by Gregor Maehle | Oct 12, 2021 | Audio/Video, Kundalini, Pranayama
Lovers of technical yoga talk rejoice! In this extraordinarily geeky interview Nathan from Escaping Samsara asks me about nuances of pranayama and meditation practices. We also talk about my Map of Transformative States in my most recent book and get a glimpse into...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Sep 17, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
Did you know that when you raise one arm above your head, your upper thoracic vertebrae need to rotate and laterally flex?! When you raise both arms they need to extend. And when they can’t the soft tissues in the shoulder joint take the brunt of it. The upper...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Aug 21, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
The second video on re-educating these all important muscles! If you have low-back pain or an old disc injury that has not healed, re-educating the deep spinal stabilising muscles is a large part of the healing process. Your tissues always heal with time, however,...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Aug 3, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video, Pranayama
It is very common for people to have a restricted, tight diaphragm muscle. The reasons it becomes tight and dysfunctional are just as common: stress, pain, anxiety, shock and emotion upsets. And yet the function of this muscle is vitally important for our mental,...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jul 14, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
This exercise is great if you have just injured a disc or have an old disc injury that has not healed. The deep stabilising spinal muscles (especially multifidi) are traumatised with any low back injury. They even begin to waste within 24-hours! To prevent this or to...
by Gregor Maehle | Jul 13, 2021 | Audio/Video, Society/ civilisation, Yoga Philosophy
This would have to be my favourite podcast. I am interviewed by Miriam and Adam from We Are Open Circle about laughing at your own authority, listening to the mystery, spirituality as a community practice, and more. For podcast please click...
