Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
Wrists, elbows and shoulders can get chronically tight when we overuse and over-strengthen (like rock climbers) or when we repetitively use or just don’t use (anyone who spends too much time sitting) our hands and arms. There are a number
There are many poses in yoga where we put pressure or body weight on our hands. Depending on how you do this, different muscles are used or not used. This will affect what muscles get stronger and weaker. And if
A typical yoga class involves putting weight on your hands and that can aggravate the wrists and even the elbow and shoulder joints. But your hands and wrists can get sore from yoga even when you aren’t putting weight on
Stretches for the quadriceps (quads) or thigh muscles are becoming more common in my classes. In part because these big muscles are so essential for running, cycling and tramping. When they get a good workout, we often feel the soreness
Over the last few weeks in my classes we’ve experimented with different positions of the head both while standing and laying down, to see how this changes the stretch in your neck, arms and shoulders. I thought it might be
At the start of my weekly classes I always ask for requests. Lately, the shoulders, neck and wrists are a re-occurring theme. We can have tension in these areas for many reasons, but it is often made worse by sitting
Whenever we think about standing balances – particularly on one leg, we tend to focus on the feet. It’s pretty obvious why. When you balance on one leg you can feel the muscles in your foot and ankle working hard
With the silly season fast approaching, we’re all short on time. So a briefer email and option to skip to the second stretch in this video (supta padangusthasana). There are 3 stretches in the video, start at 3:20 and watch
Last week I shared a video from Yoga Synergy that explained all those funny arms movements we do at the beginning of class and how they tension nerves. I’ve included the video again below in case you missed it. So
Research shows yoga can help with back pain.