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As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the U.S., so did a bicycle boom. According to YJ sister publication Outside, sales of stationary bikes tripled and sales of outdoor bikes more than doubled in 2020. These sales presaged a massive increase in the use of bikes in our homes and on our streets—and a lot of sore leg muscles. That’s where yoga for cyclists can help. A deep dive into the muscles used during the pedal stroke can help us understand how yoga can help cyclists recover from their rides. The downward stroke of the pedal starts with a combination of the gluteal and quadriceps mus...

Already have an account? The skill of observation is your most valuable tools as a yoga teacher. Effectively observing your students gives you valuable information that can influence how you sequence, instruct, and approach a class. For example, if you see that a student is struggling to balance in Vrksasana (Tree Pose), you can glean a better approach to the posture based on your observations. Depending on what you see, you might choose to focus on simple exercises to help them strengthen the arches of the feet and stabilize the ankles, or work with a block between the thighs in postures li...

Get Fit With 6: Healthy body and mind with Yoga Get Fit With 6: Healthy body and mind with Yoga By Kim Ratcliff | April 20, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT - Updated April 20 at 7:32 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Yoga adds an overall mind and body health benefit using poses to combine strength exercises with breathing techniques. Co-worker and certified yoga instructor Isabella Gano takes Gabe Ross and myself thru a few beginner moves. Gabe is one of several WECT employees who have made a commitment to staying fit. ”Several years ago, when I was first starting out in the business, I had a real prob...

Kicking off your day with an energizing morning yoga practice can be a beautiful way to find focus and feel more balanced and empowered in any season. That’s especially true in kapha season (aka spring), as we shake off winter’s doldrums and feel our creativity firing up.  This kapha-balancing sequence offered by yoga teacher, author, and Ayurvedist Claire Raggozzino focuses on dynamic movement with longer holds, chest openers, and twists to cleanse and strengthen the body. Back-bending and twisting encourage opening the heart to help you relax and release attachments.  While practicing...

Tracy Forsyth, from Richmond, Surrey, who reached boardroom level at the BBC, studied vinyasa yoga in her free time and told FEMAIL she discovered it was a powerful tool at work.