Many ambitious exercisers have been there: Launching into a new or devoted movement practice only to find ourselves injured and frustrated down the road. Injuries can be confusing, demoralizing, and well, painful. Movement-related injuries don’t tend to pop up out of nowhere, unless you’ve talking about an injury that can be pinpointed to a specificContinue reading “Signs Your Fitness is Hurting You: Part 3”
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Signs Your Fitness is Hurting You: Part 2
Exercise and fitness is good for a body- except when it’s not. Over-ambitious exercisers can find themselves injured and subsequently frustrated when all their hard work results in have to rest and rehabilitate an injury. Movement-related injuries don’t tend to pop up out of nowhere: overuse, improper alignment and posture can all contribute to injuryContinue reading “Signs Your Fitness is Hurting You: Part 2”
Signs Your Fitness is Hurting You: Part 1
Many ambitious exercisers have been there: Launching into a new or devoted movement practice only to find ourselves injured and frustrated down the road. Injuries can be confusing, demoralizing, and well, painful. Movement-related injuries don’t tend to pop up out of nowhere, unless you’ve talking about an injury that can be pinpointed to a specificContinue reading “Signs Your Fitness is Hurting You: Part 1”
JUNE WORKSHOP COMING UP!
I can’t believe..
..It’s been a year since i taught a group class! Starting Monday, May 18, Precision Pilates & Yoga in Great Falls will have group classes, workshops and more. Leslie Steensrud is the owner, and we have a great group. I feel very fortunate to be able to teach out of this beautiful space, and have sinceContinue reading “I can’t believe..”
The Journey out of Carpel Tunnel Pain
Whether you have struggled with carpel tunnel syndrome or neck/shoulder tension, you know: It can be a major barrier to day-to-day life. From lack of quality sleep to pain, numbness and plain ol’ misery, the effects of imbalance in the neck, shoulders and arms can be frustrating at best and debilitating at worst. Right now,Continue reading “The Journey out of Carpel Tunnel Pain”
Big Changes
For the last several years of changes, Yoga has been at the heart of it all. When people ask me, “How did you learn all this?” I usually say that I came by these life lessons honestly: Through pain and struggle. Yoga has given me the tools to be resilient in the midst of pain and change, to embrace it, and to grow. I want to keep sharing this magic that is Yoga
Yoga- Unlimited
Everyone experiences times when they don’t have much to give: Time, money, or maybe attention. Some of the most profound experiences of my life have been at the very moments when I thought I had nothing left. Whether it’s pushing through physical challenge, or a digging out of a deep emotional well, we humans haveContinue reading “Yoga- Unlimited”
Hard Choices
Last week, several of us met at the Community Center to discuss how to keep yoga classes going here in Fort Shaw, while still make the necessary changes in light of my working full-time in GFalls. However, after more time to consider, I feel that to truly be fair to my family life, I mustContinue reading “Hard Choices”
You’re late- for YOGA?!
There is a plethora of advice on yoga etiquette available: “Never come in to yoga class late.” “Don’t fidget during savasana.” “Don’t leave early.” And on, and on. First let me say: I get it. Coming to yoga 5 minutes late can be somewhat disruptive, both to students and the instructor. Fidgeting during savasana mightContinue reading “You’re late- for YOGA?!”