The rock back is not technically a posture. It’s more of a warm-up.
I find rock backs to be such a useful building block to postures like Child’s Pose and Downward Facing Dog. It is also a beautiful stand alone movement for pelvic floor muscle awareness.
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Downward Facing Dog is an inversion posture that allows quieting of the nervous system, which is particularly valuable when coupled with conscious breathing. It offers the benefits of increasing flexibility, core stability, and spinal decompression. […]
Do you feel drawn to include yoga as part of your self-care during your pregnancy? Makes sense. Breathing and taking time to connect with your body has been shown to have positive physiological effects.
Yoga as a form of moderate intensity exercise can:
By Dr Sarah Talley
I’ve always struggled a bit with poses that require flexibility in the shoulders and hips. I muscled through yoga postures like any other workout and hoped for the best.
Downward Facing Dog was particularly difficult, and I did the best version I could while still keeping up with […]
Goddess Pose, with its low, wide stance, is a powerful pose for taking up space. Amy Cuddy’s research showed that simply posing in powerful positions, like the classic Wonder Woman pose, showed physiological changes that affected self-concept and risk-taking. Goddess Pose is an excellent choice if you are looking […]
Here in New England we are in the middle of winter. Sometimes the weather encourages us to curl up on the sofa with a good book. Other times we might be inspired to ground, strengthen, and lengthen, kindling our inner furnace. […]
As a yoga teacher and pelvic floor physical therapist, I blended the two disciplines together as part of a holistic model of care to create this video for optimizing bladder control through strengthening the pelvic floor and core.
This video is recommended for people who experience:
Pelvic pain affects 25% of women and 11% of men. Often, those who are experiencing pain feel more alone than the statistics reveal because pelvic pain is not as readily spoken about as other parts of the body, like the back or hip.
Pelvic pain can disrupt bowel, bladder, digestive, and […]
Bound Angle Pose is a simple and safe hip opener. When I chose this posture of the month, the film Tightly Wound was in development and was a great tie in. Tightly Wound film is about the patient struggle of being diagnosed and treated for vaginismus and pelvic pain. […]
Reclined goddess pose is one of my favorite restorative postures for pelvic pain, especially during menstruation.
The key with restorative postures is to support the body. The slightest amount of support makes a huge difference. […]
