My Book – Modern Yoga: Everything you Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor

I wrote a book! Well, a short e-book that is. But a book nonetheless. When I published my article Modern Yoga: Everything You Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor for Shut Up and Yoga back in April we realized that there was so much more we wanted to cover and felt that the topic was deserving …

Modern Yoga: Everything You Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor

I am very excited about the publication of this article for Shut Up and Yoga. I began writing this article back in the late fall/early winter when I decided that I wanted to learn more about the mega topic that is the pelvic floor. Researching and writing for this article was a fascinating and educating …

MODERN YOGA: RETHINKING OUTDATED CUES

My latest article for Shut Up and Yoga is now live! You can check out my article, Modern Yoga: Rethinking Outdated Cues here! Here's a sneak peek: "Yoga teachers and practitioners know that great alignment cues can make all the difference in our practice. Unfortunately, some common cues undermine the body’s natural intelligence by interfering with …

Posterior Pelvic Tilt Part 3: PPT in Asana

In the first two posts of this series (here and here), I introduced the posterior pelvic tilt (PPT) — a common yet controversial movement cue in asana practice that can be recognized by phrases such as “curl tailbone down”, “pull front hips up”, “shorten the front side of your body” etc. This cue is used …

Posterior Pelvic Tilt Part 2: Spinal Stability

Does The Tailbone Tuck Provide Optimal Lumbar Stability In Part 1 of this 3-part series, I introduced the common — but controversial — posterior pelvic tilt (PPT) cue. I explained how controversy stems from the opposing views about whether or not the PPT helps stabilize and protect the low spine from compression. I discussed its …

Posterior Pelvic Tilt Part 1: The Tail-Tuck Cue

Throughout my yoga journey, I have come to realize that certain movement cues are plagued with polarity. Take squaring your hips (e.g., Warrior 1; Janu Sirsasana, pyramid) or contracting your glutes (e.g., upward facing dog, bridge). And while I have become accustomed to understanding which cues work in my body and which cues I can …

The Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) — Movement and Misconceptions

I recently read a great article on Jenni Rawlings’ awesome and informative blog titled “5 Things We Didn’t Learn About the SI Joint in Yoga Teacher Training”. In her post, Jenni details some misconceptions surrounding this joint. She reveals how the yoga community unnecessarily promotes the idea that the SIJ is unstable and requires active …

Yoga’s Missing Nutrients

I am excited to announce the publication of my latest article, Yoga's Missing Nutrients on the new online yoga magazine Shut Up and Yoga. I feel honoured to have been asked to contribute an article to this magazine and hope I can continue to write for them in the future! In this article I take …

Awaken Your Glutes — Goodbye Glute Amnesia

The gluteal muscles are an incredible group of three with impressive street cred. The largest and outermost — the gluteus maximus (GMax) — is (1) the largest muscle in the human body and (2) has been flaunted as the “hallmark of bipedalism”1,2. The main actions of the glutes are hip extension, abduction, and internal and …