Parighasana, or bar across the gate pose, is a pose that takes the body into an unusual position. True side arches are not something we normally do during the course of a day. But the spine loves to bend in all directions! This is a great pose to help unwind the spine towards the end […]
Asana tip sheet #5: Ardha Ustrasana
Half camel pose is a great feel-good pose for those with flexible spines! If it doesn’t feel all that great for YOU, go easy and allow the spine to regain flexibility slowly. As we say in Hawaii, no need rush. We have all the lifetimes we need. (Be sure to download the pdf of this […]
You’d do yoga too if you knew all THIS
This excellent article ran in The Huffington Post last year and to me it shows how far yoga has come in gaining mainstream acceptance and scientific validation. Those of us who do yoga don’t need any convincing to know that it’s SUPER beneficial to all levels of our personal functioning, but if you have anyone […]
Asana tip sheet #3: Ardha matsyendrasana
Twists are wonderful for calming the nervous system and Ardha matsyendrasana (King of the Fish) is an especially elegant one. Keep the eyes steadily gazing out the far corners of both eyes and you’ll get an eyeball stretch too. (Be sure to download the pdf of this tip sheet at the bottom of this post.) […]
Strong shoulders, strong mind
Oh yogi—why take the time to do shoulder strengtheners? On a purely physical level, strong healthy shoulders allow us to execute many fun asanas without injury to the shoulder structures that support them—poses like handstand, pincha mayurasana and chaturanga dandasana. Men, because of their strong shoulder muscles, often excel at these poses…once they build up […]
