In this workshop, learn techniques from three different systems (Chinese, Ayurvedic, and the Bates Method) to improve the health of your eyes, your vision, and your memory while relieving stress in the eyes and increasing energy flow to the eyes. ...
Twists and Backbends are two of the most beneficial categories of yoga poses for the spine. They relieve tension in the spine as well as upper back, shoulders and hips. They also increase mobility in the spine, too, which has an anti-aging benefit. ...
When the shoulders are tight, the body feels stress, and when the body feels stress in the shoulders, it registers in the body as exhaustion. When the upper body is restricted, not only do we have neck and shoulder pain, but our capacity to express...
Tractioning the hips using the Great Yoga Wall gives the joint itself as well as the muscles that act on the hips an opportunity to create more space. In creating space, we’re creating freedom. When the hips are open and balanced, we have greater range...
Keep your spine healthy with yoga. Learn the Spinal Rejuvenation Series, designed by Aadil Palkhivala, to reverse gravity’s effects on the spine, create space, and allow for circulation between the vertebrae. Decrease the likelihood of bulging discs, disc compression, and pinched nerves....
Inflammation in itself is not bad. In fact, it is the body's natural, protective response to injury or destruction of tissues and serves to destroy, dilute or wall off the injurious agent or tissue. But when inflammation becomes chronic, that's when the trouble begins....
This Tuesday night at The Movement Center, I'll be teaching a restorative technique called Still Point. Still Point can take you into a deeply relaxing state very quickly, so it's an effective way to get the benefits of restorative work in a relatively short amount...
When you see those baseboards at Purna Yoga East, you know that this is a studio that cares about the details and took the time, energy and love to make sure they got them right. And if they take that much care with the baseboards,...
When I first met Brad, I was struck by the precision of his language balanced by the kindness in his voice. Brad is sweet but sharp. A former civil litigation attorney and partner in his firm, Brad brings a lawyer's mind to his teaching, breaking...
Both roles are crucial for each other, especially if you happen to be both. When we teach, we teach what we have integrated during our time as a student. Teaching rests on the fruits of our labor as students, getting things in our bodies and...