by Gregor Maehle | Mar 3, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
Monica’s latest video clip on how to decrease stress on your neck when taking your head back. https://youtu.be/WGPsv2uGmTo Check out her blog on this same subject: https://chintamaniyoga.com/asana/born-gaze-stars-saving-neck-part-2/
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 18, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
In several of my books such as Yoga Meditation, I have written about the importance of having a good-quality meditation posture such as Padmasana, Siddhasana or similar. If you cannot sit comfortably chances are that discomfort will stop you from going deeper into...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Feb 4, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation
Yes myth… the myth is that iliopsoas is functionally one entity. Iliacus and psoas and two individual, unique and independent muscles that share the same insertion on our thigh bone. Their important origins are totally unrelated. Akin to partners sharing the same...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jan 21, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
Tune into Monica’s new YouTube channel ‘Heal Yourself’. This is a video to compliment her blog article on ‘Saving Your Neck’ and is an easy postural correction to apply both on and off the mat! It shows you how to down-regulate the SCM...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 7, 2017 | Asana
Backbending (Urdhva Dhanurasana) is one of the most rewarding and important postures, yet also one of the most complex. It is deeply rewarding as it assists in releasing emotional tension, physically manifesting as armor around the heart. This does not happen though...
