Spread it for Stability
Here’s one of the reasons I call my #yoga classes StrengthYoga. I bring in strength and conditioning concepts into the class. The reason...
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Christi Sullivan
Sep 2, 20195 min read
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
Jul 15, 20194 min read
Deconstructing Down Dog Part 4 of 10
If the person is shifted forwards in their down dog and the gleno-humoral joint (shoulder) is positioned closer to the hands or over the...
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Christi Sullivan
Jan 2, 20193 min read
What you need to know about Down dog and pain
Down Dog and Shoulder Pain Part 2 --Thoracic Extension In part one of this series I went over briefly the three things I look for in the...
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Christi Sullivan
Nov 5, 20181 min read
Deconstructing Down Dog part 1 of 10
Down dog is one of yoga's signature poses. It is also a deceptive pose as it is one of the hardest poses to master. We have people who...
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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
Nov 6, 20171 min read
Why Does Side Plank Hurt so Much
In this video I will be going over technique work for side plank. Side plank is one where students feel they have to be on the razors...
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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
Oct 11, 20171 min read
Do you have wrist pain or discomfort in yoga?
This one is short and sweet!! There are so many people that have wrist trouble in not just yoga classes but a lot of fitness classes. 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
Aug 14, 20173 min read
What is Relaxed Breathing
Yogi’s, What is Relaxed Breathing. I stopped using the term of diaphragmatic breathing when describing a breath that is relaxing a few...
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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
Jun 12, 20172 min read
Part 1 of 5 Open your hips and get out of back pain
What yoga instructors don't teach you in stretches and what they don't know about glute max. You go to yoga to help with your back pain,...
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Christi Sullivan
Apr 1, 20142 min read
To Butt Clench or Not To Butt Clench?
This a simple video I put together to explain when, why and who would need to have their glutes 'relaxed' in a cobra, king cobra or up...
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