Hips!!! Hips!!!? Basically let me begin by reminding you that yoga begins in your home by simply sitting on the floor. We did this as children. We all sat easily in a cross-legged Indian sitting position, but other positions such as virasana, wide angle pose are common for children; but as adults we have lost this ability. With Hip openers…
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HIP OPENERS: OPENING THE DOOR OF STANDING POSTURES
I have noticed, as I sometimes will catch a yoga class while I’m traveling, that the trend in teaching standing poses is to avoid addressing the tightness that shows up in the hip flexors. Rather then finding what needs to open and stretch and how to get there, it is taught as though the weakness and lack of flexibility determines the…
A Twist A Day Keeps the Winter Sniffles Away
It is almost winter and even in Los Angeles it can get cold and wet. People begin to get colds and sore throats starting around the Christmas holidays continuing till March. During the cold months I love to do Spinal Twists. Twists not only open the chest and therefore increase breathing capacity, they directly stretch and open up the Lung Meridian. Meridians…
A simple ten minute practice
MAKING STRIDES WITH LEG STRETCHES In these leg stretches the entire leg is extended As you practice and gain more flexibility, you will be able to eventually grasp hold of your lifted foot and maintain the full extension of your leg without bending your knee. Until then, the use of a yoga strap allows for the full extension of the…
GOOD MORNING Yoga Pose
When I wake up in the morning and my body is feeling really tight, my approach is gradual. I begin with a sitting child’s pose. This primitive pose is the simple squat. This very simple asana gives a gentle stretch to the lower back. With the gentle pressure of the thighs hugging close into the belly, the internal organs are massaged…