There is a place of ease where the body is upright in such a way as to minimize the muscular forces working to hold us up. Walking well can be an effortless event carried along …
Continue ReadingIt is All Tadasana: Warrior Two
Tadasana or mountain pose is the foundation of most yoga practices. Almost all practices begin with tadasana before moving on to other positions. My teacher trainings I always start with the edict that “all poses …
Continue ReadingHyperextension of the Knee
In the short life of this blog I have already written a number of times about how most people go though life tucking their pelvis under all the time whether they know it or not. …
Continue ReadingDoes Running Barefoot Teach You How To Run?
There is a notion going around these days that simply taking off your shoes and either putting rubber gloves around your feet or running barefoot is all you need to do to eliminate injuries. I …
Continue ReadingArches of the Feet
There are three arches of the feet; an inner arch, an outer arch, and a transverse arch that spans the middle of the foot. An arch is a structure that covers a space while supporting …
Continue ReadingStanding Correctly- It’s All About Tadasana
Standing at the front of the mat in Tadasana, which translates from Sanskrit as mountain pose, is the foundation of the asana yoga practice. Tadasana is also called Samasthiti, which translates as equal standing. For …
Continue ReadingCore Balance: The Journey of the Standing Foot
The search for core balance focuses on the center of the body in the abdominals and the pelvic floor among others, but also involves work and tone in the extremities and in the case of …
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