Recommended Poses for Parkinson’s Disease
Energizing. Tadasana (Mountain Pose) to Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)Benefits: Encourages good posture and balance. Quells anxiety caused by decreasing motor control. Stand with your feet together,...
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High Lunge, Crescent Variation
High Lunge, Crescent Variation: Step-by-Step Instructions Start in Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog). Exhale and step your right foot forward between your hands, aligning your knee over the...
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One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II
(A-kah pah-dah rah-jah-kah-poh-tahs-anna) eka = one pada = foot raja = king kapota = pigeon (or dove) One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose). Bend your...
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Low Lunge
Low Lunge: Step-by-Step Instructions From Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana), exhale and step your right foot forward between your hands, aligning the right knee over the heel. Then lower your...
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Wild Thing
Wild Thing: Step-by-Step Instructions Start in Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog). Bring your weight into your right hand and roll onto the outer edge of your right foot like Vasisthasana (Side...
View ArticlePose of the Week: Lord of the Dance Pose With a Strap
Lord of the Dance Pose (Natarajasana) requires foundation, stability, concentration, flexibility, and balanced action — everything you need as you set out to achieve your goals for the New Year. Use a...
View ArticlePose of the Week: Improve Your Upward-Facing Dog
Upward-Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana) is a pose that is commonly performed incorrectly. I see students with their hands placed too far forward, no core contraction, and completely disengaged thigh...
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Anatomy 101: Understand Your Pectoralis Minor
This minor muscle is a major player in backbends. Expand it—and its web of connective tissue—for greater range of motion in your chest and back. Let’s face it—we are a society of sitters and slouchers....
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Practice these backbends and inversions for increased flexibility and strength and feel the freedom of greater range of motion in your chest and shoulders. The post 3 Foolproof Chest and Shoulder...
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