Alice is attempting to do Paschimottanasana, which is a simple forward fold. Her back is in a big curve like a bow and her hips are tipped way back behind her. Her back is curved almost in a half circle. This is not good. This will put a lot of pressure and stress on her […]
Alice is reading a book about bird flight. All of the birds have wings of course but the wings were very different. Some wings, like the Albatross, are very large and come out from their body at right angles. Other birds, like chickadees, have smaller wings that come out from their body at 45 degrees […]
Have you ever watched your teacher demonstrate this pose. They bring their heel casually into their hip, lower their knee to the floor and fold forward with ease. Why is it that when you attempt this pose that your folded knee starts to hurt as your draw your foot up your leg towards your hip. […]
Bob’s wrists were really hurting. Bob is thinking that Parsvottanasana is such a simple pause, that all he has to do is put his hands together behind his back, take a step forward and bend over. But his wrists are really hurting. The more he tries to get his palms together behind his back the […]
Bob is disgusted. Everyday the newspaper delivery boy throws the newspaper on to his front door step. This is not what is bothering Bob. Everyday Bob goes out to pick up the newspaper and every time he has to squat down to pick it up. He can not simply bend over and pick up the […]
It is a Snow Day. School has been canceled. It has been snowing all night. There is about a foot of snow on the ground. It is that heavy wet snow not that light fluffy powder so prized by skiers. This stuff weighs a ton when you pick it up by the shovel full. Alice […]
Alice walks around the corner of the cathedral and then she sees it. She stops and looks closely at the tower. It has been leaning like that for over 800 years and it has not fallen down. The leaning tower of Pisa reminds Alice of the the problem that she has when she does Triang […]
Early I published an article that explained how to prevent your hand from sliding off of your foot in Ardha Baddha Padma Pashimottasana. Here is a brief excerpt Alice came to me with a problem the other day. She is trying to hold on to her toe in Ardha Baddha Padma Pashimottanasana. Every time she […]
Do you ever wonder why sometimes your wrists hurt when you do Upward Facing Dog and that other times they do not hurt at all. What is different between one time and the next. How can you adjust yourself in the pose to always avoid the pain in your wrists. What is upward facing dog […]
Alice came to me with a problem the other day. She is trying to hold on to her toe in Ardha Baddha Padma Pashimottanasana. Every time she gets a hold of her foot, her hand keeps sliding off. It is like her foot is really slippery. Her hand will not stay in place. Alice has […]
