Tag: low back pain

  • On your own time… Recommended Yoga Classes

    While having the attentiveness of an experienced instructor available is ideal, the beauty of practicing at home is that you have more freedom to adjust your pacing or position. You can hold some delicious poses longer, skip others, and let go of the pressure of doing something just because you’re instructed to do so. Most…

  • Happy baby pose

    Happy baby pose

    Ananda Balasana, a.k.a. Happy Baby is my go-to pose to relieve low back and upper glute strain. Flattening back to the ground will add length to lumbar spine and hamstring attachments at the pelvis. Especially helpful for those of us with a lordotic curve (slight forward tilt of lumbar spine). Remain stationary or gently rock…

  • Abdominal massage & connecting to our core

    Abdominal massage & connecting to our core

    A lot of clients have been asking about abdominal massage and I feel compelled to shed some light on this often neglected area. Usually in an hour long session I won’t work this area unless requested but lately I’ve been finding myself there more and more.  I can definitely fit within 60 min but if…