Category Archives: practice

Care for your hamstrings

A lot of hamstring injuries come from muscular imbalances which we all have. The focus on alignment in Iyengar method of Yoga helps one to understand the imbalances and work towards correcting them to promote optimal range of motion for healthy joints. Julie Gudmestead is a certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher who integrates the healing benefits…
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Self-Rolling Yoga Mat!

Some "creative engineering" with "yoyo mats"! Do you wish your yoga mat would unroll itself?  From my experience and the questions I am often asked "How do I start my home practice? What do I do? How often should I do it?" I would say unrolling the mat is the hardest part of starting a…
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