Tag: spinal strength and flexibility

Restorative Yoga for Spinal Stiffness or Injury

When the world around us, both close at hand and globally, feels as though it is shattering, it can only mean one thing. An ending of some magnitude is upon us. Endings signal loss, which can often trigger fear. However,…

Helen Maupin

Easing into Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow) — Part II

The aging process is most often marked by a spine that slumps forward. When our inner core and spine are no longer strong and flexible, we further demonstrate aging by hunching the shoulders up and forward. Both these misalignments are…