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Dance Lesson for a Yogi

by Jennifer Brilliant | Jul 8, 2014 | Other Brilliant Stuff, Yoga Fundamentals, Yoga Teachers

Demi Plie: As a dancer, I spent countless hours at the ballet barre. We’d onto the barre to practice many movements especially our demi plie. A demi plie is a knee bend with the heels firmly rooted to the floor. If you have a flexible Achilles tendon, you can go...

I Was a Crack Addict

by Jennifer Brilliant | Jan 25, 2014 | Body Mind Design, Other Brilliant Stuff, Yoga Therapeutics

When I was a dancer, just before I moved across the floor or went onstage, I would crack my left ankle and the arch of my right foot. I also cracked every knuckle on each of my fingers. If I pressed on the back of my right hip hard enough while vigorously twisting my...

Don’t Read in Bed

by Jennifer Brilliant | May 29, 2013 | Other Brilliant Stuff, Yoga Teachers: Shine and Refine, Yoga Therapeutics

Your habit puts your neck at risk! One of the sweetest moments at the end of a long day is crawling into bed with a book. This wonderful moment can turn out to be a true source of pain in your neck because when you slump down with a book propped on your chest, your...

Morning Stiff Neck Pain?

by Jennifer Brilliant | May 1, 2013 | Other Brilliant Stuff, Yoga Teachers: Shine and Refine, Yoga Therapeutics

Don’t try to stretch it out. Neck muscles sometimes spasm because they are overstretched! Ouch, you can’t move your neck. What to do? Stiff Neck Massage Tip: Put your neck and upper shoulder muscles on slack. To do this, lean on a counter or table....

Finding Neutral for Your Neck

by Jennifer Brilliant | Apr 15, 2013 | Other Brilliant Stuff, Uncategorized, Yoga Fundamentals, Yoga Teachers: Shine and Refine, Yoga Therapeutics

The curve of the neck develops after birth as we lift our head up to look around us and for some milk to drink. This desire for sustenance and connection begins the development of our neck curve. Throughout our life, we are constantly looking ahead — still...

Subway Series

by Jennifer Brilliant | Sep 22, 2010 | Other Brilliant Stuff

Subway Series Photo Shoot: July 21, 2010 On any sweltering summer day, practicing yoga provides its own challenges. On an unusually hot Wednesday morning in late July, Gina and I descended into what one can only consider the least likely and most challenging...

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I Was a Crack Addict

Don’t Read in Bed

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