pose, practiced with attention to what your
Posture Corrections for Back Pain: Your Back Gets Stronger When Your Chest Opens First
Most approaches to posture corrections for back pain start with the back — strengthening it, stretching it, trying to talk it out of hurting. But if the muscles across your chest and shoulders are chronically tight, your back muscles are
It's Not a Quad Stretch — Here's What Camel Pose Is Actually For
Camel Pose (Ustrasana) has a reputation for being intense — a deep backbend that asks a lot of your spine, your shoulders, and your willingness to lean into discomfort. But for many practitioners, the experience of Camel Pose feels less
Restless Legs Syndrome: How Yoga and Meditation Can Reduce Symptoms
Restless legs syndrome (RLS or Willis-Ekbom Disease) is a condition that causes uncomfortable or unpleasant sensations in the legs, often described as creeping, crawling, itching, tingling, pulling, throbbing, or painful. People with restless legs syndrome feel an irresistible urge to
Bridge Pose: How Two Blocks Unlock Safe, Effective Backbending (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)
Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) has a reputation as an accessible backbend gentle enough for beginners, useful enough for experienced practitioners. But if you've ever felt a familiar pinch in your lower back as you lift, you've encountered the problem