Do you notice that certain yoga poses feel different on one side compared to the other?
Read moreDoes Poor Posture Cause Back Pain?
How many times have you heard “This pose improves your posture” in a yoga class? There is such a widespread belief in the concepts of “good” and “bad” posture that we can easily assume that there is a strong evidence basis for these. *Spoiler alert – there really isn’t!*
Read moreIs Spinal Flexion Bad?
Yoga sequences often feature many ‘chest/heart openers’ (backbends) and twists but do not tend to feature so much active flexion of the spine. Often when we forward fold in a yoga class we are encouraged to do so with a “straight back”…
Read moreDoes Heavy Sweating During Hot Yoga Detox the Body?
The idea that a certain yoga pose, a certain diet, or a certain product can remove these stubborn toxins from the body is a tempting one. However, there is little to no evidence that one pose, diet, or product can do just that.
Read moreCan Yoga Help Reduce Symptoms of Depression?
The World Health Organization (2012) projects that depression will be the world’s leading disease by 2030.
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