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Your Body on Yoga: The Lower Back

Your Body on Yoga: The Lower Back

by Andrew Jobes | Sep 30, 2015 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Your Body on Yoga

If you sit a lot, you don’t need to read the news about how hard sitting is on the body: you likely feel it every day. Many of us slouch while sitting, and the lower back muscles get sore and lose tone over time. I have described yoga poses and exercises that you can...
Your Body on Yoga: The Spine

Your Body on Yoga: The Spine

by Andrew Jobes | Jul 7, 2015 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Your Body on Yoga

The spine is designed to support the weight of the body. If you slouch when sitting for prolonged periods or lean your head forward to look at a computer screen, mobile device, or while driving, you stress the muscles along the spine and affect its natural curvature....
Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Crescent Moon

Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Crescent Moon

by Andrew Jobes | Jul 7, 2015 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Take 5

In my Spring 2015 newsletter, I introduced an exercise for your spine called Camel Ride, which involves moving the full length of the spine rhythmically forward and backwards. In this issue, I’d like to introduce you a pose called Crescent Moon, which flexes the spine...
Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Camel Ride

Take 5 – Make Time for this Quick Stretch: Camel Ride

by Andrew Jobes | Apr 14, 2015 | Newsletters, Pose Library, Take 5

Back pain, especially in the lower back, is common for desk workers. This movement strengthens and stretches the muscles along the spine that help with posture and add movement to the discs between vertebrae, which dry out and lose their flexibility as we age,...

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