In the yoga asana practice we often talk about a category of stretching poses called “Hip Openers.” They don’t refer to the area where you “put your hands on your hips,” but target the group of muscles surrounding the hip joints. The “Hips” include the Gluteal muscles (Gluteus maximus, Gluteus medius, and Gluteus minimus), the
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Food is a common way to numb when life gets overwhelming. When do most people numb with food? When you feel dysregulated. Dysregulation is a state of being unable to regulate your emotions, leaving you feeling out of sorts. Dysregulation can happen for many reasons and each can lead to numbing with food, or other
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#3 in the series–Ask your questions and I will answer them! Camel pose, or Ustrasana, is a challenging back bending pose. I struggled with it when I first started practicing yoga as I didn’t fully understand the nature of the pose. If you think the point of it is to put your hands on your
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