Are Twists Bad For Your Back? How To Twist Safely In Yoga
Are yoga twists bad for your back? Not if you lengthen the spine as you turn. How to twist safely in a chair, on the floor and standing, and when to take care.
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Santosha: What Contentment Means In Yoga
Santosha is the yoga practice of contentment. What it means, what it is not, what Patanjali and a 2017 review of 17 trials say, and how to practise it.
Continue readingWho Was Mr BKS Iyengar? The Man Behind Iyengar Yoga
Who Mr BKS Iyengar was, what Light on Yoga is, and what alignment means in an Iyengar class today.
Continue readingDownward Facing Dog: How To Do It Without Strain
How far apart hands and feet should be, why your heels do not have to touch the floor, and how a chair, belt, block or rope can make downward facing dog work for you.
Continue readingDesk Yoga: Poses For Sitting And Driving All Day
Stuart’s piriformis scare after too much sitting in Bali, why long sitting makes us stiff, and four simple chair and wall poses from Chris Lalor.
Continue readingYoga For Wrists: Props And Practice For Sore Or Weak Wrists
Why wrists get sore in yoga, six staged steps with a wall, block, belt and chair, and what yoga has and has not been shown to do for bone.
Continue readingStarting Yoga Stiff, In Your Late 30s, 40s Or Beyond: Chris Lalor’s Story
Chris Lalor started yoga in her late 30s, so stiff she could hardly drop her head forward. Her story, for anyone starting yoga stiff at 40 or beyond, and what one small trial found.
Continue readingNose Or Mouth? How You Breathe And How To Stop Mouth Breathing
Is it better to breathe through your nose or your mouth? What a 10 day nose-block experiment showed and how yoga teaches slow nose breathing.
Continue readingMountain Pose (Tadasana): How To Stand Properly
How to stand in mountain pose (Tadasana): even weight on both feet, where the weight should go, and how props help.
Continue readingPelvic Tilt In Yoga: Should You Tuck Your Tailbone?
What a pelvic tilt is, whether to tuck your tailbone in yoga, and how to find a neutral pelvis standing and sitting.
Continue readingSavasana: How To Relax Properly At The End Of Class
Why savasana is the hardest pose, how to set it up with a bolster, blanket and eye bag, how long to stay, and how to quieten a busy mind.
Continue readingLegs Up The Wall: What It Does And How To Set It Up
Legs up the wall explained: how to set it up with a bolster, how long to stay, what students notice and who should check with a doctor first.
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