Asana Evolution – Recalibrating Postures to Fit Women
When I began my MTY journey during the onsite M8 module, I was hopeful to learn how to integrate my passion for yoga into patient treatments and to gain competence in teaching yoga classes. Following the onsite M14 module, my mind was blown by the additions to my orthopedic patient treatment toolbox, specifically using the…
PYT-a Game Changer in Health Care This week’s post is an interview with Kristina Dorkoski, PT, DPT, PYT, CPI. Kristina will be delivering an introduction to Professional Yoga Therapy’s evidence-based method in using yoga as medicine on April 18th at the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association’s Member Appreciation event. Learn more about Kristina’s topic and the event…
A Physician Assistant’s Journey through the Professional Yoga Therapist Program by Faith Bevan, MS, PA-C, PYT January, 2006 I opened a small Yoga Studio in Port Richey FL. Wisdom and concern of others directed failure in short order. But I had a commitment to what I believed was the healing of body and mind that could…
This week’s pose is by PYTI graduate and adjunct faculty, Shelly Prosko. Visit her at www.physioyoga.ca I had the privilege of recently presenting two of my Medical Therapeutic Yoga workshops at the Sedona Yoga Festival 2014, one of which was a topic that is so rarely discussed: “Pelvic Health: Pelvic Floor & Much More”. I was so…
I am on maternity leave through August and September, so please enjoy today’s guest post by Stacey Curnow. BITL Founder, Ginger, standing on the precipice of a new life after leaving her job in conventional medicineto pursue her passion – improving health carethrough her grassroots education method in medical yoga/alternative medicine. It’s agonizing isn’t it?…
Me in postpartum yoga practice, 11 months after my second son Yoga for Busy Moms It is ironic that I am sitting here procrastinating about penning this post on yoga for busy moms. Why? Because I am a fellow exhausted mother – with two boys under age 5, and in my third trimester with my…
Photo taken this past week,entering into my third trimesterwith my third child. As I am approaching the last few weeks of my third pregnancy, I thought it helpful to share some of the resources I use and have written about in my own journey through motherhood. Here are some helpful resources for you eco-saavy mothers…
Me as the Unsuspecting Expectant New Mom with My Boys. Fall 2010 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Confucius The journey of motherhood could be described as perhaps the most strenuous thousand mile journey life offers. I think most mothers (and fathers alike) would agree. Parenting, not to mention pregnancy,…
I want to welcome again, Lisa B. Minn, a fellow physical therapist, medical therapeutic yoga practitioner, and fertility patient, completing her series on fertility and yoga. In last week’s guest post I wrote about the general benefits of yoga for women who are struggling to conceive. This week I want to address the topic of…
As promised, I would like to elaborate on the breathing program I use for laboring women. Here is last week’s excerpt from Tip #2: 2. Practice and know Yogic breathing for labor and delivery. I have a concise Breathing Through Birth Practice I teach women. It helps with alveolar ventilation, which is crucial during labor;…
A few weeks ago I was invited to write a guest blog about yoga and parenting. Read the full blog here. Here is a continuation of my blog on yoga and parenting, with two (more) ways yoga can help us all be better parents: Two More Ways that Yoga Makes You A Better Parent 1….
Last week, a student asked me to write down a comment I had made in a Pilates class I taught because it really resonated with her as a busy mom and athlete. This is what I said in class: “Mental imagery facilitates development of neuromuscular pathways which contribute to improved motor control and musculoskeletal strength.”…