Monthly Archives: October 2011

Why Chewing gum in yoga class is not safe

Betty always comes to class with her chewing gum already fully engaged. She finds that chewing gum really helps to keep her mouth from drying out and she is so good at blowing bubbles during class and popping them. She doesn’t even get the popped bubble stuck on her face. She gets lots of attention […]

How to avoid hanging basket injuries in Uttanasana

  Bob winced when he saw it.  Bob was at the garden store and he was looking at hanging baskets of flowers for sale.  The hanging baskets reminded him of the yoga pose Uttanasana. Whenever Bob attempted Uttanasana he looked like a hanging basket of flowers.  He would fold forward and his arms would hang […]

How the Suspension Bridge Method protects your lower back in Upward Facing Dog

Look at a suspension bridge. There are two high towers and two low towers. The suspension cables go from the low tower up to the high tower and then the cables hang down between the two high towers. Upward Facing Dog looks a lot like a suspension bridge. The arms are the high tower The […]