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Category Archives: Optimum Wellness 2010
Optimum Wellness – October – Shoulders
The focus in October is the shoulders and specifically as it relates to the upward bow or wheel pose. The article that we are referencing this month is by Roger Cole and published in Yoga Journal. It reminds us about … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy, shoulders, yoga therapy
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More on the Root Lock
The word Bandha means “voluntary contraction of a group of muscles.” The Mula Bandha is the contraction of the perineum or the zone between the genitals and the anus. Be patient in acquring this skill it can take years of practice … Continue reading
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Listening to the Core
May 2010 finds us exploring the core muscles of the body; the soft structures in the front body. We have explored 3 postures this month: lolasana, mula bandha (root lock or kegels) and yoga roll ups. The previous months we … Continue reading
Meaning and Metaphor in the low back
April is our month for low back care. The low back is part of the second chakra or energy center along with hips and pelvis. Think of these metaphors for a clue about the message in the low back: I’ve … Continue reading
Back Health
A Yogic Approach to Back Pain Suffering from back pain? Yoga can help. By Timothy McCall, M.D. Each year, millions of Americans suffer from debilitating back pain. Despite Western medicine’s phenomenal advances and powerful technology, two of the most commonly … Continue reading
Optimum Wellness – Hips, Pelvis
Moving up the body from the feet, knees and legs, we will learn about the structures of the sacrum and hips. The hips, sacrum, pelvis, low back area is moving into the 2nd energy center with the most concentration of … Continue reading
Optimum Wellness – Knees
The article that we are drawing from this month on knees comes from Yoga Journal We will be learning and doing chair and eagle pose as our featured poses for the month. It is possible to injure or slow down … Continue reading
Optimum Wellness – Legs
The focus for Yoga for Optimum Wellness this month is legs and knees. Muscles surrounding the knee joint must be both strong and yet flexible to properly align and stabilize this sensitive joint. Mindfully practicing yoga can accomplish both over … Continue reading
Metaphor of Feet
Yoga tradition teaches that we have a physical body that where we experience and sense the world. We also have an energy body, an emotional body and mental body. All these layers affect each other. Changing one, changes all in … Continue reading
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Optimum Wellness for Feet
The feet will be the focus in January 2010. Quick Facts about feet! The feet are our foundation. In the course of a lifetime we will have walked 115,000 miles, 4 1/2 times around the planet. The average American takes … Continue reading
