This Little Piggie Went to Market

Leslie Kaminoff (2007) has said that our feet have evolved and adapted over the millenia, so that with present day environment, we walk on nice and even surfaces, roadways, sidewalks, etc . and our intrinsic foot muscles get lazy. Figure 1 . Foot Muscles (McDowell, A) Those deeper foot muscles once supported our arches but…

Yoga for Runners

Ouch, my foot hurts! Wait, what? Plantar Fasciitis? Then why is this an illustration of a posterior leg? First – runners – why do so many of us experience plantar fasciitis? How do you know if you have it? You’ll know you have it when you get out of bed in the morning feeling like you’ve…

Yoga as Medicine? “Hell Ya”

Dr. Timothy McCall is a former internist originally hailing from New Jersey. He’s also a pretty cool cat. In an era where practicing yoga (let alone medically advocating for it)  was considered hippyish and unscientific, he made the decision to embark on world wide travels to study with the best – BKS Iyengar, TKV Desikachar.  He seemed compelled to…

While Visions of SUGAR Plums Danced in my Head

From a young age I’ve felt that whatever I eat influences how I feel. Yet I am puzzled by my contradictory predilection for consuming foods high in sugar.  It would seem possessing the knowledge that quality of food can in part determine mood would positively influence my eating style. However, that is not the case. …

My Weekly 20 Minutes In the Psych Ward

The hospital unit people tend to shy away from

Introducing yoga and meditation into the schools

What are your thoughts? More yoga in school? Waste of time?

Yoga as an Alternative to Contemporary Medical Care?

Growing acceptance of yoga and meditation as more than your typical “feel good hippy stuff”

Sore Shoulders? Stress May Be to Blame

If we consistently feel there is more to be accomplished than our inner resources can provide, we’ll eventually fall into emotional dysregulation – we’ll feel stressed out. In our high tech supercharged world, it happens to most of us. A result of feeling stressed occurs when our bodies release cortisol, known as the stress hormone.…

How North America Interprets Yoga

I’ve got a great recipe for pumpkin loaf. It calls for canned pumpkin and seven other ingredients. Since the only ingredient I happen to currently have the in the cupboard is canned pumpkin, think I’ll leave the other ingredients out. At least I’ll have the taste of pumpkin.  Silly idea, right? Let’s think about yoga…

Yoga Teacher Training

In North America there are Yoga Teachers and there are Registered Yoga Teachers. What are the differences between teacher and registered teacher? The answer lies in an organization called Yoga Alliance. Yoga Alliance (YA) is similar to other standards setting organizations such as the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.  Part of YA’s mission “is…