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Sore feet?

March 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Do you have collapsed arches? Adrian Cox tells you what to do about it.
(Bangkok Post article)
Rumor has it that the first thing yoga celebrity Richard Freeman noticed about his wife was her wonderfully spread open toes. One of my own teachers enjoyed referring to this story, “Go on, spread your toes, it might bring you […]

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Tags: asana practice · bangkok post · downward dog · feet · hatha yoga

Easy, pain-free backbends

March 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

A yoga perspective on one wonderful little neck bone
(Bangkok Post article)
I had been teaching yoga for years before I found out about it. None of my earlier teachers had even said the word. After I discovered my own hyoid bone, it was like a light turned on inside me. It’s a gem of […]

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Tags: asana practice · bangkok post · cobra pose · hyoid bone

Heating and cooling in yoga practice

March 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

How to find your personal balance using the hidden energetics of yoga
(Bangkok Post article March 27 2008)
 
Behind the scenes in a really good yoga teachers mind is rationale about how to sequence postures and breathing together. How hard to push, how long to hold, even which nostril you breathe out of, all play their […]

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Tags: asana practice · bangkok post · hatha yoga