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Why It is Important to Feel Hot and Bothered
I understand why some people don't like to move and exercise. It gets you all hot and bothered! The huffing of your breath and the raised temperature in the body can make you feel..... what is the right term??? We can say those feelings make us "hot and bothered" or...
Why Yoga Helps with our Old Injuries
Old injuries, gravity and Osteoarthritis come together as a three-some. And the longer we live on the planet, the more this three-some can wreak havoc and cause us pain and discomfort. I wish I knew what I know now about healing from injuries....that is takes time and...
When Bad Posture is Good
"I have bad posture!" I love hearing these words from my friends and students. Know why? Because they KNOW, acknowledge and feel this truth in their being! That acknowledgement is the very first step at being able to make those subtle changes that will eventually...
What’s Up with Creaking, Cracking and Popping Joints? Normal or Not?
When a group of Yoga students get together and talk body aches and pains, it's a great discussion. It's not that we are necessarily complaining about them, but rather we want to explore the whys and then-whats about what we observe in our bodies. This is where...
Why You might have Tight Hamstrings and Low Back Pain
"That makes sense!" is what I often hear echoed when I share how our anatomy maps into our pain. I am on a mission to help people feel better in their bodies. Sure, by the time we are 50 years old and older, there are some aches and pains we have to deal...
Your Strong and Weak Sides – Yoga Tips for Chronic Tension
"Muscles hold bones in place" is a common mantra I find myself sharing with my Yoga students. When there is misalignment of bones, there are usually tight, contracted (locked short) muscles winning the battle over over-stretched (locked long) muscles. When contracted...
2 Things for Arthritic Knees
Do your joints seem to ache and hurt more when the weather changes? Is that an old wive's tale, or is there some legitimacy to this fact? For those of you who know, I live in San Diego and we had so much welcomed rain this past winter. But every time it rained, my...
Are you Rootbound? 5 Daily Movement Reminders
While I was re-potting some of my houseplants this week, I noticed that some of them were so root bound that the poor roots were literally jammed and locked into place. I could see how this denseness could stunt the vibrancy and health of the plant. I immediately...
Being Mortal – Factoids about Aging we Need to Know
When we find a good book or good movie, we love to share it with a friend. Justine recommended this book to me and I am only halfway through and already have taken some new things I learned into my Yoga teaching. For instance, did you know that forward head carriage...
3 Things the Body Loses with Age and How Yoga can Get Them Back
Whenever I am asked to speak about the benefits of Yoga for people over 50... I'm all in! I've spoken to people in church halls, conference rooms, parking lots, health fairs, hospitals, corporations and lots of places around my community. I often have people in the...
The Simplicity of a Good Stretch
The older I get, the more I feel the need to stretch. And I mean a big long deliberate stretch from one end of a limb to the other. Aging can bring with it tight muscles, stiff joints, dry skin and overall tension and achiness. When we were kids we would jump, run,...
Low Back Pain Study Astounds
If you are a Yoga Teacher or a lover of Yoga.... you probably were celebrating this week when the American College of Physicians published groundbreaking clinical guidelines for the treatment of chronic pain. The paper, Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and...
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