Video four is up and running! In this 3-minute clip we are focusing on gentle back-bends and gentle core work. If you spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, driving, or "leaning" forward this video is for you. These exercises help release tension in the back, create the sensation of space in the… Continue reading Yoga Video 4: Tummy Time
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Yoga Video 3: Gentle Core and Balance
We are half way through our 6-part Yoga Series, with video number three! In this 3-minute video our foundation is hands and knees (if you are someone who needs to stay off your knees, you can do similar stretches standing with hands on a wall). From this position we move through a few hip circles,… Continue reading Yoga Video 3: Gentle Core and Balance
Yoga Video 2: Spinal Movement
Welcome to the second video in our 6 part series! This 4-minute video focuses on seated side stretches and twists. If you are more comfortable seated in a chair, that is fine. Always listen to your body and move gently, remembering you will gradually deepen into postures over time. If you have herniated disc, please… Continue reading Yoga Video 2: Spinal Movement
Yoga Video Part 1: Let’s Lay Down
The first "official" yoga video has been posted! Over the next 5 weeks, I will be posting one video a week (each Friday), creating a collection of exercises for you to practice at your own convenience in the comfort of your own home. In our first video we begin with a few deep breathes to… Continue reading Yoga Video Part 1: Let’s Lay Down
The Yoga Gap
Over the last few weeks I've had about 100 students pass through my teaching... and I'm seeing a common thread of feedback. What I have learned is The Gentle Way Of Hatha is a much more uncommon style of yoga then I would have guessed. The yoga market is becoming saturated anywhere you go, but… Continue reading The Yoga Gap
Personal Yoga Practice
7/7 The last six blogs based on the six movements of the spine, are ideal to help you build your own personal yoga practice! First focus on elongation of the spine through each movement, then be sure to include back bends,forward bends, side stretches on both sides and twists in both directions. Remember that hatha yoga… Continue reading Personal Yoga Practice
Time To Twist!
6/7 This is the final movement of the spine, twisting. With an emphasis of elongation through all the movements, an ideal yoga class should include forward bends, back bends, side stretches on both sides and twists in both directions. Spinal twists are powerful detoxifiers. They put emphasis on the organ body, and flushing toxins from… Continue reading Time To Twist!
The Beauty Of The Side Stretch
5/7 In my opinion, side stretches are under-rated in yoga! The power of a side stretch should not be overlooked or forgotten. Side stretches emphasize length through the spine and they give the 'squishy' spinal disc between each vertebrae a deep squeeze which helps keep them spacious and healthy. Side stretches help keep the spine young and mobile.… Continue reading The Beauty Of The Side Stretch
The Magic Of Moon Energy
4/7 Yoga is a powerful balancer of energies. As we discussed in the last blog back-bends focus on sun energy, and create vitality and openness in the body. Forward bends naturally do the opposite: they focus on the moon energy, and are very calming and soothing. With this being said forward bends are often very challenging. I… Continue reading The Magic Of Moon Energy
Wake Up!
2/7 In continuation of "Youth Resides In The Spine" we will discuss elongation as the basis of the six movements of the spine in yoga. I suppose the reason that 'elongation' is not included as a specific movement of the spine, is because it is one that is assumed in all of the movements. The… Continue reading Wake Up!
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