by Mado | Jan 24, 2019 | Anatomy, Podcast
Episode 37: Hip Replacements and Yoga with Jill Miller 13 months post surgery, Jill opens up about the procedure, the possible causes, and what yoga teachers need to know about working with students who have had one or both hips replaced. Psst. Want to get an email...
by Mado | Nov 29, 2018 | Anatomy, Deepen Your Practice, Podcast, Teaching Skills
Episode 29: The Psoas Major in Yoga and Life with Libby Hinsley, PT Learn the significance of the psoas muscle and how yoga teachers can most effectively work with it in their classes. Psst. Want to get an email each time a new episode is released? Listen on iTunes...
by Mado | Nov 1, 2018 | Anatomy, Deepen Your Practice, Ethics, Podcast, Teaching Skills
Episode 25: Your Spine, Your Yoga with Bernie Clark Bernie Clark shares how you can use knowledge of anatomical variation to make your yoga classes more inclusive and supportive of long term optimal health for your students. Psst. Want to get an email each time a new...
by Liz | Jun 25, 2016 | Anatomy, featured, Safety
Since beginning a daily yoga practice, my wrists have been giving me a good amount of grief. Based on my conversations with students and teachers alike, I’m not the only one. Most of your students live most of their lives upright – then all of a sudden in yoga class...
by Libby Hinsley | Jan 2, 2014 | Anatomy, Deepen Your Practice, featured, Yoga Class Planning
The psoas major is a deep and mysterious muscle that tends to be overused and, when cranky, causes a lot of problems. All yoga instructors benefit from having a basic understanding of how this muscle works and how yoga can help it stay healthy and supple. Basic...
by Steven Weiss | Dec 18, 2013 | Anatomy, Deepen Your Practice, featured
In part two of this response to William Broad’s recent New York Times article and its call to alarm about yoga’s adverse effect on women’s hips, I’d like to offer the following alignment principles for safe practice. I bring to the issue my background as a...
