There are two kinds of people who should not hold Halasana (plough pose); the beginner and the student who says they’ve had a bad back day. Plough pose is a deep stretch for the long muscles of the spine and when they’ve been locked up for a long time putting them in this deep long […]
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As I teach Vinyasa Yoga classes I continually see students trying to keep up in the sun salutations. Now mind you some classes are so fast it makes you wonder if it’s even yoga, but when I teach it’s an easy moderate pace that most people can keep up with. What becomes frustrating is watching […]
…and I’m blonde and I lived in San Francisco doesn’t mean I smoke pot, hang out at Wanderlust all summer and live out of my car. Well, maybe eat out of my car but definitely no sleeping. As a person who seeks to become more conscious of themselves and less judgmental I find it fascinating […]
Now there are a lot of men across the country and in major cities who have figured this out but in our still new studio in the upper middle class, CrossFit, marathon runner town of Glastonbury, CT, the guys have yet to figure it out. Yoga and Pilates classes are the best places to meet […]
Recently I took a Power Yoga class from a newly certified yoga teacher. We sat for about 2-3 minutes where she proceeded to bring us to notice our breath and then read quickly from a book about connecting to your breath is connecting you to your soul. Then we got up and started our yoga […]
Sure you can throw yourself around in bendy stretchy yoga postures 3-4 times a week but are you structurally sound? Getting flexible is great and most of us need a lot of yoga but if you aren’t able to differentiate between strong abs and core strength you might as well do 12oz curls and call […]