Great questions are coming up during the class time on this topic, so here are some great links that explore the issues and questions that come up. We don’t have lots of time to get into details during class, so here are more resources to follow up.
I’ll continually update this post with more resources as we have questions.
https://www.spine.city/post/fractures-osteoporosis
During some weeks of spring and summer at Rexburg Yoga, we will practice the series of poses suggested by Dr. Loren Fishman – Go here for more information on the background and studies on osteoporosis and yoga done by Dr. Fishman:
https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/blog/fishman-method-yoga-osteoporosis/
The practice is 12 poses held for an average of 45 seconds. The length can vary depending upon individual needs. There is no particular order needed in the postures and each one can be done modified for more or less challenge.
tree, triangle, warrior 2, side angle, revolved triangle, bridge, locust, reclined leg stretch straight up and to the side, 2 different twists, & relaxation.
Here is a recommended video with great instruction for the 12 postures:
https://youtu.be/6aF02wvSf60
Part of our longer class to celebrate fall was a little section on positive EFT Tapping.
An e-book is also out there if you’d like even more details about EFT. We like our students to have and use tools to take personal responsibility for health and wellness. Tapping is one we recommend.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19378914-positive-eft
Some of our time this year of 2021 are practices on the topic of each season based in the traditional Chinese medicine 5 element wheel. It’s summer so the element is Fire and the body organs are heart and small intestine.
More detail about the heart and its biofield today for this post.
Leslie took these pictures in a grocery store parking lot on the first day of spring and it’s a good mix of water, snow, sun, and beauty that we get those early days of spring. A friend – Heather Kelly wrote all the poetry to go along.
All emotions are meant to flow thru the body. A Chinese proverb says that flowing water does not stagnate. And that is good advice for emotions.
Continue readingIt’s the year of the Ox, but since it’s a yin metal year, it could be also be called the year of the Golden Cow. The yoga practice this week at Rexburg yoga will feature cat/cow pose, and cow face pose. Also a few movements from the QiGong tradition.
Winter represents the most Yin aspect in Chinese medicine. Yin is the dark, cold, slow, inward energy. Growing, saving, and building potential for new life in the spring. Rest is important for revitalizing the kidneys. It is a good time to look inward and self-reflect. Relax and calm the mind but raise the spirit with carefully chosen activities.
Continue readingOur Chinese New year practice is always fun and this is the year of the rat. Rats and mice are small creatures but when they all are working together at a large obstacle – it eventually gives way. It’s a year to gather and cultivate one’s own resources, then form alliances with others who share similar values. Gather and organize. Here are some photos from the partner poses each group came up with.
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