Did you know that yoga will help you keep up with the kids? Over the past week, I’ve had two different people tell me that keeping up with their kids/grandkids is their favorite side effect of their yoga practice. And it makes sense! Think about how often kids (especially little kids) get up and down …
Knee pain and discomfort affects a lot of us. In fact, about 25% of adults have some form of limitation in terms of mobility or function that impacts quality of life. Yoga can help by strengthening and stretching the major muscles around the knee. The yoga sequence below works the quadriceps for knee extension, hamstrings …
Yoga Props Can Help You Feel Better! Now that we’ve realized that Yoga at Home is something we’ve grown to love regardless of if studios are open or closed, you might be wondering how you can create that in-studio feeling at home. Luckily, creating your own home studio space can be relatively easy and when …
It’s no secret that practicing yoga increases the flexibility in our bodies, but another great freedom yoga gives us is that can increase the flexibility of our minds as well. Just as yoga helps our bodies move easier and in new ways, it helps our minds look at situations in new ways too and this …
Did you know that yoga can increase back and shoulder mobility, range of motion, and flexibility? These two parts of our bodies are so interconnected that tightness in one can lead to pain or limited mobility in the other. Many of the movements we do in our daily lives cause us to bend forward such …
Tight hips and hamstrings are a common issue for many people. This happens for many reasons (running, cycling, and hiking just to name a few) but the most common reason for reduced flexibility in the hips and hamstrings is that we spend a lot of time sitting. Driving, commuting, working at a desk, watching tv, …
When people find out I’m a yoga teacher, what do you think the most common thing they say to me is? Over and over, I hear, “Oh, I wish I could do yoga but I’m not flexible enough.” The runner up is, “I can’t do that. I can’t even touch my toes.” I understand. Who …
