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Yoga therapy for a herniated disc – try this soothing rest position
A herniated disc in the lumbar spine can take a… Read more: Yoga therapy for a herniated disc – try this soothing rest position
How to relieve chronic or acute neck pain
There was a time when I regularly woke up in… Read more: How to relieve chronic or acute neck pain
How to improve your balance and boost your brain health
Did you know that the ability to balance can be… Read more: How to improve your balance and boost your brain health
How to stretch tight muscles effectively
If your tight muscles don’t seem to respond to stretching,… Read more: How to stretch tight muscles effectively
Yoga Therapy for Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease in… Read more: Yoga Therapy for Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Morning Routine for Achy Joints
There are many reasons why you could feel tight and… Read more: Morning Routine for Achy Joints
How yoga therapy can help when you have acute back pain
When you have back pain, you are desperate to ease… Read more: How yoga therapy can help when you have acute back pain
Is posture the most important factor for healthy ageing?
A health expert recently argued that posture and social contact… Read more: Is posture the most important factor for healthy ageing?
Yoga in summer: staying cool and relaxed
While winter yoga naturally invites us to focus on dynamic… Read more: Yoga in summer: staying cool and relaxed
Yoga for healthy ageing: high blood pressure
Having high blood pressure does not prevent you from doing… Read more: Yoga for healthy ageing: high blood pressure
Essential leg and knee stretches after long-distance walking
I never thought I would do a pilgrimage walk. I… Read more: Essential leg and knee stretches after long-distance walking
Healthy ageing: yoga for osteoporosis and osteopenia
Our bones may seem rigid, but they are constantly changing:… Read more: Healthy ageing: yoga for osteoporosis and osteopenia
How to strengthen your upper and lower back with yoga
If you suffered from back pain, and you are now… Read more: How to strengthen your upper and lower back with yoga
Safe core strengthening when you have back pain
If you have back pain, you’ve probably heard that you… Read more: Safe core strengthening when you have back pain
Yoga therapy for a slipped disc
If you’ve ever had a slipped disc, you know how… Read more: Yoga therapy for a slipped disc
Posture and Confidence: a Valentine’s Day special
Many elements contribute to a bad or good posture. We… Read more: Posture and Confidence: a Valentine’s Day special
Just one more, long thing: prevent back pain to support healthy ageing
Perhaps like you, I’ve been listening with interest to Michael… Read more: Just one more, long thing: prevent back pain to support healthy ageing
Yoga for better posture: rounded upper back
A person with perfect posture is very rare. Over our… Read more: Yoga for better posture: rounded upper back
Uplifting Yoga to ease Lower Back Tightness
Firstly, I would like to thank you for being part… Read more: Uplifting Yoga to ease Lower Back Tightness
Good Back-Care Habits for the Festive Season
There may be rest and good times in store for… Read more: Good Back-Care Habits for the Festive Season
Releasing Neck and Shoulder Tightness
One of the major causes of neck pain and shoulder… Read more: Releasing Neck and Shoulder Tightness
Practices to ease lower back tightness
Before the end-of-year activities become too overwhelming, it’s good to… Read more: Practices to ease lower back tightness
Back health and peace of mind
Have you ever wondered why your back is more painful… Read more: Back health and peace of mind
Autumn resolutions for back care and wellbeing
Autumn is one of my favourite seasons. I love the… Read more: Autumn resolutions for back care and wellbeing
How to look after your back while on the road
When my students have a back-pain relapse, it’s often after… Read more: How to look after your back while on the road
Waking up with a painful back
Waking up with a painful back can be common when… Read more: Waking up with a painful back
Never too small: yoga for small spaces
If you find that the best space to do your… Read more: Never too small: yoga for small spaces
Yoga tools for acute stress
I’ve moved home, left my lovely family home of 14… Read more: Yoga tools for acute stress
Hot days, cool yoga
This blog is republished from last summer, but I reckon… Read more: Hot days, cool yoga
Standing posture: common types of misalignment
Not many people find long periods of standing easy. If… Read more: Standing posture: common types of misalignment
Using core muscles to improve your stability
If you feel unstable or uncomfortable in standing yoga poses… Read more: Using core muscles to improve your stability
5 reasons to choose yoga therapy
As a yoga therapist, part of my job is explaining… Read more: 5 reasons to choose yoga therapy
Joint freeing practice for healthy ageing: mother’s day special
