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Wed Nov 06, 2024 3:57 am
Forum: Yin Yoga and Spine Issues
Topic: L2-S1 fusion and yin yoga
Replies: 0
Views: 48

L2-S1 fusion and yin yoga

I recently received the following request: Hello, I have chronic muscle pain since spinal fusion surgery, variously diagnosed by various docs and PTs as spasms in the quadratus lumborum, gluteus medius and minimus, erector spinae, multifidus muscles, etc, only on the right side of my back. Multiple ...
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Thu May 18, 2023 12:05 am
Forum: Yin Yoga and Hips
Topic: Extremely Tight Hips
Replies: 4
Views: 30146

Re: Extremely Tight Hips

Thanks for letting us know, we just added a few links to this concern.
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Wed Dec 22, 2021 5:05 am
Forum: Yin Yoga Postures, Practice & Sequences
Topic: Sequence for lotus pose development
Replies: 5
Views: 18491

Re: Sequence for lotus pose development

Hi and thank you for letting us know about the broken link.

It is now fixed. I will now ask Bernie to answer your question.

Nathalie
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Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:25 am
Forum: Yin Yoga and Energy
Topic: Ayurveda
Replies: 2
Views: 19685

My favourites websites are:

Banyan Botanicals for lots of knowledgable content,
Maharishi Ayurveda for great content and herbs,
John Douillard's Life Spa for articles on Ayurveda vs Science and more

Nathalie Keiller
www.natk.ca
Ayurvedic Health Consultant and Teacher
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Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:43 am
Forum: Yin Yoga Postures, Practice & Sequences
Topic: Yin and Yang combined
Replies: 4
Views: 20287

That is the practice....noticing what is happening within. These qualities of yin/yang are not unique to the Daoist philosophy. The Buddha said "find the middle path". Hatha yoga often talks in similar terms: balancing Ha and Tha (sun and moon, or moon and sun depending upon which text you read.) So...
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Sat Aug 04, 2018 12:55 am
Forum: Yin Yoga Postures, Practice & Sequences
Topic: Does Butterfly pose stress the adductors or the hamstrings?
Replies: 0
Views: 19499

Does Butterfly pose stress the adductors or the hamstrings?

I was recently asked the following question: Hi Bernie: I am a RMT and have just finished YTT. While other students and my instructor were teaching I often noticed that while guiding class into Butterfly pose they would say that it was a hamstring stretch. This did not make sense to my brain from an...
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Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:51 am
Forum: Yin Yoga and other body parts
Topic: Unknown pain
Replies: 0
Views: 18314

Unknown pain

I recently received the following: Hello dear Bernie, When you have a moment, I would so appreciate your insight and expertise into this issue. A student who has been practising Yin yoga with me for over a year now, has come to me experiencing a new sensation... She has been working through a lot of...
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Sun Jul 09, 2017 6:22 am
Forum: Yin Yoga Postures, Practice & Sequences
Topic: Can you do too much Yin Yoga?
Replies: 0
Views: 8574

Can you do too much Yin Yoga?

I recently received the following questions: I teach a lot of Yin. 2 classes a day seven days a week... and I am noticing an alarming trend. We are getting people that are becoming addicted to Yin. They are coming once a day and sometimes twice a day almost every day of the week. They are typically ...
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Sun Feb 26, 2017 2:29 am
Forum: Yin Yoga and Energy
Topic: Hyaluronic Acid and Yin Yoga
Replies: 0
Views: 22633

Hyaluronic Acid and Yin Yoga

I was recently asked the following question: Hi Bernie. Just wondering if you can point me to any research explaining how the compressive stress of yin poses effects hyaluronic acid ( creation of more or attraction & absorption of water) or the effect of these molecules forming strings/energetic pat...
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Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:13 am
Forum: Blogs about Yin Yoga
Topic: Why i love teaching yin
Replies: 0
Views: 20001

Why i love teaching yin

From Mimi Moncier at Giggling Lotus Yoga. I remember the first time I took a Yin Yoga class and was completely blown away at how differently I felt afterward. I always feel transformed after any yoga class but this was a transformation that was much deeper, more essential, and longer lasting. After ...
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Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:47 am
Forum: Yin Yoga Postures, Practice & Sequences
Topic: Warm yin yoga
Replies: 2
Views: 8844

A reply to your post has been submitted on a different thread. You can read it here.
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Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:56 am
Forum: Yin Yoga Postures, Practice & Sequences
Topic: Twist in Half Saddle
Replies: 1
Views: 7149

Which way to twist is the "right" way?

Remember your intention! Why did you ask them to twist? What sensations were you trying to create for them? Knowing that, check to see if twisting one way works better or worse than the other way. For some people it does make a difference. For other people it does not. I would agree with your idea o...
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Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:52 am
Forum: Yin Yoga Postures, Practice & Sequences
Topic: Sciatica & Deer pose
Replies: 1
Views: 8028

Sciatica & Deer pose

I recently received the following questions: HI Bernie. My question is about deer pose and sciatica. I found out that this pose helps me in relieving sciatica pain by stretching my piriformis. However I need to do the pose by bending forward like a sleeping deer (twisting on the side or directly ove...
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Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:16 am
Forum: Yin Yoga and Knees
Topic: meniscus
Replies: 8
Views: 41879

More research on artificial cartilage

Bio-tech continues to develop stronger, more pliable, and yet still lubricating alternatives to our natural cartilage. Here is an article describing one such effort by Duke University engineers.
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Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:46 am
Forum: Yin Yoga and other body parts
Topic: Achilles Tendon Lengthening Surgery
Replies: 1
Views: 9976

Achilles Tendon Lengthening

How old is the child? How long was he immobilized after surgery (how long was he in a cast and what type of cast?) What does his physiotherapist recommend? Every surgery is unique and the surgeon is the one who really knows what was done: what is his recommendation for the recovery process? When the...