Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
A typical yoga class involves putting weight on your hands and that can aggravate the wrists and even the elbow and shoulder joints. But your hands and wrists can get sore from yoga even when you aren’t putting weight on
Many yoga poses in the sun salutation sequence put weight on the hands and wrists. This includes down dog, plank, chattaranga (lowering to a press up position) and even cobra pose. That can be demanding on the wrist joints. This
Stretches for the quadriceps (quads) or thigh muscles are becoming more common in my classes. In part because these big muscles are so essential for running, cycling and tramping. When they get a good workout, we often feel the soreness
Many muscles make up the muscle group that we refer to as the core. This muscle group surrounds the abdomen including the front, sides and back. With so many muscles in the core, a wide range of yoga poses can
The psoas is a muscle that connects the lumbar or base of your spine to the front of your hips or pelvis. It can be a common cause of back, hip and knee pain. And it frequently ends up tight
The sun salutation sequence in yoga moves through a number of physical poses including plank and movements that resemble a press-up. We often mistakenly think plank and the movement of lowering down and pressing up are about arm strength. But
The position of your hips and pelvis can have a big impact on your muscles, affecting stretching and strengthening. It can be a hard movement to master, especially since we don’t often think about moving our pelvis. There are many
Over the last few weeks in my classes we’ve experimented with different positions of the head both while standing and laying down, to see how this changes the stretch in your neck, arms and shoulders. I thought it might be
At the start of my weekly classes I always ask for requests. Lately, the shoulders, neck and wrists are a re-occurring theme. We can have tension in these areas for many reasons, but it is often made worse by sitting
Triangle pose or trikonasana is one of my favourites. Trampers will love the stretches for the side body and legs. Cyclists will love the core strength without a sit up. However there is one very small alignment decision that can