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05/08/2026

Your feet (arches, ankles) and calves are what actually keep your hamstrings from stretching!

Try this drill as a warm up before Yoga classes. It will improve your forward folds and standing balance poses 😊

04/30/2026

Sometimes I have a client who’s more flexible than I am 😂🤩

This pose can be practiced as an inner-thigh stretch or as an arm balance warm up for

04/24/2026

Let’s try alternatives to Side Angle Lunge.

I’ll always encourage a few oblique abdominal repetitions to prepare for this unique pose, , The Gate, which is tricky for many students.

Use Parighasana as a counter pose to Parsvokonasana and as an excellent replacement for side planks.

04/23/2026

Athletic Core was fun, yesterday!
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04/21/2026

Having trouble aligning your top arm?
Try this trick and remember what I say to students all the time:

“It’s not your arm that’s rotating”

And…

“Reach straight up like you’re changing a light bulb”

04/19/2026

Here are 3 Yoga Core exercises with modifications for beginner and advanced students. Give them a try and tell me what you think 🤩

04/11/2026

Fear of falling keeps the body rigid and tight. Notice in this video how I fall out of balance and yet meet the floor without fear.

Try this drill: Alternating Standing Pigeon, 10X everyday. Hold on to a firm chair, wall or ballet if you feel challenged.

04/09/2026

Can your Crow Pose help improve your forward fold? YES!

04/08/2026

04/01/2026

Whoa! This is hard!! LET’S DO IT 😂