On Wednesday, I discussed pelvic floor health beyond the commonly prescribed Kegel exercise. But if not Kegels, then what exercises can you do to improve the health of the musculature at the base of the pelvis? The best place to start is…
Growing up in Japan, there were no chairs in my house. The floor of my house was covered with Tatami, which is a type of flooring made of weaved straw. We used to sit on Tatami all the time. When we…
As the old adage goes, no pain no gain, right? This culturally pervasive idea has made its mark on virtually everything – our jobs, our personal lives, and very prominently in the way we treat and move our bodies. If you…
The muscles on the front of the chest get overworked with repetitive pushing in poor positions. In my previous post, I talked about how yoga vinyasa focuses on load in the front muscles on the chest, specifically muscles that execute pushing. …
On Wednesday I suggested Tadasana as the new resting pose for any movement practice. Tune up your Tadasana with these go-to YTU techniques! First, bring your feet into sensational grounding by rolling out with a grippy and pliable Yoga Tune Up®…
Our world is moving faster than ever. The speed of technology, gadgets and smart phones provide a constant overload of information that puts our bodies under an incredible amount of physiological stress. This relentless chronic stress sweeps under our skin and…
In my previous post, I talk about my desire to strengthen my core as a way to bring stability to my back. The instability in my lumbar spine was caused by a handful of years of consistent spine cracking for relief.…
In the words of Dr. Kelly Starrett, physical therapist and author of Supple Leopard and Ready to Run: “In yoga, it’s called tadasana. In life, it’s called standing.” At the base of your whole glorious self, your tadasana self, your standing…
On Wednesday, I wrote about the importance of spinal articulation and why we need to break out of doing only the movements our bodies are already good at. The WAVE is one of my favorite spine exercises for doing just that.…
How many hours a day do you spend in your car’s bucket seats? Slouching on the couch? Slumping at your kitchen counter’s bar stools? Hunched in front of the computer? If you’re like most people living life, it’s quite a few.…
