Do you find it a struggle to step forward from Down Dog to High Lunge? I mean sometimes it just doesn’t seem possible to place the foot by the hands when they’re that far away from one another, no? There are a few factors that can make it challenging too. Tight hips, tight ankles, fuller…
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Supported Yoga Practice: Building Hip Strength and Practice Balance While Being Supported
The hips can become weak overtime from sitting and then we begin to notice the side-effects of tension, pain, weakness that expand from the hips to the low back. So why not build strength in our hips right from the chair that we’re sitting upon daily? I’m here to tell you it’s possible and with…
Supported Yoga Practice: Tension Relief – Flow for the Shoulders
It’s Friday and that means it’s time to go with the flow of things with some supported movement … specifically for your shoulders! • I know you’ve been sitting all week and most likely for longer periods of times than you’re used to as well. • With sitting, comes the slumping, with slumping comes the…
Mindful Minute: Quick Hip Relief Part 2
Hmmmmm, how long have you been sitting today, yesterday, and the day before? ✨ Are you noticing stiffness in your hips? Tightness in the back of your upper legs? Soreness in your low-back? Fatigue in your body and mind? ✨ If you’ve said YES to any of the questions you’re in luck… it’s time for…
Mindful Minute: Quick Hip Relief Part 1
Hello Mindful Minutes! Today it’s all about Hip Relief! This is Part 1 of 2 creating some mobility and extension in the hips, so they can get moments of activity and stretch throughout the seated work day. • You’ll hear me say EXTENSION, and I meant to say FLEXION (brain moments 🙄)… when we sit…
Mindful Minute: Neck Tension? Get Some Relieve NOW with this Two Part Neck Series
Neck Tension is a real thing and it can be accelerated by the posture we have throughout our work day. Then add tension, or stress from day-to-day life and we’ve got a perfect storm for an unhappy neck. The good news is that we can do something before the discomfort turns into chronic pain. Yes,…
Mindful Minute: Strong, Happy Shoulders Part 1 of 3
It’s Monday and I’ve created a NEW Mindful Minute Series for the Shoulders….Hooray! Check in every Monday through the month of March for a movement action that’s geared towards moving the shoulders in various ways to help release tension in the entire upper body. Yes! that includes the neck too. It’s my goal with Mindful…
Mindful Minute: Keep Your Feet Healthy with These Accessible Moves; Part 4 of 4
It’s Monday…and a MINDFUL MINUTE segment is ready for you to help wrap up 4 weeks of focusing on accessible moves for happier feet!! * Go grab a hand-towel and let’s build some strength, endurance and lubricated joints for our feet! This may be the most challenging of the four segments and there’s nothing wrong…
Mindful Minute: Keep Your Feet Healthy with These Accessible Moves; Part 3 of 4
It’s time for a Mindful Minute and we’re continuing with the feet, part 3/4. * If you’re like me and appreciate the game of tennis, but wasn’t blessed with the quick reflex to get the tennis ball back over the net. You’ll enjoy this practice even more, because you’ll be able to put those extra…
Chair Yoga Practice: Arthritic Toes? Yup, You Can Still Practice Yoga!
I can remember the day when my big toes said no to yoga. All the lunges, low and crescent. All the planks, high and low. All the heel lifts in chair pose and in warrior flow … my toes simple stated, “I can’t take no-mo!” They would swell, ache, and be in pain right at…