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 Dr Monica Gauci | Dec 27, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation
I encounter many students who tell me they are nursing an old disc injury, which in some cases occurred ten or more years ago. Whether your back pain is recent, long-standing or reoccurring, spinal stabilisation is an important factor that needs to be addressed for...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Nov 25, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Audio/Video
The most common shoulder problem I encounter in yogis is one that is often overlooked even by professional musculoskeletal therapists. It is the displacement of the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle from its bicipital groove. This usually causes...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Oct 29, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
As a student of Yoga my greatest teacher remains my own yoga practice. And the most important aspect of my practice is the awareness that I apply to it. For what is awareness but the light of consciousness, our innate intelligence, prana, the vital life force that...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jul 16, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Pranayama
Most of us are familiar with the importance of our thoracic diaphragm muscle and our pelvic diaphragm or pelvic floor muscles. Both of these are recognised for their importance both as respiratory muscles and their crucial role in core stability. Our cervical...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jun 18, 2016 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
It seems to me a divine ploy that some are obsessed with developing their derriere to its fullest potential. Our buttocks, which are predominantly composed of our gluteus maximus muscle, are one of the most important players in the human body. For this reason it is...