Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
It’s official, it’s freakishly hot this summer and now impossible to purchase a fan in Aotearoa New Zealand. Luckily yoga has some tools for keeping cool. My go to favourite is legs up the wall. It’s just like the name
Some poses in yoga offer great stretches but many bodies aren’t actually capable of getting in to the pose in the first place. That might be because of tight muscles, tendons or ligaments. But it can also be the way
With the silly season fast approaching, we’re all short on time. So a briefer email and option to skip to the second stretch in this video (supta padangusthasana). There are 3 stretches in the video, start at 3:20 and watch
I want to highlight a stretch for the shoulders that doesn’t require work (once you get in the position). This pose comes from restorative yoga and my new booklet, Restorative Yoga at Home. The photo is a sample page from
Last week I mentioned a brief article from US Consumer Reports highlighting a study that found yoga (and tai chi, or the like) was helpful to almost 90 percent of people who experienced back pain. I also said the suggested stretches
Research shows yoga can help with back pain.
I’ve just finished the final edits for the booklet we’ll use in my upcoming workshop on learning how to do restorative yoga at home. I’ve also just come back from a weekend of climbing. The combo together means my shoulders,
Simple steps to setup a supported restorative yoga backbend to help release tension in your chest, shoulders, arms, neck and upper back.
As the silly season approaches and life gets crazy with work deadlines and social priorities, it’s that much more important to find a few minutes of calm in your day. Last week I featured a restorative yoga pose with a
Last week I talked about the physiological impact of chronic stress – how it can overstimulate the sympathetic nervous system and trigger a persistent state of fight or flight. And how some yoga poses can help counteract this reaction in the body.