Practice Point: Exercises for Your Feet

Our feet are the foundations of our bodies; they support our bodies’ structures and help us balance.

Strong, flexible and mobile feet can help our postural alignment, improve our balance and keep us active.

This post describes exercises that turn up in my classes.

Why Om?

I end some of my classes by chanting the mantra, Om.

I don’t consider myself religious so why do I chant Om? And why do I chant in some classes and not others?

This post looks into the yogic philosophy behind Om, findings from recent research into the benefits of chanting, and what chanting Om means to me.

Prolonged sitting can lead to tight hip flexors, which can be a source of knee, hip and back pain.

Try these hip flexor stretches to help release the hip flexors and alleviate the problems related to long hours of sitting.

Practice Point: Legs-on-a-Chair Pose

If you’re feeling tired, try Legs-on-a-Chair, a supported and more accessible version of Vipareeta Karana (‘inverted pose’).