1. It helps athletes focus. Your focus will determine if you win or lose a game. Meditation has been shown to increase states of focus...

Using self-myofascial release with yoga therapy ball provides comprehensive integrative strategies to restore optimal performance. This...

Fueling for yoga class used to be a struggle for me. You have to eat at the right time, nothing too heavy, but enough to give you the...

Last summer, I was introduced to turmeric lemonade by my good friend, Bree. Since then, I’ve been drinking it regularly and I’ve also...

My alarm goes off at 4:00am every morning (except on Fridays when I can sleep in until 5:30a). Anyone that knows me might be smirking...

Research suggests strengthening muscles through their full range will result in flexibility gains faster than passive stretching alone....

Yoga is so much more than just a physical practice. It is an opportunity to tap into a mind-body connection that can help to restore your...

This smoothie has been my go-to breakfast every day. It's an easy way to add supplements/nutrients that work for me. 1 scoop chocolate...

Core function research shows: when there is a respiratory demand increase, the respiratory muscles will decrease postural control for the...

In baseball, research has shown that at ball release, the lack of internal rotation at the hip *can* cause a compensatory pattern at the...

Yoga Nidra is a systematic guided relaxation to help calm the nervous system. Yoga nidra promotes deep rest and relaxation combining...

Try this 10 minute warm-up to gently stretch low back, hamstrings, quads, hip flexors, hips, & hamstrings!

Try this quick seated warm-up for shoulders and spine.

Recently one of my students (also a yoga instructor) asked how I am able to keep my voice teaching so many classes each week. The...

Hamstring Strengthening Exercise Typically in yoga, we do more hamstring stretching – and not much hamstring strengthening. If we do too...

There is so much we take for granted with our bodies on a daily basis. For professional athletes, the ability to move their hands/wrists...

What’s yoga all about? First of all, there are many different types of yoga. Slow, relaxing classes; power yoga classes; alignment based...

Last year I was asked to speak at career day at an elementary school. My initial thoughts? Why would they want me? I just wear yoga pants...

We all have experienced back pain. It comes, it goes. Sometimes from sitting too long, sometimes from moving too much. We need to take...

Using Yoga Props in Child’s Pose Child’s pose is known in yoga as a resting pose. It may not seem like it at first if you have tight hips...