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...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jun 17, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
This exercise not only strengthens the muscles that are on the back of our body (the posterior chain of the hamstrings, gluteals and paraspinals), but especially activates and strengthens the deep stabilising muscles along our spine. These muscles are responsible for...
by Gregor Maehle | May 30, 2021 | Audio/Video
Jay, a Yogi who has a passion for body movement, philosophy and understanding the journey we are all on, in his podcast discusses practices, thoughts, observations and interviews with guests relating to the path of spiritual development, growth, love and happiness. In...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Mar 29, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Audio/Video
Many yogis think it is never good to round their low back in yoga. Wrong. We need to be able to round our low back in many yoga postures. This video shows you how to tell if your abdominals are not strong enough or if your low back muscles are too tight to enable you...