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Neck Strain Prevention Pilates Tip

My Yoga Online is now offering an on-going series of online Video Tips on Yoga, Pilates, and Wellness topics. This week's Pilates Video Tip is by Anita Siez. Anita demonstrates the foundational skills needed for your Pilates class to prevent neck strain in upper spinal flexion along with key elements to finding the upper abdominal connection.



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Yoga Posture Stretch For Hamstrings

In Janu Sirsasana and many other Yoga Forward Bend Poses, we explore the expansion of the hamstring muscles. The resistance of the hamstrings against the sit bones (ischial tuberosities) limits the motion of the pelvis structure in relation to the thigh bone, thus reducing the amount of forward bending motion we can generate at the hip joint. By applying the principal of reciprocal inhibition in our Yoga practice, we can manipulate the neural signals of key muscle groups to more effectively relax the hamstrings and to increase our ability to fold into our Yoga Forward Bend poses.
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Yoga Position Wrist Protection

I teach Hatha Yoga classes at a variety of Yoga studios, some with carpet and some with hardwood flooring. Regardless of the flooring type, I often see common hand-placement errors in wrist-loading Yoga poses like Downward Facing Dog that can chronically lead to compression injuries in the wrists. Having the proper placement and understanding of how to manipulate the surface area of the hands can significantly reduce the incidence of wrist injuries in your Yoga practice.
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Body Rolling Techniques For Yoga and Pilates Safety

Body rolling techniques like Yamuna have grown in popularity and have worked their way into Yoga and Pilates classes. Body rolling incorporates gravity based body positions and movements along with various sized balls to massage blockages out of muscles, fascia and connective tissues.
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