By Jennifer Dixon MBA ERYT 500 Does your back hurt? Maybe it’s the low back, and every time you bend over to pick something up, it feels like the ground just keeps getting lower and lower… Or, maybe it’s the area between your shoulder blades that feels like a big old golf ball has somehow […]
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By Jennifer Dixon MBA ERYT 500 Chaturanga Dandasana –sometimes it’s called Low-Plank pose, or Yoga Push up, or any number of other less than savory nicknames….why? Because this pose is HARD! The Chaturanga Dandasana –or 4 limbed staff pose, requires tremendous strength in the upper and lower body–all the muscles working together to do the […]
Continue readingBalance StrategiesUnderstanding the Body Systems Responsible for Balance by Jennifer Dixon MBA ERYT 500 and Monika Patel DPT Balance, we can’t live without it, but we love to curse it. Whether it’s learning to walk (think of all the bruises little toddlers come up with when they are learning to balance!), balance on one foot, or […]
Continue readingThrive Yoga and Wellness Top Tips on How to Sit Safely How to sit safely In this video, you’ll see demonstrations of how we can practice sitting up straight, and why it’s important. Sitting is the New Smoking… (Posture Photo at Right courtesy of http://www.ergonomics-info.com/posture-pictures.html) Did you know Sitting is as Deadly as Smoking? Sitting […]
Continue readingThe Importance of Good Posture In this video, you’ll see demonstrations of bad posture, and then how we can practice standing up straight, just the way your Granny told you! Standing up Straight, What’s the Big Deal? (Posture Photo at Right courtesy of http://www.ergonomics-info.com/posture-pictures.html) Have you ever given the way you stand any thought?Before my […]
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