Intro: POTW is Low Lunge, which is a great pose that can be used as an active restorative or warm-up pose to help stretch out the hip flexor and work the core. Low lunge can be the basis of many different variations and is something that is almost always included in a MFY session. Technique: From a standing position at […]
Check out this video for a great exercise that helps build the upper body strength, core strength, and stability required to do a proper handstand. Do it as slowly as you can. Remember – the more slowly you can do an exercise, the more control you’ll have.
Last week I wrote an article strongly positing that in order for more men to do yoga, the yoga industry had to change. This week, I’m building off of that same train of thought, but taking it in a slightly different direction. Does the yoga industry really need to be fixed? The yoga industry is a billion dollar industry. Obviously
“How to Get Your Guy into Yoga” That’s the big question. But let me tell you, I’m tired of seeing people try and “convert” men to do a form of yoga that men are uncomfortable with. There’s yoga for men and yoga for women. And I’m not being sexist here, we’re built differently and different styles focus on different parts
Mountain Pose is THE foundation of all yoga poses. Aspects of mountain pose can be found in every single pose in yoga, from the ground up. Mountain pose can be a reflective pose, a balancing pose, a restorative pose, or a pose to help you recenter yourself after a particularly difficult series of poses. It is one of the most
Yoga as an ideology is all about rejecting the ego. The yogic view is that by rejecting the ego, you eventually come to the realization that everything is one, (in fact, “yoga” means “oneness”), and in so doing, you reach the complete cessation of thought. I won’t lie to you, the complete cessation of thought sounds AWESOME. You mean I
