I've seen marked improvement in back pain this past week. I think it's largely because I added yin yoga back into my routine. In yin yoga, you hold gentle floor poses (seated, prone, or supine) poses for several (2-5) minutes. Holding the stretches for so long encourages my muscles to really just kind of melt into the pose. While I have been ( Read more... )

In early March I purchased the Yoga For Every Body DVD. My plan was to try using it for a few weeks and then post a review. Since then, this DVD has become my default go-to for my daily practice. It contains yoga practice sessions at progressive levels of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced; some 35 workouts in all. At each difficulty ( Read more... )

The good news is that I have felt well enough to get back to my normal yoga schedule of practicing 5 days a week. The bad news is that I over did it a little. But it felt so good to stretch! I found myself pushing the poses, extending to my limit instead of being easy with them. Exactly what I am hoping not to do these days. And I have paid for ( Read more... )