Practicing self-care by breathing and moving better. Physical inactivity is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide.
I am learning that parenting gets more difficult, in different ways, as my children grow and develop. Whereas in the early years I was sleep deprived and physically exhausted, now that they are growing beyond toddler”dom” – I have regained my former energy and zip (well, maybe not all of it, but pretty close to…
Yoga Without A Mat: A How To Guide Featuring Two Guest Posts from Kathryn Hudson and Alaha Ahrar. The great thing about this week’s post is it doesn’t cost you a thing. You get to save your money and be at peace. The good news is contentment and the sense of tranquility that comes with…
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…
This week is a guest post from a physical therapy colleague, fellow women’s health advocate, and PYT practitioner, Lisa B. Minn. She has been a physical therapist for over a decade and during that time she has “come to be impressed by the effectiveness of a holistic approach to health care.” Welcome Lisa B….
As promised, here are the last 5 tips in the Happiness Inventory, part 3 (Losing Weight for Good). If you didn’t get to read the first two parts, here they are: Happiness Inventory, part 1Happiness Inventory, part 2 6. Don’t eat until you have had your morning (um) visit to the potty. Ayurvedic medicine teaches…
Enjoy my guest post today about The Living Spine – on California based Professional Yoga Therapy student and physical therapist Lisa B. Minn’s fantastic blog, The PragmaticYogi.
In my last blog, I discussed how to steer your life in the direction of contentment with the Happiness Inventory. As I promised, today’s part 2 of the Happiness Inventory will discuss the dreaded but hotly pursued topic: women trying to maintain a healthy weight. A few months ago when I was singing as…
Developing Emotional Balance with Yoga guest blog by Amber Keating LCSW, PYT-C Through my studies in Ginger’s Professional Yoga Therapy program, I have witnessed how the use of breath & movement can be deeply healing to women. In our fast-paced world, yoga benefits us by helping us to slow down and take time for ourselves….
Please visit Midwife for your Life, Stacey Curnow’s blog for my guest post this week:Two More Ways Yoga Can Make You A Better Parent or cut and paste this link: http://www.staceycurnow.com/blog/2010/05/two-more-ways-that-yoga-makes-you-a-better-parent/ Enjoy!
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;…
I am sorry for the silent treatment last week, dear readers. It was for a good cause. I just finished 30 days of non stop fun (aka work…insert exhale here) but the last (and final) of these days was capped by teaching a week long seminar in Ayurveda (pronounced “ah-yer-veh-duh”) and Professional Yoga Therapy to…
I recall the not too distant days of being a breastfeeding mom. In fact, I spent the better part of 5 years as a nursing mom. During that time I learned a tremendous amount, not just about living and breathing my new life as a mom, but how I could help all new mothers through…