by Dr Monica Gauci | Feb 24, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
My favourite whole-body strengthening exercise! This exercise strongly works latissimus dorsi and the psoas muscles as well as other muscles of our expanded core. As these two muscles exclusively connect our arms and legs to our spine, this movement pattern...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Apr 24, 2020 | Audio/Video, Yoga Philosophy
This is a Vedic chant from the Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa. It is chanted to assist those suffering from ill health or if you yourself are unwell. It draws on the elements, the planets and deities as powers that exist within us and asks for nourishment. This chant is called...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Mar 14, 2020 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Teaching
Functional is the buzz word in the exercise, movement and physical rehabilitation scenes. Movements or exercises are considered ‘functional’ if they support the movement patterns that are necessary for us to function in our daily lives. There are seven primal,...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Feb 22, 2020 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
I thought this blog would be a complimentary follow-up to Gregor’s last blog post where he elaborates on some of the great benefits of the Ashtanga Yoga vinyasa practice (practicing at the pace of one’s own breath, being independent of a class or teacher, etc)....
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jan 4, 2020 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation
As a carry-on from my last blog ‘Back Pain – Is it coming from my SI joint?’ let’s look at back pain that is potentially arising from one of the discs between the vertebrae in the low back. When we consider that 70% of our weight-bearing compressive load is taken...
