It’s easy to default to arm strength and momentum when it’s time to twist, but your core (obliques, specifically) should be responsible for rotating your trunk on the axis of your spine. The best way to practice this is to slow down significantly, stabilize your lower body, and make this obliques do all the work. Here’s a great way to make all that happen...
Read MoreWhether you realize it or not, “core” includes your back. Unfortunately, while in hot pursuit of a six-pack, many people neglect to work the super important muscles that stabilize the spine and help to keep you upright.
Read MoreThe sun is shining and Seattle’s outdoor yoga for athletes studio is open! Join us Tuesday eves to open your hips, unstiffen your hammies, and use #BalanceFTW all summer long…
Read MoreYour mid spine is the most mobile part of your back. While it is indeed built to move, unless you counter that flexibility with strength, you risk becoming too flexible in this area, which is just as bad as not being flexible enough, and will increase your risk of back pain and injury.
Read MoreGame ON, summer!
Join us for the #outdoorstudio Launch Party aka a free hour-long yoga for athletes sesh to help you use #BalanceFTW...
Read MoreWe're kicking off a month of core work!
First thing's first: lets start crunching smarter. The fact is, none of us need help rounding forward, because we're already there. Most traditional core work (crunches in particular) further reinforces the floppy posture we already default to as a result of excess sitting, which stiffens your chest, overstretches your upper back, and allows your core to go to sleep.
Read MoreBooty lock. It’s pretty self-explanatory, right? If you never stretch your hips, you’re probably familiar with this super stiff, uncomfortable feeling in your hips and glutes. The remedy? Hit up some booty lock mitigation:
Read MoreYou need to stretch your hips, yes, but here’s a simple fact you might have overlooked: you need to strengthen them, too. In particular, the smaller muscles that stabilize your hips (aka keep them from flopping around) sometimes get sleepy because they aren't so intimately involved with powering your usual, forward-oriented walking/running/cycling. Keeping your hips awake will help you to prevent injuries and, ultimately, add power to your stride.
Read MoreIf you’re moaning about how stiff your hips are and think you don’t have time to stretch 'em out, consider this: When you stretch consistently, a little bit goes a long way toward helping you maintain optimal range of motion (which should be your goal).
Read MoreYoga will make you a better runner. Let’s be real: no one likes post-LR booty lock, and being injured sucks. Luckily, when you keep yoga functional — practical — for your sport-specific needs, a little bit will go a long way to help you prevent injuries, recover from training and racing and, ultimately, run your best. Join Team Jasyoga’s Bree Dillon and Lulu Hays for a 2-hour Jasyoga for Runners Clinic, designed to help you learn to use yoga to optimize your running.
Read MoreIt seems like everyone is talking about how they need to “open their hips.” But what does that mean, anyway? Use this simple assessment to help you become more aware of imbalances in your hips so that you can start to sort them out…
Read MoreNice work this Marathon Month! As April winds down, make sure you take time for what your body needs most: recovery. The thing about recovery is that it doesn’t automatically happen when you zone out in front of the TV. Instead, it takes more conscious attention to reduce any lingering tension in your body and mind and, ultimately, neutralize your system so that you can recover effectively.
Read MoreMeet your new best friend for taper time and recovery: the wall. This is the best restorative prop you've got because it takes the work out of post-workout stretching, which really comes in handy when you're tired and don't feel like stretching.
Read MoreBalance: it means something different to every person, every day.
Read MoreMarathon Month is here and you know what that means: taper time.
Read MoreWhen I think about Oiselle, my heart lifts.
The first time I rolled up to the Nest to teach Sally & co. some Jasyoga for Runners, we didn't know much about each other. They were yoga rookies (and skeptics) and I, well, put it this way: I didn't even know who Lauren Fleshman is. But by the end of that first hour together, I had fallen head over heels in love with the sisterhood of the bird — women everywhere who "Go Fast, Take Chances." Since then, we’ve shared countless hamstring stretches, miles, shenanigans, burgers, beers, and laughs. Thinking about where we’ve been over the last few years gives me goosebumps because I know that now we’re on a whole new starting line.
Read MoreIt’s official: Jasyoga Video is live!
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The International Olympic Committee announced this morning that competitive yoga will be the newest Olympic event, and that its inaugural competition will be held at the 2016 Games in Brazil. Immediately following the announcement, Team Jasyoga automatically qualified to compete, based on their sustain balance under adverse conditions.
Read MoreBalance and Winning go hand-in-hand.
Read MoreJasyoga Video is just a week away! Very soon, you'll be able to access these practical, impactful solutions anytime, anywhere to help you stay in balance and achieve your goals.
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