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Is this yoga? What is yoga?
I grew up in one of the first yoga studios in Canada. I remember a time before Lululemon, and before Walmart carried yoga mats, but my practice really began at the same time that yoga was exploding in the west. I’ve heard stories of teachers sharing their knowledge...
Strength Training to Complement Yoga Poses
When I grew up practicing Ashtanga I did the same routine of poses almost every day for a handful of years. My movement education was a series of postures, good alignment within that series, and some basic modifications incase I couldn't put my body into the original...
Does “Good” Alignment Help Us?
When I learned modern postural yoga, having good alignment was the gold standard. I learned the exact positioning of the shoulder blade in plank and downward dog. When I started training in the gym and began lifting weights I heard a lot less about alignment and a lot...
Should we practice chaturanga?
Chaturanga (or a half push-up for the non-yogis) has been the topic of much discussion over the last five years as the rise of yoga injuries has come into the mainstream. Many yogis have suffered shoulder injuries, and we have begun to look at what we have been doing...
Conversations with Kathryn & Kyle: Jumping
Kathryn's partner, Kyle Pichie, joins her on the Mindful Strength Podcast. In this episode of Conversations with Kathryn and Kyle, they hone in on jumping - one of Kyle's strong suits, as well as share what's new in movement and life in Williamstown and beyond. After...
Backbending Pain Free!
The theme of my week has been how to avoid lower back pain. From my online course that is currently running, to Facebook questions, I thought I would use this week to dive a bit deeper into how to bend our backs without breaking them. To begin with, bending...
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