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Ok let’s talk about how to fix your side plank and make it super strong and stable! If you’ve ever felt like you’re going to fall over in side plank, or like the weight of your body is enormously heavy in your arm – you’re definitely not alone. Believe it or not, this is actuallyContinue reading “How to Get Better at Side Plank”

If plank pose feels heavy AF. If you feel like your upper body just couldn’t be strong enough to hold a plank longer than 1 second. If you’re not sure if you’re lowering to the ground from plank pose correctly…then THIS IS THE BLOG POST FOR YOU! I guarantee that if you follow these steps,Continue reading “How To Get Better at Plank Pose”

SO let’s talk about tightness…What it means…Why it happens…What you can do about it…Hint? It doesn’t always mean you need to stretch! Tightness can sometimes mean your body is trying to protect that area where you feel tight. So what it does, is it tries to protect that part of your body by creating aContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Why You’re Tight…”

So the other day someone on Instagram mentioned having a tight psoas, so I offered to make a post about a release you can do for that. It did really well on Instagram, so I thought I’d turn this into a blog post so I can help more people.​ So, if you’ve never heard ofContinue reading “Stretches and Releases for a Tight Psoas”

I get asked this question a lot – why don’t you distinguish your classes by level? Why don’t you teach a class specifically labeled advanced class? Why don’t you teach a beginner’s class? The short answer? People are capable of a whole hell of a lot more than they think. When I first started myContinue reading “People Are Capable of a Hell of a Lot More Than They Think”

Real Talk? I really didn’t want to post on Instagram yesterday. More real talk? This pandemic has been both a gift and a struggle. Yesterday was a really weird mix of both.⠀​​⠀​​For the last 5 years I often worked 12-16 hour days, 5-6 days a week. The 6 months before COVID I had finally startedContinue reading “Sometimes Shit Sucks, and That’s OK”

The other day someone asked me to explain the difference between the various poses of a vinyasa sequence. I actually get this question quite often, so I figured I’d answer it here in a blog post. I also often see people who are learning the different poses of a vinyasa often combine 2 poses intoContinue reading “What Exactly is a Vinyasa, Anyway?”

I hear this all the time – someone says “I want to be more flexible, what stretches can I do so I can eventually touch my toes?” And then a look of confusion when I say something like “don’t keep stretching your legs, change the position of your pelvis instead.” Maybe you’re making a confusedContinue reading “How To Get Better Posture and More Flexibility”

In December 2019 I finished a 6 month 100-hour training with physical therapists who taught us yoga through the lens of physical therapy. Their goal was to start bringing smart, anatomy and biomechanic-based yoga into the yoga world. They threaded in PT exercises in a way that makes sense in a vinyasa yoga class andContinue reading “My Experience Learning Yoga Through the Lens of Physical Therapy with Threesphysiyoga”

I follow a guy named Dr. Perry Nickelston on Instagram (@stopchasingpain), and he made a post Tuesday morning about something that really struck me – how your toes compensate for a weak glute (aka butt muscle).  Here’s what he said: “Toe gripping is a compensation for glutei (aka butt muscles) that don’t work well” HeContinue reading “How to Help Your Balance & The Connection Between Your Toes and Balancing”