Happy Feet, Happy Life
Back, hip and knee problems often start below the ankles Your feet do more for your health and well-being than keep you from falling face-first. Take a moment to look at your bare feet. Are they turned outward like a…
Inner Stillness
An antidote for stress In today’s world of 24/7 interconnectedness, information overload is a primary stress trigger for most people. Regardless of our employment — mechanic, writer, yoga teacher — we are considered knowledge workers due the portion of our workday…
Thigh Time
Overlooked adductors key to strength and flexibility Renowned yogi B. K. S. Iyengar, infamously claimed the adductors to be the laziest muscles in the body. When you think adductors, think inner thigh muscles — five muscles attached, at one end, along…
Count on Your Core
Your spine’s strength and flexibility depend on it In yoga practices, as well as physical training programs, we often hear our teachers refer to the importance of a toned core without really understanding what this means. Most people assume the abdominal…
Twist Those Toxins Out
Cleansing kidneys regulates digestion and stimulates circulation In a world where environmental toxins can be found in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe, it becomes necessary to cleanse not only the superficial tissues of…
Build It, Don’t Break It
Body-weight exercises help improve bone density Are you aware your spine, wrists and hips are the bones most vulnerable to fracturing? Recent statistics indicate more than 700,000 spinal fractures and 300,000 hip fractures occur annually in the United States. Hence, the medical community’s concern…
Arch Enemies
Bend over backwards (literally) to combat forces that misshape the spine’s curvature Do you remember as a child how you could press yourself up from the floor into a backbend? Or maybe you were the kid on the block who…
Get Hip – Looser joints help physical and emotional stability
Although achieving a tight butt may be a primary reason for physical exercise, the same cannot be said about our hips. Tight hips are the nemesis of modern society where most of our day is spent sitting at a desk,…
Big Muscles, Big Responsibility
Did you know that quadriceps means “four heads”? This term of reference includes the four front thigh muscles
Get Grounded — Healing qualities start with femur and pelvis
If you are a gardener, you know the personal benefits of grounding, that is, connecting your hands and feet to the Earth’s soil. Because we are bioelectrical beings, direct contact with our electrical planet provides us with an energy infusion…
Every Breath You Take
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Are you aware of how you breathe? Did you know most people are chronic shallow breathers because of stress in their lives and tightness in their bodies? It takes a deep breath to…
Worlds Collide: Yoga teaches strength and flexibility, keys to a healthy body structure
We all know weightlifting is not just a young man’s sport. In fact, growing strong bones and muscles is a primary means for slowing down the aging process and heightening our immune systems. In an earlier Free Press article (May…