What Your Shoulders Are Really Saying
That nagging pinch when your arms lift overhead? It might have nothing to do with your rotator cuff. Looking upstream at breath patterns and thoracic mobility reveals where the real story begins.
Fix Your F*ckin’ Feet
Stronger hips. FASTER race times.
DEEPER leg behind the head. Well, it all starts at the feet.
Below is an easy-to-follow Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) sequence focused on ankle stability that pulls heavily from Ashtanga Tech’s Range‑Conditioning material and standard FRC practice (PAILs / RAILS, CARs, end‑range conditioning). I’ve given step‑by‑step cues, timings, equipment options, regressions/progressions, and a ready-to-run 15‑minute version. Where possible I point to the Ashtanga Tech pages (note: many study‑guide pages require membership) and to open FRC references for the protocols.
Naive vs Deliberate Practice
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IdTMDpizis8 Hi friends! Please reply to this message if you’re coming to class in the morning. Feel free to let me know whatever I might need to know in the note. You’re also welcome to chat and share here! ok — onward! Why Just Showing Up Isn’t Enough (But Still Counts for Something) Anyone who’s…
Finding Your Practice Rhythm Year-Round
Many of you have asked about structuring your practice around trips to Mysore—or more importantly, how to create sustainable training cycles when annual trips to India aren’t part of your reality. Let me share how I’ve applied basic athletic training principles to organize my own practice year, and how you might think about doing the…
Lotus in the Snow
Below is a focused, safe, evidence-informed 25‑minute session you can do twice a week to build the mobility, end‑range control, and tissue resilience needed for Padmāsana (Lotus). Before you start: check for any knee or hip pain (especially inside the knee). If you have prior knee/hip surgery or current pain, get clearance from a clinician…