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Category Archives: Yoga
What is a Muscle Cramp?
Oftentimes when I go into wheel pose the inner arch of my right foot cramps. It feels as if the arch of my foot is being pulled higher with the big toe moving closer to the heel as the foot … Continue reading
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Standing Posture and the Diaphragm
The diaphragm is the body’s primary muscle for breathing. There are many other muscles involved but in a well functioning body the diaphragm is meant to descend slightly pulling air into the lungs like a vacuum. When I write slightly … Continue reading
Knee Pain: Pressure Per Pound
This is my favorite time of year for different reasons. The arrival of spring is nice but the change of seasons also heralds hockey and basketball playoffs- as well as the beginning of baseball season. It also means that when … Continue reading
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Teach Your Children Well: Model Behavior
This is a short foray into parenting before I try and tie it back up with health and healing. My four year old son Reggie has come up with an interesting version of L-shaped Handstand. I’m not sure where he … Continue reading
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There is no Thrust in a Backbend
Ease, ease, ease… asana practice is about ease. But there is an issue of desire, or will, or something… that makes people do things that they shouldn’t do. Even in the pursuit of health and well being. Too many people … Continue reading
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Stretching Counter Intuitively
There is much I don’t understand. When it comes to the body I have no formal training outside of a yoga certification and a few week long teacher trainings. I opened a yoga center in Brooklyn soon … Continue reading
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The Solidity of the Spine
A supple spine is one that can move when we want and solidify when we want. The movement part is relatively easy for most in at least some areas of the spine—but the solid part is another story entirely. We … Continue reading
The Tyranny of the Rectus Abdominis
There are four abdominal muscles—Rectus Abdominus, transverse abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique. These four muscles, which are paired in the body, are all connected through a network of tendon and fascia as you can see in the image above. The … Continue reading
The Head in Plank Position
It is hard to hide in the plank position. As a teacher it is important for me to know the strengths and weaknesses of the students who come to my classes regularly. Every body has different needs even though everyone … Continue reading
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The Hamstrings in Backbends: Wheel Pose
The hamstrings are extensor muscles that cross and act upon both the hip joint and the knee joint. Two of the three hamstrings (semitendinosus and semimembranosus) extend the hip when the trunk is fixed; they also flex the knee and … Continue reading
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