Get ready for the adventure of your body on a mountain bike. It’s time to hit the trails—enjoy the great outdoors, fresh air, trees, and dirt. Sounds fun huh?! If you are an avid, average or a beginning cyclist, Yoga Tune…
In my last post, I identified and located the quadratus lomborum (QL) and psoas major muscles, discussed why and how we can develop shortened or imbalanced psoas and practiced a few movements that can assist in countering its shortened length. Years ago,…
Ever ponder what muscles are involved when you’re standing straight up? What muscles are primarily involved in keeping you upright? You have a couple dozen soft tissue postural supporters running from your feet up your body to your head, which work…
The first time I lied down on a Coregeous ball was nine months ago at the Hips Immersion. I hated it. This purple ball of fire made sick, it made me cry and it pissed me off. In fact, throughout the…
In our culture of sitting, low back pain is something everyone has experienced or knows someone who has. One of the culprits of low back pain is the quadratus lumborum. Although rather small, it’s a very powerful muscle that wraps around…
The psoas major is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting muscles of the body. As part of the Iliopsoas – made up of the psoas major and the iliacus – psoas major is an important hip flexor and low…
We all take sides, favoring one option over another. That includes the sides of the body. How often do you think you shift your weight from one leg to the other while waiting for the bus or spending long hours standing…
Stand up and fold forward. Your lower back rounds. Stand up, step the feet wide, point one foot sideways and lean toward that foot. The inner thigh puts up a heavyweight fight. If this sounds like you, hip flexor tension could…
