Relief for Hip and Knee Pain: dynamic goddess pose + 5 min video

Your legs are weak (yes, even you, the professional) A rash statement I know, but after having worked with many injured people including yogis and yoginis with more than 20 years of experience, I found out that most peoples’ legs are weak. This is because many, including those who’ve had “yoga training”, make the mistake […]

How To Reduce Your Neck Pain Right At Your Desk

According to Statistics Canada, just over 20% of adults met the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines of 2013. Original source here Shocking, right? Well it has A LOT to do with what you do for a living. There is a strong correlation between our fitness levels, our occupations, and the pain that we feel as a […]

Your Back Is In Pain: Here’s How Your Feet Can Help

Let’s talk about back pain. Most people who come to our studio have had it and it’s a big reason why they go to our yoga classes. And according to a 2009 study done by The Work Foundation, 1 out of 8 Canadians reported having a chronic back problem. But how do you fix that […]

How to Detox Daily (Hint: You’re Already Doing It)

Every January health and medical professionals gear up to fight something exciting: a long line of New Year’s resolutionists who thought that they knew what the word ‘detox’ meant. This line has become so long that ‘detox’ now comes with a negative connotation. But that’s not because detoxing is bad for you. It’s because mainstream […]

How to Drink More Effectively over the Holidays: Advice from Russians

We’ve heard all the excuses. In fact, we practically made all of them up so there’s no need to tell us it was because your cousin just got married, or you’re trying some new and expensive alcohol, or you’re trying to stay warm, “It’s the holidays! Give me a break!” I’m sure by this point […]

Your Face is in Pain—I don’t see you doing anything about it

You don’t notice it when you’re driving to work or sitting on the train. You don’t notice it when you’re making dinner or shopping for the ingredients of that dinner. You don’t notice it when you’re watching a movie or browsing your e-mail. But you do notice it when you start to sing along to […]

How Iryna Healed her Spinal Injury Without the Help of a Chiropractor

Meet Iryna. She’s a 45 year old champion, and a stunner. She’s also the Head of Nursing at the hospital she works at. Her occupation is comprised of working both days and nights, sometimes up to 14 hours. She’s on her feet all the time. And she has to do A LOT of heavy lifting. […]

How to correct your spine issues using correct swimming technique

If you want to strengthen your spine, the best recommendation you can get is to swim. I’m not talking about getting in the water and going as far as you can using whatever method possible. If you have an injury, you need to understand what technique works for your injury and why, otherwise you could […]

Office Yoga in the Snow

Yes, it’s winter time, but we still have to work. These days, most work involves technology. So much is done using computers, or phones, or tablets. This includes writing, engineering, selling, shipping, mailing, and much more. And for a lot of office workers, this is all done at their desk and in their chair. The […]

Visually about the neck issues

When we sit at the computer for the whole day the neck gets stiff and the disks press into the vertebraes compressing themselves. And what do we when we feel that the neck is stiff? We start lifting the head up, tilting it from side-to-side injuring it even more. Watch what you have to do […]

Cooking in Late Fall Made Simple

Grilled Veggies with Broccoli 1 onion Bunch of cherry tomatoes Half of a broccoli head 2 Chinese eggplants A Handful of sunflower seeds (optional) Grill or bake eggplants and onion gently glazed in balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Cut grilled veggies into big pieces, slice broccoli, cut tomatoes in half and place everything into a […]

Second Big NO for the Neck

As you learned from the previous post, the first big NO for the neck is DON’T send your chin up. Let’s study the second big NO – don’t twist.If looked at the anatomy in the previous post you already know why not to do it. But we do know that the twist are extremely beneficial […]

3 big NO’s for the Neck problems

Whenever you find out that your neck hurts and even before knowing your diagnosis if the pain is serious and you get numbness in your hand(s), please remember #1 – DON’T SEND YOUR CHIN UP, you are going to make everything worse. Just take a look at the anatomy of the neck. Do you see […]

Combining root veggies with wild edible plants

I’d like to share one of the easiest carrot salads with you, but I modified it to include goodness from the forest. When you walk in the forest or park, get some stalks of goutweed. If you can find it in the very young stages you can also get the leaves as well. The mature […]

7 Office Yoga Poses

These 7 Yoga Office Poses could be done in any of the workplace environment.  None of them will freak out your colleagues  and your boss will be extremely happy with your performance. This simple Corporate Yoga sequence will also allow you to release some aches from shoulders, wrists and lower back, as well as simply […]