Author Archives: Jack

How to avoid hanging basket injuries in Uttanasana

  Bob winced when he saw it.  Bob was at the garden store and he was looking at hanging baskets of flowers for sale.  The hanging baskets reminded him of the yoga pose Uttanasana. Whenever Bob attempted Uttanasana he looked like a hanging basket of flowers.  He would fold forward and his arms would hang […]

How the Suspension Bridge Method protects your lower back in Upward Facing Dog

Look at a suspension bridge. There are two high towers and two low towers. The suspension cables go from the low tower up to the high tower and then the cables hang down between the two high towers. Upward Facing Dog looks a lot like a suspension bridge. The arms are the high tower The […]

How yoga helps reduce stress

Betty came over to me. She had a big smile on her face. She was so excited to see me. This was unusual, because we are only casual friends. Betty told me that she has started doing yoga and that it has made a fantastic difference for her. The biggest surprise for her was that […]