Here is a list of useful resources to learn more about pain. Useful resources for yourself or to share The Edge and the Buffer - Great...

We have all probably experienced what is commonly called a muscle knot. Of course, a muscle cannot tie itself into a knot, so what can...

“Let’s come into Shoulder Stand. If you’re on your cycle, just take Happy Baby pose instead.” This seems to be the standard advice from...

Imagine being a relatively new scuba diver. You have a few dives in the temperate waters of the Red Sea under your belt (your weighted...

Listen to the podcast now I have been listening to podcasts since, like, the dinosaurs and gleaned so much information from them! Now...

“If exercise could be packaged in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine.” -Robert Butler, The...

Knowing how your body adapts can be very empowering. This post details how our bones remodel themselvs based on the demand placed on them.

There is an undeniable connection between yoga and flexibility and, according to a survey by Yoga Alliance (2016), flexibility is the...

Blog post defining the terms anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and pathology as well as looking at the origins of the words.

As yoga teachers, words are our most powerful teaching aide. We must ensure our words have the effect we intend. The information in this...

From my experience, it is a very common idea among yoga teachers and practitioners alike that most people’s breathing is suboptimal....

Yoga teachers often identify belly breathing as the best type of breath. Belly breathing occurs when the abdomen is displaced outward as...

(This blog post is adapted from my book The Physiology of Yoga.) A principle that should be taught in every yoga teacher training is that...

This blog post is an exclusive excerpt from my book, The Physiology of Yoga. At the heart of most pranayama exercises is the act of slow...

This blog post is an exclusive excerpt from my new book, The Physiology of Yoga. B.K.S. Iyengar, student of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya and...

It is commonly said in yoga classes that certain poses affect certain glands, the most common being that Shoulder Stand (Sarvangasana)...

This is an adapted excerpt from my book The Physiology of Yoga. Perhaps you've heard (or you've uttered) the cue "Don't forget to...

Why are some people ‘better’ at yoga? Why doesn’t one back-pain treatment work on everyone? Have you ever wondered why some people seem...

After completing my anatomy course on a YTT, students often ask me for resources for further learning. Here are some of my favourites....