Tag: IT Band
Watch: Yin Yoga for Happy Hips
My latest yoga video to stream at Yoga Vibes is Yin Yoga for Happy Hips. In yin yoga, we hold poses for a long time in order to target the connective tissues in the body. This short sequence works the hips in every direction. Watch the full video at Yoga Vibes. You’ll also find over…
Watch: IT Band Aid
If you don’t know what your IT band (or iliotibial band) is, that’s great news—it’s probably not a problem area. If it is a hotspot for you, or if you have soreness at your outer hip or knee or general tightness along the outer thigh, this free video at YogaVibes has some ideas to help! Yoga Class Description…
Watch: Visualize Pigeons at YogaVibes
My latest online yoga for athletes class at YogaVibes offers a wide range of options, so you can find your way toward the benefits of pigeon pose—deep release through glutes and piriformis—whether you just ran a marathon or just decided to try yoga. Yoga Class Description In this online yoga class for athletes and…
Active Yogi: A Twist on Twisting
This week’s post to Active Yogi at Yoga Journal describes a lovely belly-down twist. This is the linemen’s favorite!
Sneak Peak: The Runner’s Guide to Yoga
If you like to plan your 2012 season way ahead, you might also like to order my newest book, The Runner’s Guide to Yoga, which will be out in April. It’s now available for preorder on Amazon (you’re guaranteed the best price when you preorder). Please check it out! I hope it is a useful…
Sage Advice: IT Band Boilerplate
I get questions from y’all sometimes, and they are usually interesting and often good fodder for a blog post. IT band problems are so frequent that I created a boilerplate response in Evernote, ready to whip out at a moment’s notice. Here it is. Caveat: I am not a PT or medical doctor. Just a…
Yoga for Runners
I enjoyed working with a fun, jolly, game group of runners, many of them new to yoga, at CYCo. this morning. (If you couldn’t make it, the class will be on Yoga Vibes soon; meanwhile, check out the Yoga for Athletes page there, which grows each week!) Here’s what we did, for their reference and…
Pigeon Pose and Its Variations
Athletes have a love/hate relationship with pigeon pose. Most who hate it at first do so because it hits all the tight places in athletic hips. Once those release, folks learn to love it. But in its traditional orientation, facing downward, pigeon pose can be far too intense in an athletic body, causing more trouble…
Sage Yoga Training: Reclining Twists
Reclining Twists A relaxing series of reclining twists to stretch the chest and shoulders while releasing the hips. All you need for practice is a comfortable surface to recline on: a padded floor, a grassy field, or your bed. Music for this episode is from the album Hidden Sky by Jami Sieber, available at Magnatune.com.