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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Did you know that quadriceps means “four heads”? This term of reference includes the four front thigh muscles
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…
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…
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…
Everything that irritates us about others [or our circumstances] can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl Jung The above quote by Carl Jung reminds me of our human ability to constantly change and evolve. In essence,…
Some years ago, in a yoga class taught by B.K.S. Iyengar, he was quoted as saying, “If you open your armpits, you’ll never get depressed.” In an era where the World Health Organization estimates depression will be…
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