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For the Love of Lats: TLC for your Back Muscles

November 3, 2019 by charlotte bradley

For the Love of Lats: TLC for your Back Muscles

The latissimus dorsi (also known as “lats”) is a super important back muscle. You use it every time you pull something towards you. Recently I’ve come to recognize how little attention and love I give to this muscle. I train in karate. One of the requirements to move up in rank is to do 3 […]

Filed Under: Focus on Anatomy, Styles & Poses

What muscles is your yoga pose stretching?

November 3, 2016 by charlotte bradley

What muscles is your yoga pose stretching?

A friend of mind posted this image recently on Facebook. (Apologies, I don’t know the original source but will site it here when I find out.) This is a great illustration of the muscles that you are using when performing a particular pose. One of my mentors always describes poses in terms of the target […]

Filed Under: Styles & Poses

Shake up your Forward Bends with these Five Variations

June 16, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Shake up your Forward Bends with these Five Variations

Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend). I use this pose a lot in both my personal practice and in the classes that I teach. I love it as part of my warmup and done with more intensity as my practice progresses. It’s one of those poses that make me go “ahhhhh….” Like coming home after a vacation. […]

Filed Under: Styles & Poses

Yoga to help you get grounded

June 15, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Yoga to help you get grounded

The other day I forgot my pants. Ok, I didn’t actually walk around in public with no pants but I left them at the yoga studio after class! Then yesterday I put a co-worker’s keys in my jacket pocket. She set them down on my desk. I still am not sure what happened but I […]

Filed Under: Everyday Spirit, Styles & Poses

Trusting in Your Body

June 3, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Trusting in Your Body

A few weeks ago I hurt me knee. It was the same knee I injured badly 10 years ago. I went to the doctor, rested, did some physio and took a break from my martial arts classes. This week was testing for me in karate. And although it felt better, I was scared that my […]

Filed Under: Everyday Spirit, Styles & Poses

Fabulous Forward Folds

June 1, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Fabulous Forward Folds

I love forward folds. I like to sprinkle in some standing forward bends throughout my practice. And at least one longer-held seated forward fold towards the end. They are like the chocolate of yoga! So decadent. Our days are full. We spend them days chasing kids, talking with others, working and learning. It is stimulating and exciting. But all of this can also […]

Filed Under: Styles & Poses

Yoga and Gardening

May 20, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Yoga and Gardening

This past Saturday was spring cleanup day in the community where I live. I was appointed part of the gardening crew. We have some beautiful flow beds in the common areas. They always make me smile when I pass by them. I am not an expert gardener by any stretch. But when I am out […]

Filed Under: Everyday Spirit

Yoga for Happy, Healthy Knees

May 12, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Yoga for Happy, Healthy Knees

The knee is a weird and fragile joint. I tore a knee ligament (ACL) many years ago. I had physiotherapy and eventually surgery to repair the ligament. I was very physically active when it happened and it was frustrating as hell to be forced to slow down. But perhaps I needed a pause in my […]

Filed Under: Styles & Poses

Chill Out Yoga

May 5, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Chill Out Yoga

It has been one hectic week. Between kids, appointments, work, a friend in the hospital plus all the regular day-to-day stuff … it feels like I have been running around non-stop. And I am pretty sure that I am not alone in this experience. If not this week, I bet you have had your own […]

Filed Under: Relaxation

Contentment Everyday

May 4, 2016 by charlotte bradley

Contentment Everyday

“Dearly Beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life” – Prince I am sure that by now you have seen these lyrics from Prince’s famous song posted everywhere. I was very sad to hear of his death. He wasn’t a friend, relative or someone I had ever spoken with. But […]

Filed Under: Everyday Spirit

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