Can Yoga Eliminate Scoliosis?
The curve that you see in this x-ray is rather graceful, isn’t it? But it’s not desirable – it’s thoracolumbar scoliosis, with the spine curving to the left. This is …
Falling Lessons
This past September, I was sitting on a raised platform outside of a restaurant in Les Houches, a small village in the French Alps, having dinner, when, shifting my weight to …
Some thoughts about Silence and Meditation
Yoga is a multidimensional practice. It’s not just postures and movement (asana), and it’s not just breathing (pranayama). There is a path to enlightenment described in the Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjali (an …
Trauma, Epigenetics, and Yoga
I’ve been learning about how trauma, and specifically PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), can affect DNA, even into future generations. Three and A Half Acres Yoga, through which …
A thought for Thanksgiving 2021
In this time of stress and turmoil, I often feel like we are heading for the apocalypse, or perhaps the ten plagues are being revisited on us in a new, …
Yoga for Osteoporosis, part 6: Hips
I’m sure you’ve heard the statistics about hip fractures: a broken hip can change your life permanently. According to doctors at Johns Hopkins, “forty percent of hip fracture sufferers are …
Yoga for Osteoporosis, Part 5
Twisting There is much disagreement about whether twisting poses are beneficial for people with osteoporosis or osteopenia. However, the torqueing action created by twisting can strengthen muscles, which can help …
Yoga for Osteoporosis, part 4
In my last post, I discussed balance techniques that can be helpful to prevent falls. Here is a short yoga balancing practice:
Yoga for Osteoporosis, Part 3
In my last two posts, I described best practices to avoid intervertebral disk compression and then offered a short practice that incorporates axial extension. Today, I’d like to present some …
Yoga for Osteoporosis, Part 2
a short practice using axial extension