Five Yoga poses that can help banish bloating and help return to your balance point. As you go about the session remember that the exhale breath is critical to breaking blockages for internal cleansing. Inhale for a count of four and exhale to a count of eight while practicing these postures. Viparita Karani (Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose) Before performing the pose, … [Read more...]
Adaptive Yoga: Making Yoga Accessible For Everybody
Yoga is a science and an art that unites the brain, body, and soul via the practice of breathing exercises, meditation techniques, and physical positions. For individuals suffering from sclerosis, Parkinson's, cataracts, strokes, as well as other neuromuscular conditions, yoga can prove to be beneficial. Yoga asana, the bodily exercise of yoga, intimidates many people … [Read more...]
Soothing Yoga Asanas to Relieve Common Pregnancy Ailments
By Lara Heimann, Yoga pioneer & Physical Therapist Pregnancy is a beautiful and miraculous time but it can also be a very challenging time on a woman’s body. With the more obvious changes such as weight gain, an expanding uterus, and the accompanying fatigue from growing life, the changes to the soft tissue structures are often overlooked. Increased laxity in the … [Read more...]
Practicing Viparita Karani
Viparita Karani (viparita meaning "inverted," and karani "in action.") or legs up the Wall is an excellent yoga posture to stretch the hamstrings, relieves lower back tension and reduce swelling or cramps that may have built up from sitting or standing for extended periods. Steps to Perform Viparita Karani Sit with one hip next to a wall. Swing your legs up parallel to … [Read more...]
Pigeon Pose: A Must To Avoid Tight Hips
Kapotasana or the Pigeon Pose is excellent hip opener for all those who spend long hours sitting or maintain wrong posture. Stress and tension can build up in the hips and create tightness. Practicing pigeon can make for supple, more flexible hips. Stretching out your hips can help prevent lower back pain, or knee or hamstring injuries. Benefits: If practiced … [Read more...]
Yoga Asanas To Heal Neck Pain
Your neck is a complex interlocking structure consisting of bones, joints, nerves, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Neck pain or a stiff neck can result from a sprain after bending your neck into an abnormal position (for example, by sleeping on too many pillows, acute torticollis), from poor posture, or even from sitting in a draught for too … [Read more...]
