Category: Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi

Pilates For Low Back Pain

Pilates For Low Back Pain

CSD5 | April 17, 2012

Question: I’m 36, and I’ve had low back pain caused by spinal stenosis for the last few years. I’m currently taking medications to help ease the pain, but I recently read that doing Pilates can help reduce back pain. I’m already very active. (I mostly walk and swim for exercise.) But now I’m wondering, should [...]

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4 Ways Yoga Can Help Your Back

4 Ways Yoga Can Help Your Back

CSD5 | March 13, 2012

Back pain has become an epidemic in the US, affecting at least 80% of our population. Common for a plethora of reasons and causes, we spend about $16 billion a year to treat it. Luckily, with a little Yoga practice, some of this pain may be alleviated. 1. Yoga — Safe Treatment for Back Pain [...]

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Tai Chi Theory

Tai Chi Theory

cfsd4 | November 29, 2011

Tai Chi emphasizes breathing and movement that are both flowing and graceful. Though its primary action is in the movement and breathing, this must all be carried out with particular mental focus during Tai Chi. This is why Tai Chi has often been referred to as “meditation in motion.” In theory, Tai Chi directly affects [...]

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How Yoga Helps the Back

How Yoga Helps the Back

cfsd4 | May 20, 2011

The most commonly practiced form of yoga is Hatha yoga. A physical form, Hatha yoga incorporates a series of poses called Asanas, while relying on a breathing technique, referred to as Pranayama. By adopting very basic and sometimes very complex body postures and breathing techniques, the goal of yoga is to provide the practitioner a [...]

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