by Carmen Champion | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Let me lay out a generic setting for you. Something that has played out many times in my few years of teaching. I’m out with my husband and we come across some people he knows from [pick a place]. I have never met these people before and after the formal...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 27, 2016 | Asana, Teacher Article, Teacher Talk
Welcome to Teacher Talk! This week we asked our MSY teachers about their go-to postures and advice for targeting the shoulders and the upper back. Carmen: I enjoy a variation of child’s pose where instead of placing the arms on the mat or by your sides, you will...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 14, 2016 | Asana, Teacher Article, Teacher Talk
The muscles of the Lower Back can often become a problem area. This week, we asked our Teacher’s about their “Go-To” postures and tips for loosening and softening the Lower Back: Jenny: When I have a stiff lower back I do a few pelvic rolls and it...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 6, 2016 | Asana, Teacher Article, Teacher Talk
This week’s pose: Baddha Konasana or Bound Angle Here is what our teachers have to say about this great inner thigh, hip, groin, and ankle stretching pose… Olivia: This pose is oh so tricky! If your knees don’t touch the floor and you feel like your...
by Carmen Champion | Aug 15, 2016 | Asana, Teacher Article, Teacher Talk
Each of our teachers offer a different flavor to their classes and when a student (as we are all students) are working on different postures-it can be nice to get a few perspectives to feel reassurance we are moving in the correct direction. This round-table is set-up...
