I was driving home from boxing with a couple of friends this week. We were tired, sweaty, and feeling content. 🙂 One of them has been dealing with a sore back, and we got to talking about how much we sit during the day. All three of us work at desks, and even though we […]
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I feel fortunate to work from home. I love the flexibility of being in my own space and structuring my day in a way that works for me. But I’ll admit—it’s so easy to get absorbed in work and forget to take breaks. Does that ever happen to you? You glance at the clock, and
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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
For the Love of Lats: TLC for your Back Muscles Read More »
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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It has been a long while since my last blog post. I apologize. I was wrapped up in the goings on of my own world and got out of the habit. Then the longer it went on, the more of a deal it became. I was worried about what you might think and also about