We may not all be a mother, but we all… Read more: Joint freeing practice for healthy ageing: mother’s day special
Arm strengthening: easy ways to start
If you would like to strengthen your upper arms but,… Read more: Arm strengthening: easy ways to start
How to keep your back healthy
After a certain age, our muscles usually start to feel… Read more: How to keep your back healthy
Five Movements that could hurt your back
You may be paying attention to your posture and doing… Read more: Five Movements that could hurt your back
Yoga therapy for herniated discs
If you’ve ever had a herniated or slipped disc, you… Read more: Yoga therapy for herniated discs
Five Days of Gentle Core Strengthening
As we now have the festive period behind us, with… Read more: Five Days of Gentle Core Strengthening
A short morning practice to keep your back mobile this Christmas
Chances are you are very busy at this time of… Read more: A short morning practice to keep your back mobile this Christmas
Releasing tight hip flexors after long sitting
If you have a desk-related job you know how tight… Read more: Releasing tight hip flexors after long sitting
Back pain and joint pain during the menopause
If you are currently going through the perimenopause or menopause… Read more: Back pain and joint pain during the menopause
Five guidelines for a healthy back
We usually don’t think about our back until it hurts.… Read more: Five guidelines for a healthy back
Official guidelines for the treatment of low back pain and how yoga therapy can help
Looking back at the 2018 overview of low back pain… Read more: Official guidelines for the treatment of low back pain and how yoga therapy can help
Using the Breath to Heal Lower Back Pain
Healing lower back pain requires a broad approach, with daily… Read more: Using the Breath to Heal Lower Back Pain
Outdoor stretching to ease tight muscles
September is the ideal time for longer walks in nature.… Read more: Outdoor stretching to ease tight muscles
How daily habits can exacerbate sacroiliac joint pain
Several of my lower back pain students suffer from sacroiliac… Read more: How daily habits can exacerbate sacroiliac joint pain
Sacroiliac joint pain: how yoga can help
Despite not being very well known, sacroiliac joint pain is… Read more: Sacroiliac joint pain: how yoga can help
Yoga for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis
Lower back pain, buttock pain, extreme exhaustion, stiffness after inactivity,… Read more: Yoga for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis
Self-care tips for a healthy back
If you feel exasperated with nagging back pain or tight… Read more: Self-care tips for a healthy back
Mother’s Day Yoga Special
Whether you are a mother, father, grandparent, aunt or uncle,… Read more: Mother’s Day Yoga Special
Three yoga shortcuts to find inner peace
We are living in difficult and worrying times. As if… Read more: Three yoga shortcuts to find inner peace
Prioritising neck care
Looking after our neck is never a prime concern until… Read more: Prioritising neck care
Yoga tips to stay healthy and well
“40 and falling apart” was the first blog I ever… Read more: Yoga tips to stay healthy and well
Fun ways to find focus and calm this Christmas
Here we are, after almost two years, still immersed in… Read more: Fun ways to find focus and calm this Christmas
Morning yoga routine for a healthy back
When faced with a health challenge such as back pain,… Read more: Morning yoga routine for a healthy back
Yoga therapy for Spondylolisthesis
If you’ve been diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, you may feel at… Read more: Yoga therapy for Spondylolisthesis
The yoga poses my kids are taking back to uni
I can’t really claim that my children are devoted yogis,… Read more: The yoga poses my kids are taking back to uni
Why yoga therapy is a better option if you have back pain
You may have heard that yoga is good for your… Read more: Why yoga therapy is a better option if you have back pain
The importance of stretching leg muscles
Whether you are suffering from knee pain, back pain or… Read more: The importance of stretching leg muscles
How to heal more quickly when you’ve hurt your lower back
It usually comes unexpected, although you probably had a small… Read more: How to heal more quickly when you’ve hurt your lower back
Yoga for Hip Osteoarthritis
This blog is for you if you were diagnosed with… Read more: Yoga for Hip Osteoarthritis
Releasing the diaphragm for better health and vitality
We’ve had quite an extraordinary year. The stress of the… Read more: Releasing the diaphragm for better health and vitality
15-minutes back care yoga
Everyone with back pain knows that there is no 15-minute… Read more: 15-minutes back care yoga
Preventing osteoporosis: how yoga can help
The previous blog discussed how yoga can be part of… Read more: Preventing osteoporosis: how yoga can help
Yoga for Osteoporosis: can yoga help reverse bone loss?
When I mention to my yoga students that a pose… Read more: Yoga for Osteoporosis: can yoga help reverse bone loss?
