Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
he gentle version of supported bridge pose can help trigger the parasympathetic nervous system (think rest and digest response) by providing a gentle and safe way to raise the body above the head. It makes a safe and easy alternative to headstand or shoulderstand.
This forearm stretch pulls on fascia tissue to help release tension. These muscles become tight from things like computer use and crimping movements in rock climbing.
This stretch for the forearms pulls on fascia tissue to help release tension. These muscles become tight from things like computer use and crimping movements in rock climbing.
Questions to ask a yoga teacher when you’re trying to figure out if their class is right for you.
Headstands and shoulderstands can pose significant risk of injury to the cervical spine including the vertebrae, muscles and fascia.
An overview of some common styles or terms that might be used to describe a yoga class. No one style is better or more authentic then the other – it’s about which style and teacher is right for you.
Reclining cobbler’s pose or supta baddha konasana is a classic from restorative yoga. Relaxing while positioning the body for a gentle release of tension in the chest, shoulders and hips.
Restorative yoga is more than just getting comfortable with extra pillows. It offers relaxation by stretching fascia, triggering the rest and digest response and supporting conscious relaxation like meditation.
Mantra meditation is repeating either out loud or silently to yourself a word, phrase or syllable as a form of meditation.
Try my 20 minute audio recording of a guided meditation and explore the idea of letting thoughts come and go.