When people are just starting either a yoga program or a fitness program the push up position can be very hard on the wrists, shoulders,...

In this short video you will not only see but feel that when you lean forward it begins increases compressive type forces going into the...

This one is short and sweet!! There are so many people that have wrist trouble in not just yoga classes but a lot of fitness classes. The...

The Importance of a breath hold and why would you do it in yoga or at all. Valsalva maneuver is a momentary breath hold or a bearing down...

Paradox breathing: This is a type of breath that is used when we need the abdominals contracted for stabilization. It is no longer ideal...

Yogi’s, What is Relaxed Breathing. I stopped using the term of diaphragmatic breathing when describing a breath that is relaxing a few...

Pigeon has become a signature pose yoga. It also has become a pose where people can feel if they are not able to get into the full...

We either have envy or a painful feeling when we see someone doing the front to back splits. We may feel inadequate when we are able to...

How do the adductors add to back pain? The adductors not only have one job of bringing the leg to the midline. They also aid in hip...

Why would Heros pose or Virasana will help with lower back pain? You have 11 hip flexors with varying attachments at the hip to the knee...

What yoga instructors don't teach you in stretches and what they don't know about glute max. You go to yoga to help with your back pain,...

How many of you have been in yoga classes or meditations and the instructor starts talking about chakras? We get a little information...

This a simple video I put together to explain when, why and who would need to have their glutes 'relaxed' in a cobra, king cobra or up...

This is looking at improving getting the hips to the heels. It is not always a hip, low back or hamstring tightness. The tightness may be...

Whether it’s a physical structure or a living creature, it’s only as strong as its foundation. You wouldn’t buy a house with a crack in...

The spine and discs move in opposite directions. Understanding this we can see how movements can lead to a disc injury. The amount of...

Down dog is a pose that I consistently see people having trouble with and/or find painful. The client’s posture speaks volumes why they would have trouble with the asana. Forward head posture, rounded upper back (thoracic kyphosis), rounded shoulders are common place and leads to many dysfunctions from headaches, neck/shoulder pain, loss of lung capacity and even gastrointestinal agitation. They come to class hoping to correct the postural dysfunction or at least relieve

There are many postures in yoga and what I’m going to discuss today about the lumbar spine carries over into mainly the standing...

Simple exercises to help you strengthen the anterior serratus. If the scapulae has more than 60 degrees of upward rotation, suspect an...

Three of the best stretches for the piriformis. Keep in mind if the piriformis is over facilitated that glute max is probably inhibited...