I’ve been quiet on the class front lately, looking for some help with my nagging aches and pains. Vinyasa would be a joke; even Anusara is no fun. I’ve got a classic zigzag pattern: right foot, left knee, right hip, left shoulder, right wrist. So I’m pretty sure the injuries are related, cropping up due to imbalance.

A small THANK YOU to Jill Miller and her Yoga Tune Up magic — the workshops at Om Factory this week were informative, entertaining, and extremely helpful. The afternoon’s “Hip Helpers” included both massage techniques and strengthening exercises (hello, inner thighs!), while the evening’s “Breathe In, Bliss Out” ironed out my shoulders and neck (again). [...]

Twice in my life have I wandered into a yoga class where I felt completely fascinated, connected, and at home. The first was with Jhon Tamayo at Atmananda, where I ended up doing my teacher training. The second was this past weekend with Jill Miller at Omega. I’d heard about Jill from Brooke Siler, who [...]

Today I was thoroughly bruised by a doctor with a butter knife. I have never been happier. It’s called the Graston Technique, and it might be the most efficient massage I’ve ever had. Six stainless steel tools, just begging for Sweeney Todd marketing partnerships, are rubbed and dragged across your oiled skin in order to [...]

I’ve run all over New York City. I’ve raced in and out of subways, ran to meetings, stayed out too late, drank too much, danced all night, but I could always catch up on my sleep and I was never as tired as I am now, as a mother.  When you become a mother, 8 [...]

So. My shoulder thing is still going. Lots of crunchy noises (which the sports medicine guy said are no big deal, unless there’s also pain) and the occasional sharp pain (which is moving from the top of the arm to the inside of the shoulder blade). It’s lessening and lessening, but still not gone. I [...]

This morning I went to a free class at Om Factory, schlepping over to the Garment District at 10am. (Still better than the 7am call time when I used to teach there.) I was puffy-eyed and groggy from some gluttony the day before, but knew that three hours before breakfast wouldn’t work for me, so [...]

On Friday I went to see my anatomy teacher Leslie Kaminoff, who noticed my blog posts bemoaning my injury and kindly invited me to come in to his clinic. Yay for blogs! I sit in class every week and watch him fix people, but I kept thinking my shoulder would be better tomorrow, or tomorrow, [...]

I’m trying to watch the inauguration replay, but CNN.com Live is not loading… the Facebook sidebar is giving me more info than CNN. I haven’t posted since last week… it’s been same old same old with my shoulder. It feels better for a day, then worse in another way. I should probably see a doctor, [...]

A few nights ago, I slept funny and woke up with a tweaky shoulder. Shooting pain when I moved my left arm in certain ways, and a few new snap crackle pops when I rotated my shoulder. This is my second sleep-related injury; I need to do a public-service announcement. Finally, I remembered julstro.com. The [...]