Eight ways to stretch at your desk
Unless you are an essential worker and on your feet… Read more: Eight ways to stretch at your desk
Time for an uplifting yoga sequence
How about starting the day or taking a midmorning break… Read more: Time for an uplifting yoga sequence
How to stretch your back during a long walk
One of the joys during the easing of lockdown restrictions… Read more: How to stretch your back during a long walk
How Covid and Zoom transformed yoga for students and teachers
It has been an emotional 5 months, filled with uncertainty,… Read more: How Covid and Zoom transformed yoga for students and teachers
Yoga stretches to counter too much sitting
Human beings were not made for sitting all day long.… Read more: Yoga stretches to counter too much sitting
Yoga for better sleep
Here we are in a time when life could be… Read more: Yoga for better sleep
Time to stretch and strengthen your back: how to ease or prevent back pain when working from home
Working from home in these times of COVID-19 can make… Read more: Time to stretch and strengthen your back: how to ease or prevent back pain when working from home
How to manage pain in the middle back
When people complain about back pain, they usually mean their… Read more: How to manage pain in the middle back
Restorative Yoga: staying energised in December
December can be a fun and exciting month, but also… Read more: Restorative Yoga: staying energised in December
3 Yoga poses to counter computer posture
Unless your computer screen is on eye level and you… Read more: 3 Yoga poses to counter computer posture
Self-care: uplifting yoga
I once asked a friend how she managed to get… Read more: Self-care: uplifting yoga
Neck care: four ways in which yoga can help
The health of our neck is often taken for granted,… Read more: Neck care: four ways in which yoga can help
Yoga therapy for spondylolisthesis and foraminal stenosis: case study
If you are at a loss of how to relieve… Read more: Yoga therapy for spondylolisthesis and foraminal stenosis: case study
Morning routine for a healthier back
As a child I had a poster in my room… Read more: Morning routine for a healthier back
Yoga poses that can benefit most causes of back pain
Back pain is not just one symptom that can be… Read more: Yoga poses that can benefit most causes of back pain
How to quieten self-criticism while practising yoga
Despite trying to avoid negative self-talk for many years, I… Read more: How to quieten self-criticism while practising yoga
Mobilising the spine in a seated position
Many helpful stretches for the back are done on all… Read more: Mobilising the spine in a seated position
True Core Strength
For my third blog this summer I promised to tackle… Read more: True Core Strength
Glutes and back health: summer here we come!
A few weeks ago one of my students came into… Read more: Glutes and back health: summer here we come!
How to do abdominal crunches in a safe way for your back
In my experience teaching yoga to people with back pain,… Read more: How to do abdominal crunches in a safe way for your back
Yoga therapy for back pain
Serious back pain can be debilitating and stop you from… Read more: Yoga therapy for back pain
How to improve your balance
Many people believe they are not good at balancing. Why… Read more: How to improve your balance
Lower back pain relief
If you experience dull and heavy pain in your lower… Read more: Lower back pain relief
Moving into wellness: keep your back mobile
If you feel a little rusty and sluggish after the… Read more: Moving into wellness: keep your back mobile
Feel-good yoga sequence
In my blogs about yoga for back pain the emphasis… Read more: Feel-good yoga sequence
Yoga bedtime routine
If you have trouble falling asleep or if you wake… Read more: Yoga bedtime routine
Yoga for healing: grief
When I was very young, someone told me that we… Read more: Yoga for healing: grief
Best sleeping position for back pain
When you have back pain it is not easy to… Read more: Best sleeping position for back pain
Sitting posture: how it affects back pain and much more
One of the greatest causes of back pain in our… Read more: Sitting posture: how it affects back pain and much more
Correcting bad posture: 4 walking exercises
Posture and habitual movement patterns contribute hugely to back health.… Read more: Correcting bad posture: 4 walking exercises
For a tight upper back — the yoga crocodile
Unless we keep our spine mobile, moving it through its… Read more: For a tight upper back — the yoga crocodile
Osteoarthritis of the hip: case study
Millie came to me two years ago with a recent… Read more: Osteoarthritis of the hip: case study
A morning yoga routine for when you wake up with a tight and achy back
When you wake up with a tight and achy back,… Read more: A morning yoga routine for when you wake up with a tight and achy back
Yoga poses that make us feel Fabulous
If there is one pose that makes me feel fabulous… Read more: Yoga poses that make us feel Fabulous
How to strengthen your upper arms when push-ups are out of the question…
If you would like to strengthen your upper arms but,… Read more: How to strengthen your upper arms when push-ups are out of the question…