While on a trip to Costa Rica where I was co-leading a yoga retreat, I was sitting on the beach when a coconut came flying down through the air and landed nearby… then I heard a loud “crack” and another flew down. I looked up to see that one of our hosts was 30 feet […]
Someone told me that running a 100 mile race is like living a lifetime in a day. I haven’t lived a full lifetime, so I can’t really compare. But I can say that I walk away from each race with a new perspective on life and what I am capable of, and I always want […]
Growing up in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, I’ve always been obsessed with whitewater rapids. By the age of 21 I was a professional whitewater raft guide on the Ocoee River, TN (site of the 1996 Olympic whitewater events). This is where I discovered my true love for whitewater kayaking. Fast-forward 22 years and I’m […]
“Keeping active and fit tends to prevent a lot of back pain, since most of the time this has more to do with muscle spasm or some deficit in core strength, rather than a structural issue requiring invasive types of treatment.”
Many people, especially in office environments, suffer from sub-clinical aches and pains–the discomforts that are too mild for a doctor, but still negatively affect their days. In this post learn techniques to understand and relieve these pesky pains before they get worse!
If you or someone you know carries a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, I would like to offer a hopeful note by saying it is more than possible to still live a full, productive and meaningful life with a regular practice of a variety of self-care exercises.
Go beyond pain management, and look at how to actually disrupt the pathways of pain.
Dinneen Viggiano is a New York City based Tune Up Fitness® teacher and trainer who travels the globe to help students and other teachers learn how to “retrain their pain”. Read on to hear what inspires and motivates Dinneen, plus her vision for a healthier future… 1. How long have you been teaching Yoga Tune […]
Deliberately moving the diaphragm, the primary breathing muscle, induces a natural sedative and is one of the most tranquil moves for the body.
For years, I was a cortisol junkie. During some of the most difficult times, stress hormones helped me function in the world. They gave me the energy to assist my family, to plow forward through work projects, to ‘make it’ in New York City… but the effects of stress were wearing me down and my […]
