Books I Loved This Year (Scott’s List)
A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart by Martin Luther King JrI must begin with this short book because I […]
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Anatomy Personal
Injuries: Shoulder, Biceps Tendon
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. Last month we wrote about the common shoulder injury Shoulder Impingement. The
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
Injuries: Shoulder Impingement
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. Two common injuries in yoga happen in the shoulder. One is in
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
Tradition, Science & Experience
It can be difficult to know what is real in this world. The methods of yoga, spirituality and science have
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Anatomy Hatha History Practice Science
Injuries: Hip Impingement
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. The second most common injury we see in the yoga world is
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
Injuries: Hamstring Attachment
This is part of a series about Injuries In Yoga. The single most common injury that we see in the
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Anatomy Injuries Practice Teaching Therapy
3 Ways To “Lock the knee”
“Locking the knee” is a concept in yoga that was popular in the 60s and 70s, including the styles of
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Anatomy History Practice Teaching
The Spine At the Center
Why do we, as yogis, practice physical postures? Depending on your goals, there may be a handful of answers to
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Anatomy Breathing Practice
Stomach or Abdomen?
“Suck your stomach in!” goes a common instruction in yoga class. This cue is present in a lot of different
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Anatomy Teaching
How Much Do You Think About Your Hands?
A huge amount of the sensory and motor processing power of our brain is dedicated to the hands. It is
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Anatomy Practice Science
Breathing Through the Nose Improves Some Memory Functions
Let’s start with something obvious: we can breathe through either the nose or the mouth. The air that goes into
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Anatomy Breathing Science
The Central Psoas
Most of us don’t know where our psoas (pronounced so-az) muscle is. It is deep in the body, underneath our
Why Everyone Should Do Palmstand
Palmstand is an unsung hero for the body, directly helping two of the most common physical ailments: a tight neck
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Anatomy Practice Therapy
Make the Hamstrings Strong, Not Long
In the yoga world, forward folding is practically an obsession. We stand with our legs together and bend forward, we
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Anatomy Practice Therapy