Author archives: Janel

“I am scared to do inversions because I am afraid I’ll fall and hurt myself.” What do we do when we are babies? When we first learn to balance? ✅ crawl ✅✅ Bear crawl ✅❌ Stand ❌ 👉 ✅ Learn to fall ✅ THEN Stand ✅ ❌ Walk ❌ ✅…

Welcome to Part 2 of the Balance & Invert Series! This series explores four categories of balancing in yoga: ✅hand balancing 🖐✅✅forearm balancing 💪✅✅low balancing (like crow 🦅)✅✅and standing balancing 🌲✅ Part 4 will focus on standing balancing most important mechanics and techniques to get you flying high on the…

Welcome to Part 3 of the Balance & Invert Series! This series explores four categories of balancing in yoga: ✅hand balancing 🖐✅✅forearm balancing 💪✅✅low balancing (like crow 🦅)✅and standing balancing 🌲 Part 3 will focus on Low balancing most important mechanics and techniques to get you flying high on the…

Welcome to Part 2 of the Balance & Invert Series! This series explores four categories of balancing in yoga: ✅hand balancing 🖐✅✅forearm balancing 💪✅low balancing (like crow 🦅)and standing balancing 🌲 Part 2 will focus on Forearm balancing 🖐 most important mechanics and techniques to get you flying high on…

Welcome to Part 1 of the Balance & Invert Series! Well, what if I told you that STRENGTH IS SECONDARY?In fact, you don’t necessarily need to be able to do a full push-up to do an arm balance.If strength were the number one factor then how come yogis who have…

“I’ve done yoga for years and still can’t do crow!” Let’s grow our crow! So many yoginis have practiced for years, even decades that still don’t have a crow. This is NOT because you’re not strong enough. It is as simple as stacking and finding the building blocks to a…

“What strength do I need before starting handstands?” If our shoulders aren’t strong enough to hold a proper plank for 1 minute, hold both arms above head while standing for one minute, and hold downward dog for one minute, then we probably should focus on those areas before we start…

“What are the main things I should focus on when in upward facing dog?” If our shoulders are incorrectly positioned in such weight-bearing poses—and they often are—the tendons attaching the biceps to the fronts of the arm bones can be strained and may even begin to tear. The injury is…

“I have shoulder pain in the front top portion of my shoulder the day after I do power yoga. Why is this happening?” If our shoulders are incorrectly positioned in such weight-bearing poses—and they often are—the tendons attaching the biceps to the fronts of the arm bones can be strained…