Today’s post is written by journalist and yoga columnist, Virginia Cunningham. Why You Should Do Yoga With Your Kids When most people think of yoga classes, they often think of adults working to build flexibility and strength, while decompressing from a stressful, busy life; however, children’s yoga classes are becoming more and more common, and…
Medical doctor Sarah Buckley discusses the Five Myths of Childbirth. Dr. Buckley discusses myths that surround nutrition, hormonal shifts, fatigue, when to stop working during pregnancy, fear of labor and pain during labor, and the birth experience. I discovered the amazing Dr. Sarah Buckley about midway during my pregnancy with my first son Michael. I poured through more than…
Episiotomy Scar Pain? Perineal Massage May Help Episiotomy rates continue to decline in the US today, but prior to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist’s, episiotomies were common practice. ACOG’s statement included this admission, “The best available data do not support the liberal or routine use of episiotomy. Nonetheless, there is a place for…
Yoga Is Powerful Medicine for Health Care Providers More than yoga can deliver alone, a medical professional is able to evaluate, diagnose, and prescribe yoga as medicine. Licensed medical professionals, for this reason, are ideally suited to deliver yoga as medicine. The PYT Certification Program merges yoga with evidence-based practice in medicine and rehabilitation. The PYT program…
Medical Minimalism Using Yoga (Part Two) In Part One of this blog post, I shared my story of the “aha” moment that led me to use yoga as medicine.The benefits of yoga as a proven medical therapy are numerous and growing. Yoga is my minimalist medicine. I have been using it on myself and my patients for the better…
Why You Need C-section Scar Massage; This week’s featured blog post is by guest author Lynn Schulte-Leech, PT. Visit Lynn at Intuitive Hands PT Much of the recovery process after a c-section birth feels out of your control. Really, other than “taking it easy,” patients are given little information on how they can help avoid painful…
Yoga in Medicine: An Ancient Solution for Modern Illness More than 2000 years old, yoga is just beginning to gain respect in conventional medicine and practice. It is being used in medicine, and is now receiving much attention as a 21st century ‘ancient solution’ for modern illness. The ancient lifestyle practice of yoga predates written…
Why Yogic Breathing & Mindful Meditation are Powerful Rehab Tools (VIDEO) Integration of yoga-based practices, like yogic breathing and meditation, can be effective in the treatment of a broad array of disorders exacerbated by stress, according to researchers at Boston University’s School of Medicine. Two studies support the effectiveness of yoga in correcting parasympathetic nervous…
My Birth Story – Third Time is A Charm A woman will never forget the moment she became a mother. I even cry when I read or hear a birth story, so for me this is the most important post I have ever written. Birth is that transforming and important to me, and I believe if our…
Breathing For A Safer Spine: The Yogic TATD Breath The deeper stabilizers of the trunk are well supported in the literature, such as transversus abdominus (TvA), to be the major players of lumbopelvic force closure. They are responsible, as part of a global stabilizing system, in conjunction with the multifidi and other synergists such as the respiratory diaphragm and the…
Mothers Declaration of Rights Recently I wrote about the shameful state of women’s health care in America and how America’s broken health care system affects women. NAMC Advocacy Coordinator and mothers’ rights advocate, Valerie Young, is a bright light and constant champion for improving the status of women and caregiving in America. Valerie has guest posted for BITL many times, and…
Work Smarter Not Harder in the Shoulder…Use Yoga If you practice yoga or know much about it, you’ll have seen the yoga pose “chaturanga dandasana” or four limbed staff pose. You will also know it is not an easy pose to do. It requires significant global strength and motor control (aka finesse and body awareness). What…