Category Archives: Yoga

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Menopause belly: the short answer A menopause belly is real, and it is not your fault. In a large US study that followed women through the change, the rate of fat gain doubled when […]

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Deep core exercises: the short answer Your deep core is a team, not a single muscle: the breathing muscle (the diaphragm) on top, the pelvic floor below, the deep tummy muscles in front and […]

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Yoga blocks: the short answer Yoga blocks are firm foam or cork bricks that bring the floor up to you. They lift your hips, hold your hands, rest your head and support your knees, […]

Forward head posture means the head sits ahead of the shoulders. What causes it, what the reviews found for shoulder blade, neck and breathing exercises, and the Iyengar way to bring the head back over the body.

Tech neck is the head-down habit of phones and screens. What it is, what the reviews have and have not shown, and the Mountain Pose, chair and Warrior 2 resets that undo it.

The butterfly stretch (Cobbler Pose) made easy for stiff hips: sit on a blanket, support the knees, or lie back over bolsters. Why the knees will not drop, how long to hold, and what to avoid.

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Yoga bolster: the short answer A yoga bolster is a firm, long cushion that holds part of your body up so a pose can be rested in rather than worked at. It lifts the […]

A psoas stretch that works: why sitting shortens the deep hip muscle, the low lunge, chair lunge and Warrior 1 that give the hip its backward reach, and how long to hold.

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Golf stretches: the short answer The best golf stretches work on the parts a swing asks most of: the hips, the spine, the back of the legs and the shoulders. Do them slowly, with […]

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Stretches for runners: the short answer The best stretches for runners are slow, held stretches for the back of the thigh (hamstrings), the hips and the calves. A chair, a belt or a wall […]

Glute stretches that release tight hips and a sore lower back, using a chair and a block. Why a day of sitting tightens the buttock muscles, how long to hold, and the Iyengar poses that work.

Frozen shoulder most often arrives for women between 40 and 60, the same years as the menopause change. Why the timing matches, and the gentle, supported yoga that keeps a stiff shoulder moving.