Back flexibility and strength go hand in hand. Whether you want to achieve yoga poses like the wheel or eliminate back pain and reduce the risk of injury, you will find that doing regular lower back strengthening exercises is critical to improving your back flexibility. Yoga has transformed how I move my body. It has […]
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When people think of mindfulness, they often think of meditation. They believe that it means you have to stop thinking. It’s not the case! Mindfulness means that you become an observer. You learn to cultivate awareness. Mindfulness and yoga can work together to enable you to practice mindfulness. Today, I explain what mindfulness is, how
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Why would you want to focus on your quads with a follow-along routine devoted to yoga stretches for quads? Well, simply because it is more common than you think to be tight in the quads. I can now do the front splits and get pretty deep in my pancake and backends. Yet, I still find
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You don’t have to be flexible to do yoga, but yoga will improve your flexibility. Many flexibility exercises that are not called yoga are based on yoga poses. I discovered yoga after the age of 40 (read Starting Yoga at 40 or Later: Everything You Need to Know to learn more). Yoga has changed the
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I recently created a full-body flexibility routine for beginners, but this one is slightly different. It combines my favorite full-body stretches that are not necessarily for beginners. If you are a beginner, don’t let that stop you. You can always modify the routine to suit your needs. Also, don’t forget to download the accompanying PDF
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While you don’t need to be flexible to practice yoga, yoga will improve your flexibility, and flexibility will enhance your yoga practice. The more you attempt the yoga poses I will share in this post, the more you will discover how to increase your flexibility with yoga. You will be starting with the suggested variations
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As you look at some of my favorite yoga poses for strength and flexibility, I will take you along through a video routine you can follow to get strong and flexible in the least amount of time possible. I love helping women over 40 discover the benefits of yoga and get in the best shape
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Starting yoga at 40 or later will feel different than if you were twenty-something, I know from experience! But you will not regret it! I looked into learning yoga when I was around 18 years old. Back then, people didn’t have access to all the information online. I got a book, read it, and tried
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In this step-by-step tutorial for the king pigeon, you will learn how to do the king pigeon pose and its variations. I included a full-length video routine. One of my favorite ways to enjoy yoga is to practice specific poses. I used to think yoga was boring. I envisioned yoga flows that don’t do much
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