Do you look at your poop? Maybe it’s time to check it out.

This is a pretty comprehensive overview of the published literature looking at IBS and yoga. Yes, this is a LONG post Hopefully its broken up into palatable sections so that you can see what’s out there. And when you get to a pic of a lovely flower, stop, take a few breaths, maybe even close your eyes, and then proceed. With any medical condition having a great team of providers is key, and more importantly if they can coordinate care, that’s even better. Ok, here we go!

When I started looking into the available research on restorative yoga I was shocked to find only 15 studies. Here’s what they say.

Map teachers through their lineage generation

An overview of the yoga traditions, and what they are known for.

I live in Seattle. A cloudy, sleepy, tech hub that is surrounded by water, forrest and snow capped mountains. We were the first epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. In part, because so many of our community can work from home, we are a medium densely packed community unlike NYC, and the so-called Seattle Freeze social trend, we started socially distancing, and self quarantining early. There are so many aspects to the fight against the virus, and many of us (myself included) are staying home, out of work.

The fifth, in a five part series on fundamental pelvic floor anatomy.

In this post, the piriformis and obturator internus are covered.

Sequences of images showing layers of the pelvic floor are also included.

The fourth, in a five part series on fundamental pelvic floor anatomy.

In this post, the deep layer is covered.

Sequences of images showing layers of the pelvic floor are also included.

The third, in a five part series on fundamental pelvic floor anatomy.

In this post, the middle layer is covered.

Sequences of images showing layers of the pelvic floor are also included.

Interdependence is a word that was introduced to me when I started practicing yoga at OM yoga center in New York City. It was a thread that could be found in almost every class, regardless of teacher or class level.

The second, in a five part series on fundamental pelvic floor anatomy.

In this post, the superficial layer is covered.

Sequences of images showing layers of the pelvic floor are also included.

The first of a 5 part series on the fundamentals of the pelvic floor.

An overview of pelvic placement.

Anterior pelvic tilting vs posteriorly pelvic tilting vs neutral.