Deconstructing Down Dog Putting it All Together Part 5 of 10
In the first 4 videos I gave a bit of a background as to why someone would have difficulty finding a down dog position. In the previous...
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Christi Sullivan
May 20, 20192 min read
Deconstructing Down Dog Part 3 of 10 Upward Scapular Rotation
There’s more to downdog than meets the eye! It’s great to start with what the pose looks like for someone who holds the orthopedic...
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Christi Sullivan
Jan 3, 20182 min read
How to Minimize Wrist Pain in Yoga
How can you begin to minimize the load being placed onto the wrist, the passive structures of the shoulders and the neck? There is a...
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Christi Sullivan
Dec 5, 20171 min read
Part 5 Wrists and Yoga Why Do Revolved Postures Hurt
In Part 5 of wrists and yoga I am going to visit technique pointers for Revolved postures. Revoled or twisting postures are a group of...
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Christi Sullivan
Oct 27, 20172 min read
Why the Push-Up is Bad for You!
When people are just starting either a yoga program or a fitness program the push up position can be very hard on the wrists, shoulders,...
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Christi Sullivan
Oct 17, 20172 min read
Why the Hinge Forward in Hi Chaturanga is Bad for You?
In this short video you will not only see but feel that when you lean forward it begins increases compressive type forces going into the...
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Christi Sullivan
Sep 24, 20173 min read
The Breath Hold-Why It's Important (even in yoga)
The Importance of a breath hold and why would you do it in yoga or at all. Valsalva maneuver is a momentary breath hold or a bearing down...
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Christi Sullivan
Sep 10, 20172 min read
The Importance of a Stress Breath
Paradox breathing: This is a type of breath that is used when we need the abdominals contracted for stabilization. It is no longer ideal...
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Christi Sullivan
Jul 31, 20173 min read
Part 5 Open Your Hips and Get Out of Back Pain--Pigeon Pose
Pigeon has become a signature pose yoga. It also has become a pose where people can feel if they are not able to get into the full...
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Christi Sullivan
Jul 24, 20172 min read
Part 4 Open Your Hips and Get Out of Back Pain
We either have envy or a painful feeling when we see someone doing the front to back splits. We may feel inadequate when we are able to...
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Christi Sullivan
Jul 6, 20172 min read
Part 3 of Open Your Hips and Get Out of Back Pain
How do the adductors add to back pain? The adductors not only have one job of bringing the leg to the midline. They also aid in hip...
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Christi Sullivan
Jun 19, 20172 min read
Part 2 of 5 Open Hips & Get Rid of Back Pain
Why would Heros pose or Virasana will help with lower back pain? You have 11 hip flexors with varying attachments at the hip to the knee...
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Christi Sullivan
Jul 8, 20151 min read
Strength Vinyasa Yoga video
Strength Yoga (disclaimer follows and is below) is the integration of the science of strength training and the intuition of yoga. It is a...
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Christi Sullivan
Mar 13, 20145 min read
What is Strength Yoga?
When you decide to start a fitness routine, whether it be yoga, running, weight training, etc., there are aesthetic reasons behind the...
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