Journey Into Yoga

Plank pose is a strong and energizing pose that you have most likely heard of in some way. It is definitely challenging so I am for sure going to give you options as it requires a lot of strength to do.  

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Our next posture will include a choice. Lunge or low lunge will be our next posture and which ever option you choose, it provides many benefits.

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Standing forward fold and Standing half forward fold are the next poses in the sun salute journey, and we will explore both of them today as they go nicely together, like peanut butter and jam!

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Today we will continue on our sun salute journey moving to the next posture in the sequence which is upward salute. Even though this pose is sometimes overlooked as a connector pose, it is important in and of itself.

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I have titled this episode “prayer pose” as the start of us embarking on a little adventure in our yoga journey. We are going to journey into each component or pose that make up a complete sun salute beginning with prayer pose!  

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Peri-menopause and menopause affect many of us during our life, and some people are affected more than others. There are many ways to manage the symptoms that sometimes come with these stages of life, and yoga is an excellent starting point in my opinion.  

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Recently I was asked the question: I seems to have low back pain and am wondering what yoga poses can help alleviate this issue?

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The answer may surprise you, and it is: yes and no! Sometimes we mistake tight hamstrings for an arm length issue, as the tighter the hamstrings the more difficulty we will have touching the floor in standing poses. However, longer arms definitely helps, and because we canot change the length of our arms, there are other things we can do to compensate!

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I have noticed that when I do a Downward dog, my heels do not touch the ground - why is this??

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Recently, I have been asked a very interesting question about the much dreaded foot cramp…why do I get them when I am doing yoga, and what can I do so as not to get them? 

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